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Labor
2025 Agricultural Employment and Labor Law: Key Takeaways
Agricultural employers are used to an ever-changing and challenging employment landscape, but 2025 brought about many changes, particularly…
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Irrigation
Regular Maintenance Helps Keep Irrigation Systems Efficient
Tree nut growers in the north and south San Joaquin Valley are improving their irrigation system maintenance routines,…
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Ag Industry
Project Nexus: How Solar-Shaded Canals Could Transform Western Water
Years of drought in California, and countless drives down Interstate 5 past open, sunbaked aqueducts, made Jordan Harris…
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Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts Seize Market Growth Opportunities
Short crops in Turkey and Italy and strong demand internationally and at home have combined to create an…
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Uncategorized
Growers Can Protect Key Systems Before Thieves Strike
Across the Central Valley, nut growers are all too familiar with the aftermath of agricultural theft: cut conduit,…
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Orchard Management
Plan to Care for and Purchase Orchard Tires
It’s January, you have a barn full of tractors, sprayers, trucks, tillers, mowers and ATVs with flat tires.…
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Press Release
The Passing of Congressman Doug LaMalfa
The Passing of Congressman Doug LaMalfa Media Statements Release Date: Jan. 6, 2026 The California Walnut Board…
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Pistachios
Pistachio Growers Prepare for a Sustainable Future
Tools, technologies and strategies to improve irrigation efficiency and water sustainability were priorities at the American Pistachio Growers’…
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Pest
Dormant Season Is an Opportunity to Knock Down Rat Populations in Orchards
As if the ground squirrel invasion wasn’t bad enough. This past summer, roof rat numbers spiked in several…
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Press Release
Press Release: New webinar series by CAFF and UC aids farmers transitioning to organic
December 9, 2025 CONTACT: Mike Hsu, (530) 304-0923, mjhsu@ucanr.edu EDITORS: Images can be downloaded at https://bit.ly/4aFmmlk New webinar series by…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
From the Orchard: How Six Generations of the Locke Family Farm Have Adapted to a Changing San Joaquin Valley
When the Locke family started farming, people were flocking to California looking for gold. As they celebrate the…
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Regulations
Hazardous Material Business Plan Training: The Requirement Most Often Overlooked
If your facility has a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan in place, it’s likely you also…
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