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Pistachios
Pistachio Industry Focuses on Improving Soil Health
Minimizing soil surface disturbance, maximizing soil cover and promoting conditions for viability of soil critters, including bacteria, fungi…
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Disease
Disease Prevention from Cultural and Cost-Saving Angles
A preventative systems approach to disease management in almond orchards involves cultural practices and management of irrigation and…
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Walnuts
Walnut Industry Leaders Share Challenges and Efforts to Bolster Sales and Prices
Understanding the global marketplace for California walnuts and ensuring reliable quality and freshness for buyers are pathways for…
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Almonds
View from the Top: Why Rabobank is Bullish on the Almond Market
Roland Fumasi knows it’s impossible to predict the future. But it’s his job to make sense of the…
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Ag Industry
Coproduct Innovations Include Fiber, Food and a Replacement for Plastic Nursery Pots
Almond coproducts, the hulls and shells after harvest and the woody biomass from pruning or orchard removals, are…
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Almonds
Dairy and Poultry Feeding Can Create Demand for Almond Byproducts
New feeding strategies for poultry diets may include using more fiber-rich almond hulls, helping boost demand for this…
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Nut Crops
With Exports, Tree Nut Executives Address Multiple Challenges
With world tree nut production now at 12.5 billion pounds, up 5 billion pounds from 10 years ago,…
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Nut Crops
From the Orchard: James Gardiner and the Buzz on Honeybees and Nuts
James Gardiner leans back in his chair and talks about bees. It’s a topic he’s plenty familiar with.…
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Pistachios
Boron in Pistachio: Role and Recent Research Results
Like the macronutrients nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, the micronutrient boron (B) also plays an essential role as a…
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Pistachios
Go North, Young Man Water Availability, Prices Drive Increased Sacramento Valley Pistachio Acreage
Sacramento Valley pistachio acreage continues to grow, spurred by better prices compared to competing crops, a more positive…
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Ag Industry
Innovating Consumption: Driving Growth in the California Tree Nut Industry
In the heart of California’s orchards, processors and governing associations are pioneering a new era of consumption innovation.…
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Pest
Navel Orangeworm and Carpophilus Beetle Pressures Put Spotlight on Research
A couple of things happened in 2023 that set the stage for last year’s horrible NOW year. First,…
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