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New Kids on the Block:
The trend toward self-fertile almond varieties continues as a handful of nurseries have new offerings that allow growers…
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California Walnuts’ First-Ever National Snacking Retail Campaign Drives Success with Awareness and Sales
In an ongoing effort to change the way consumers think about walnuts, the California Walnut Board conducted its…
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Almonds
New Off-Ground Harvest Research Incorporates Precision Yield Monitoring for Improved Orchard Management
Off-ground harvest is continuing to advance as a viable method for harvesting almonds in California, and a new…
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Nut Crops
The Practical Wisdom of Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices
“Climate-smart agriculture.” While not common parlance under the tree canopy yet, many growers are increasingly adopting practices recognized…
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Harvest
Monitoring and Controlling Leafrollers in Hazelnuts
The European leafroller, archips rosana, is an evasive species known in Oregon as the filbert leafroller, or the…
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Almonds
Understanding How Nitrogen is Utilized Improves Nitrogen-Use Efficiency for Almond Growers
California almond growers are embracing opportunities to improve nitrogen use efficiency and should be applauded for doing so,…
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New Tech
Working at Heights
As one of many post-agricultural harvest operations, the nut hulling and processing industry continues to flourish in the…
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Nut Crops
Dormancy:
Trees don’t go out and buy pumpkin spice lattes when temperatures drop, but nut trees have another way…
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Harvest
Northstate Nut Growers Consider the Hard Decisions if Drought Continues
There is one thing nut growers know for certain, and that is the uncertainty of Mother Nature. And…
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Hazelnuts
Pacific Flatheaded Borer Emerges as Significant Pest of Walnuts, Hazelnuts
In the summer of 2018, UCCE IPM Advisor Jhalendra Rijal had his first direct encounter with Pacific flatheaded…
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Ag Industry
The Outlook for California’s Almond Market
The California almond industry has seen remarkable growth over the past couple decades. Can additional growth and high…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
True Bugs No Longer an ‘Occasional’ Pest
There was high leaffooted bug populations in almonds this year and those higher numbers contributed to early-season nut…
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