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No Mandatory Testing for Farms in New Proposed Water Requirements of the Produce Safety Rule
In the last month of 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced they would postpone the Food…
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New Pistachio Yield Prediction Project Underway at UC Davis
Growers are under constant pressure to properly and efficiently utilize their nitrogen and water. One of the key…
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Pest
Taking Care of Your Neighborly Nuts: Orchard Sanitation, Pest Control are Neighborly Acts
As tree nut acreage throughout the West increases, chances are that isolated block of trees planted several years…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Scout for LFB in March
Leaffooted bug infestations in almond orchards continue to occur, possibly due to increased use of softer, more selective…
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Trial Seeks Post-Plant Nematode Strategies in Walnuts
When a new walnut orchard is planned, pre-plant soil treatment decisions and rootstock choices can provide protection for…
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Time to Evaluate Irrigation Systems
Evaluation of an orchard irrigation system to make sure it is doing what it is designed to do…
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SIT Trials Move Forward in Almond and Pistachio Orchards
The first large-scale replicated trials to test the effect of mass-produced sterile navel orangeworm (NOW) moths on reduction…
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Kasugamycin Product Gets Section 18 Approval on Almonds
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) have issued a Section 18 emergency use…
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Groundwater Recharge Goes Mainstream
Groundwater recharge has been the focus of research for some time in the nut industry, but as water…
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Walnut WOR Trials Underway
Whole orchard recycling (WOR), the practice of chipping trees, spreading the chips on the orchard floor and incorporating…
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Pistachio/Nematode Interaction is Being Explored
Frequently, the presence of plant-parasitic nematodes in the soil have not been considered an issue in development of…
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Precision Irrigation is Becoming Technologically Feasible
With the goal of helping growers and farm managers to be better consumers of remote sensing data, UC…
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