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Pistachios
Hard Times and Hope for Pistachio Growers: Struggles on the Ground Amid an Export Boom
In 1980, when Carl Fanucchi helped plant the first pistachio orchard near Buttonwillow, Calif., he had no idea…
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Irrigation
Groundwater Recharge Projects Taking Shape in Central Valley
Thanks to two wet years in a row, irrigation districts and individual growers have taken advantage of available…
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Regulations
EPA Lowers PM2.5 Standard: What Does It Mean?
The end of the fireplace in the San Joaquin Valley is closer than ever, and possibly even the…
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Nutrition
Top 5 Micronutrients Essential for Tree Nut Crop Success
As the name implies, micronutrients are only needed by plants in small quantities, compared to macronutrient plant demand.…
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Pest
New Requirements for Aluminum Phosphide Further Complicate Rodent Management
Aluminum phosphide, or phosphine gas, has some new considerations for use by private applicators in California that may…
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Hazelnuts
Hazelnut Growers Face New Strain of Eastern Filbert Blight
In winter 2021-22, when a hazelnut grower near Woodburn, Ore. alerted Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Orchard Specialist…
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Pest
A Formidable Pistachio Pest
Gill’s mealybug has become a formidable foe for many pistachio growers with no effective biological control and with…
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Ag Industry
Thriving in the Fields: 10 Dynamic Marketing Strategies for California’s Agribusinesses
California’s agricultural sector, a powerhouse of the U.S. economy, faces unique challenges and opportunities in these contentious and…
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Almonds
Irrigation Research Shows Benefits for Walnut and Almond
UC Davis Professor Ken Shackel reviewed some basics for walnut and almond growers to time and measure irrigation…
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Regulations
Proposals Impacting Rodenticides Could Have Far-Reaching Impacts on Agriculture, Infrastructure and Human Health
Western Plant Health (WPH) recently submitted comments on the U.S. EPA’s “Draft Biological Evaluation, Effects Determinations, and Mitigation…
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Almonds
Economist Shares Where Cutting Costs in Almond and Walnut Hurt and Help the Most
Recent UC Davis cost and return studies on almond and walnut in the Sacramento Valley showed low prices…
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Nut Crops
A View from the North: April Orchard Considerations
Hmmm… time to assess the hand that Mother Nature has dealt as the orchards leaf out and the…
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