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A small but increasing number of tree nut producers have enlisted sheep to graze cover crops, reduce mowing…
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Important components of an efficient and successful almond harvest include irrigation management, harvest timing, orchard floor preparation and…
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At 22, Gurajan Brar could be considered a rarity in the tree nut farming world. Two years ago,…
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The profitability of your orchard depends on several external variables, most of which you won’t have much control…
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Biochar, a dark, dusty product of pyrolysis, is not exactly a crop nutrient, but a form of soil…
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The tree nut industry in California stands as a testament to agricultural excellence, contributing significantly to the state’s…
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The almond crop subjective forecast is for a big crop (3 billion pounds), a 21% jump from 2023.…
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We get busy. Full stop. Life happens, and it’s June. Every year, I look back now and take…
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A link between an aggressive wood decay fungus and crown gall in almond trees is being studied by…
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No longer secondary pests in orchards, large bug species that cause crop loss and damage are posing more…
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Nitrogen is the most important mineral nutrient in tree nut crop production. It can be absorbed as nitrate…
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Hesitancy to replant tree nuts after an orchard removal may spark some creative uses for the ground. Tree…
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