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Why Doing What You’ve Always Done with Water Could Cost You Everything
In my role as publisher of West Coast Nut and CEO of JCS Marketing Inc., I have the…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Field Trials Explore Biological Tools to Tackle Summer Spider Mites in Walnuts
Preliminary results from a new pest management trial offer insight into how layered biological strategies could help control…
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Almonds
Almond Board of California Summit Shines Light on Research Diversity
More than two dozen university researchers shared progress and results of their Almond Board of California (ABC)-funded studies…
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Ag Industry
2025 Legislative Session: A Mid-Year Look
As we roll from June into July, I think it is a good time to check on what…
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Pest
Without the right pest tools, California will struggle to feed itself
Growers have always faced tough odds. From unpredictable weather and shifting market demands to the growing impacts of…
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Almonds
5 Ways to Improve Harvest Efficiency
After being efficient with irrigation, nutrition and insect control programs in your almond orchards, why throw that to…
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Irrigation
Keeping a Full Tank: ‘Continuous Fertigation’ Nitrogen Mirrors Tree Demand, Providing Right Rate at the Right Time from the Right Source
Devin Clarke is taking the 4Rs of nutrient management to the next level at a farm-scale almond trial…
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Hazelnuts
Organic Hazelnut Growers Share Production Insights in Panel Discussion
Three years ago, Joseph Evers of Our Nut Farm in Dayton, Ore., became determined to switch from conventional…
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Hazelnuts
OOH! Oregon Growers Launch Bold New Campaign to Spotlight Organic Hazelnuts
In a move that blends innovation, sustainability and culinary creativity, Oregon’s organic hazelnut growers are rolling out a…
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Hazelnuts
From Grass to Nuts: Conversion Works for Some
Turning grass seed fields into hazelnut orchards is becoming a common agricultural conversion in Oregon, according to father…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Standing on a Century of Experience at Barton Ranch Jeremy Barton: “We Were Walnuts Before Walnuts Were Cool”
Jeremy Barton’s family has a more than 100-year history growing walnuts in California that began when his great-great-grandfather…
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Industry News
California Walnut Conference Returns with New Date and Location for 2026
The California Walnut Conference, the annual gathering for walnut growers and handlers, is returning with a new date…
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