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Insulating Your Operation with Diversification
What can growers do to insulate themselves against water shortages, increased input costs and decreasing nut prices? Diversification…
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Irrigation
Colorado River Water Supply Cuts Must Be Balanced and Provide Relief for Disadvantaged Communities
There is a connection between water resources, farmers who know the land and the consumer who trusts in…
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Pest
Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) Field Day Demonstrates IPM Strategies for Major Walnut Pests
A project focusing on integrated pest management (IPM) in walnut orchards that uses the entire orchard system is…
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Pistachios
Pistachios: ‘A Remarkable Success Story’
Prices for California pistachios are expected to hold steady in the next few years despite record and near-record…
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Pest
California Proposes to Strengthen Certification and Training for Pesticide Applicators
I have been working on regulatory and legislative issues in California for over 29 years now, and one…
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Soils
The Dirt on Soil
I recently spent a few days with some great farmers, consultants, manufacturers and scientists at the Healthy Soils…
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Pistachios
Returns, Resiliency Driving Pistachio Planting
Decisions to plant new pistachio orchards in California’s Central Valley often come down to three words: returns, resiliency…
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Almonds
End-of-Season Report Card
Much like teachers hand out report cards at the end of the school year, almond handlers share grade…
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Walnuts
View from the Top: New Walnut Board and Commission CEO Robert Verloop Wants to Reenergize and Refocus the California Walnut Industry
When Robert Verloop took the helm of both the California Walnut Board and the California Walnut Commission on…
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Almonds
BMSB on the Rise in Almonds
California almond growers, particularly those in the Northern San Joaquin Valley and some areas of Fresno County, are…
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Nutrition
Skip on Short In-Season Nitrogen? What Happens Now
For growers who may have skipped or shorted their trees on nitrogen last year, the question for many…
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Almonds
Hedging Your Bets
British poet William Cowper was quoted in the 1700s as saying, “Variety is the spice of life.” The…
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