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Ratting Out Roof Rats in Orchards
Roof rats are causing significant damage to tree nut orchards in the San Joaquin Valley. Roger Baldwin, CE…
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Walnuts
Whole-Orchard Recycling for Walnuts
Brent Holtz, orchard systems farm advisor for San Joaquin County, started research on whole-orchard recycling (WOR) in almonds…
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Pest
Preventing Pesticide Resistance Is a Grower’s Best Option
Pesticide resistance isn’t a yes-or-no issue. Insect resistance to a class of pesticides isn’t absolute, said Kern County…
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Regulations
Proposed Cal/OSHA Heat Illness and Wildfire Smoke Rule Changes Threaten Productivity
In a move that has raised significant concern, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has proposed…
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Almonds
Useful Grower Information Found at Annual Nickels Soil Lab Field Day
The 47th annual Nickels Soil Lab field day, true to its deep roots in the almond industry, provided…
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Cover Crop
Building a City in the Soil; An Underground Metropolis with Clayton Handy
“There were two things my dad complained about growing up, farmers and Californians,” Clayton said. “And I became…
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Hazelnuts
Nik Wiman to Assume Endowed Chair at Oregon State to Advance Hazelnut Research
For a decade, he’s been the go-to guy for growers with hazelnut questions. Now, Nik Wiman is on…
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Almonds
Variety and Neighboring Crops are Predictors of Leaffooted Bug Risk in Almonds
Leaffooted bug is a sporadic pest in almond, but damage can be significant in years when pest pressure…
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Disease
Key Aflatoxin Reduction Tool Was Born in an Arizona Cotton Field
“This is our only defense mechanism for reducing aflatoxins in pistachio orchards.” Jeff Gibbons, manager of Setton Farms…
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Pistachios
Genetic Roadmap: Comprehensive Pistachio Genome Sequence Could Help Breeders and Growers Alike
University of California researchers recently completed the most comprehensive genome sequence of the pistachio yet, and it may…
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Irrigation
Top 5 Ways to Verify Your Irrigation System Is Delivering as Promised
Efficiency of an orchard irrigation system, particularly in a high-value tree nut crop, is the plan, but verifying…
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Almonds
Almond Variety Research Highlights Promising Performers, Genetic Diversity
In the search for the next generation of high-performing almond varieties, UC researchers are continuing to gather data…
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