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Almonds
Young Almond Grower Receives National Recognition
It would be a good bet that the FFA member named the American Star Farmer 2022 has never…
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Irrigation
Getting More with Less Key to Water Management
California’s shrinking water availability and increasing energy costs have put a premium on proper irrigation management, according to…
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Nutrition
Workshop Explores Water, Nitrogen Use Efficiency to Reduce Environmental Impact
The regulatory environment and diversity of fruit and nut crops is driving research into nitrogen and irrigation management.…
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Uncategorized
Almond Pollination Outlook for 2023: Economic and Other Considerations
With every new year comes the realization that almond orchards will be in full bloom before long. This…
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Irrigation
View from the Top: California’s Water Crisis and Ag’s Path to Survival
Amid a changing climate and chronic drought, California’s vast water system is being tested as never before. Once-reliable…
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Irrigation
Start with System Maintenance
As the state heads into what could be a fourth year of drought, many growers have already developed…
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New Tech
What’s in the Net-Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0 Proposed Decision
In what is considered to be good news for the agricultural industry, this past month, the California Public…
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Pest
Roundtable Discussion Focuses on NOW Control Strategies
The guys with boots on the ground shared their control strategies and concerns about navel orangeworm in a…
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Almonds
Bacterial Spot ‘Still Out There’
Two successive dry springs have led to reduced incidence of bacterial spot in almonds, but the disease continues…
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Pistachios
Flattening the Alternate Bearing Curve in Pistachio
After California’s first billion-pound pistachio crop in 2020, the question was, should the industry have expected an ‘off’…
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Profile
Raised to pursue ambitions, almond grower Mallvinder Kahal applies the same strategy to farming.
Mallvinder Kahal, managing partner at Atlas Almonds, Inc. and president of Kahal Farms, led the recent construction of an…
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Labor
Look Out California, Here Comes Another Solution Looking for a Problem
For those of you who follow our stories regularly, they are usually on some new regulation under development…
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