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Dial In Spray Coverage for Cost-Effective Spraying
The goal of airblast spraying is a uniform pesticide deposition of a known, prescribed pesticide rate throughout the…
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Pest
Preventing Ant Damage Depends on Timing, Knowing Your Orchard
Almond growers are familiar with the hungry, protein-loving ants that quietly eat their fill of nuts as they…
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Irrigation
LandFlex Incentives Give Growers Options in Troubled Groundwater Basins
LandFlex, a program intended to help solve California’s groundwater crisis, recently awarded $23.3 million in block grants to…
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Nutrition
Chelated or Complexed Micronutrients: Choosing the Right Chemistry for Nutrient Uptake
Why is chemistry so complex? What is the “key?” Here we go again getting lost in the weeds…
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Walnuts
From the Orchard: From Peach Trees to Walnuts, Davin Norene Puts the Family Farm First
Davin Norene worked on his family farm long before he started managing the walnut-growing side of the operation.…
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Disease
Dealing with Summer Foliar Diseases
Summer foliar diseases cause defoliation of the trees and over time reduction in yield. Defoliation also leaves the…
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Irrigation
Getting the Best Out of Irrigation Using Soil Moisture Monitoring and Weekly ET Report
Irrigation is a major investment for nut growers. Getting the best performance out of that irrigation was the…
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Pest
New Telone Restrictions Could Spell Trouble for Nematode Control
Managing root lesion nematode, Pratylenchus vulnus, the primary plant-parasitic nematode in walnut production, is expected to become more…
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Pest
Progress Being Made on Early Warning System for Leaffooted Bug
Monitoring for leaffooted bug (LFB) invasions in almond and pistachio orchards is presently mostly a visual effort. Scouting…
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Safety
Cal/OSHA Standards Board Considers Regulation for Indoor Heat Illness
Regulations mandating temperatures below 87 degrees F in all indoor places of employment, including farm shops, tree nut…
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New Tech
CARB Board Approves Expansive Truck Electrification Rule
In the beginning of 2023, many had to make difficult decisions on what to do with existing heavy-duty…
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Almonds
Economic Considerations for Navel Orangeworm Management in Almond Orchards
Navel orangeworm (NOW) is one of the top pests affecting almond production in California. NOW damage decreases almond…
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