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Labor
The Big 4 for 2024: Top Ag Employer Takeaways
California agricultural employers know the new year inevitably brings new workplace laws that are finalized at the end…
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Nutrition
Sap and Tissue Analysis Comparing Two Different Diagnostic Tools to Help Tree Nut Growers Manage Nutrient Inputs
Tree nut growers who want to make sure the right nutrients are available in the right form, the…
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Almonds
Almond Pollination Season Outlook: How to Cut Pollination Expenses, Other Considerations
With every new year comes the realization that almond orchards will be in full bloom before long. This…
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Processing
From the Orchard: Karun Samran of Bapu Farming Co. is Committed to Family Farming Legacy
Like many children of farming parents, Karun Samran of Bapu Farming Co. and Bapu Almond Co. left his…
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Pest
Beetle Pest Presents New Challenge for Almond and Pistachio Growers
Further incentive to sanitize orchards is here in the shape of a small black beetle. UCCE and PCAs…
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Nutrition
Turning a Belief on Its Head
They say it takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong. That’s a lie. I’m only 5’…
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Ag Industry
My Ag Nite Brings National Attention to California Ag
My Ag Nite featured an intimate gathering of agricultural and political dignitaries, growers and industry leaders in celebration…
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Hazelnuts
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: ‘It is Here and Causing an Issue’ in Hazelnut
As recently as 10 years ago, despite dire warnings from East Coast researchers, Oregon State University Extension Entomologist…
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Pest
NOW Pressure Economics and Importance of Winter Sanitation
Over the past two years, California almond growers have endured perhaps the most challenging times the commodity has…
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Irrigation
The Sacramento Valley Shows There is a Better Way to Manage Water
October 1 marked the beginning of the new water year in California. And while 2023 provided an abundant…
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Nut Crops
Trials Provide Data to Help with Rootstock Choice
It starts with a production problem. Then a field trial becomes a priority. Tree nut growers and crop…
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Almonds
New Almond Board CEO Joins Association During Critical Time to Tell Almonds’ Story
The almond industry has a story to tell, and Clarice Turner wants to help tell it. The new…
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