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Remote Tree Sensors
Sensors installed in tree trunks or scaffold branches measure plant moisture status automatically, enabling users to fine-tune their…
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Hazelnuts
New Labs Aid Hazelnut Research at Extension Station
The renovation of two research laboratories and construction of three new labs at North Willamette Research and Extension…
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Processing
Another Shot Across the Bow on Pesticides
As we have reported in this column several times over the past year, pesticide activists are going all…
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Pistachios
Pistachio Training Trial Offers Production Results
A California Pistachio Research Board-funded tree training and staking trial looks to bring pistachio trees into production more…
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Almonds
A Word from the Board: The Almond Board of California
The New Year has ushered in torrential, sustained precipitation for northern and central California. Managing such a large…
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Irrigation
Take Advantage of Recent Rainfall by Kicking Off the Season Right
God blessed us with a darn good slug of water in most parts of the state and the…
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Almonds
Development of a Plant Regeneration System for Genetic Transformation of Prunus Rootstocks for Almond Production
Rootstocks are a sustainable tool for safeguarding orchards from pests, diseases and abiotic stress as well as altering…
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Pest
Top Five Tips for an Effective NOW Program
There is no ‘one and done’ for this pest. Successful efforts to minimize navel orangeworm damage in almond…
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Pest
Integrating Biologicals into Conventional Spray Programs
There are currently three categories of biologicals recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency: Biopesticides, biostimulants and biofertilizers. Biopesticides…
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Hazelnuts
A Word from the Board: Hazelnut Marketing Board
Close to 600 growers, exhibitors and industry leaders gathered to discuss the 2022 harvest and learn what lies…
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Postharvest
View from the Top: Ocean Logistics and Shipping on the Mend After ‘Mayhem’
For international freight-forwarding executive Bill Rooney, the logistics and shipping crisis of 2021-22 was the worst experience of…
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Processing
Walnut Growers Feel the ‘Heat’ on Quality
In a tough price year, walnut quality becomes paramount for growers. Large, light-colored kernels free from insect damage…
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