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“Almond Express” is Operational and Rolling into the Los Angeles Harbor
Over the past few years, our industry has faced severe challenges, threatening our global market position and our…
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Weed Management
Preemergence Herbicides Can Protect Orchard Investment
Weed control, particularly in the first few years of an orchard’s life, protects that investment in trees, the…
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Proactive Maintenance is Key to Success with Buried Drip Irrigation Systems
When it comes to irrigating tree nuts with subsurface irrigation, you have to have the mindset to make…
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Pistachio Nutrition with Limited Water
Following pistachio nutrient uptake patterns will help to meet the tree’s needs without over-supplying. UCCE Pomology and Soil/Water…
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Leaks Contribute to Irrigation Inefficiency
A single bad gasket in a filter, releasing just a drop at a time, can waste thousands of…
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Ethephon Decisions Depend on Goals
Decisions on use of Ethephon to advance maturity in your walnut crop depend on your goals. This plant…
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Deliver Soluble Post-Harvest Nutrition in Pistachios
Replenish and rehydrate are key parts of a postharvest nutrition strategy in pistachio production. Rich Kreps, crop advisor…
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Avoid Stress to Protect Spur Health
Maintaining a healthy spur population in an almond orchard will require careful irrigation timing and good tree health…
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UC Almond Variety Trials Reveal Clear Result
UC researchers plan to plant a new set of regional variety trials for almonds, adding to the growing…
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Help on the Way for Nut Export Supply Chain Issues
Ocean carriers, eager to exploit U.S. demand for imports over the last couple years, rushed empty containers back…
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Squirrel Control Requires Multiple Strategies
Understanding the biology and ecology of vertebrate pests will guide management decisions. In a UC IPM webinar, Dr.…
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LFB Pheromone Efforts Show Promise
A multi-year effort to identify and isolate compounds to make up the leaffooted bug pheromone in order to…
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