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Safety Standards for Wildfire Smoke Protection Plans
The 2024 wildfire season began earlier than expected, with multiple fires igniting across California. Over 1 million acres…
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Harvest
Harvest Sampling Can Be Key to Improving Pest Management Practices
Harvest samples are the ‘whodunit’ in the tree nut industry. Cracking open nuts taken at harvest from bins,…
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Postharvest
What to Prioritize as Harvest Comes to an End
Dear Growers, As harvest winds down, it’s time to focus on the essential postharvest tasks that will set…
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Featured
Breeding New Pistachio Cultivars for a Hotter, Drier Future
The California pistachio breeding program was initiated by Joe Maranto, Dan Parfitt and Craig Kallsen, and today it…
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Labor
Skills a Farm Manager Needs
Whether a farm manager answers to a corporate office or to family members, whether farm managers oversee 1000s…
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Regulations
A Northern Perspective: Nickels Update
The changes are real; weather events are stronger, weather-driven pest pressures are up, market prices are more volatile…
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Irrigation
Westlands Completes Phase One of Pasajero Recharge Project
The first phase of a long-term project by Westlands Water District to double its groundwater recharge capacity and…
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Hazelnuts
Hazelnut Growers Gather in Oregon for Summer Tour
“People think I’m crazy,” said Matt Miller, whose family has farmed Miller Hazelnut Farms for five generations. The…
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Pecans
Pecan Industry Revises Grades and Standards
Controlling the aphid complex, judicious pruning and meeting water requirements are standard practices to ensure good yields and…
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Weed Management
5 Things to Know About Weed Suppression in 2025
Tree nut orchards and noxious weeds are not a good combination for maximizing production. Uncontrolled weed populations can…
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Regulations
Legislative Impulses Are Eroding the Science They Demand
All Californians can agree we want productive farms producing healthy foods while also ensuring the safety and protection…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
From the Orchard: Rich Gemperle Applies Hydrogeology Expertise to Farming
Rich Gemperle of Gemperle Family Farms grew up on the family farm in Turlock, Calif. doing chores for…
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