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Walnuts
Postharvest Concerns for Walnuts
Harvest is finished, and it’s tempting to sit back and rest from the work of the season. But…
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Hazelnuts
Orchard Layout in Hazelnut: Take Orchard Spacing, Variety and Equipment into Consideration
It all begins with spacing. While the temptation exists to maximize the land and plant as many trees…
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Irrigation
A Pound of Brrrrr: Late-Season Irrigation Can Help Prevent Freeze Damage to Walnut Trees
Walnut growers, particularly those in the northern Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, used to view sudden fall freezes…
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Ag Industry
‘Transformational’ Budget Offers Hope for Tree Nut Research and Extension
For the first time in years, tree nut industry executives are enthused over the University of California Agriculture…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Bot-Phomopsis Disease Updates for San Joaquin County Walnuts
University of California researchers recently provided new research findings from 2020 on Botryosphaeria and Phomopsis canker and blight…
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Plan Out Fall Almond Postharvest Nutrient Management
If plant tissue analyses determine a need, almond growers should consider adding postharvest boron, zinc and/or potassium applications…
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‘Early Warning’ Monitoring Tool in Development for Optimized N Management in Pistachio
A new pistachio research project is developing an optimized nitrogen management tool for ‘early warning’ monitoring in ‘Golden…
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Pistachio Harvest Research Looks at Artificial Intelligence
California Pistachio Research Board is providing funding for a project that looks to increase fruit removal efficiency and…
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Ag Industry
Western Water Infrastructure Bill Could Bring Needed Relief to Farmers
Farmers are no strangers to dealing with uncertainty. We always struggle with variations in weather, and last year…
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Walnuts
New Wolfskill Variety ‘A Good Bet’ for an Early Season Walnut
For walnut grower Davin Norene, the new UC Davis walnut variety Wolfskill is the best bet yet for…
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Ag Industry
Science of the Shake
During August and September, there is a “whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on” in California’s Central Valley. Mature nuts…
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Almonds
Almond Growers “Squeak By” On Limited Water Supplies
Many of California’s almond growers faced some tough decisions this year when it came to water availability for…
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