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Almonds
Self-fertile Almond Varieties Gain Ground, but Export Questions Remain
While interest in self-compatible almond varieties, particularly the new Nonpareils, continues to grow, the industry concern has been…
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Cover Crop
New Tool Helps Growers Choose the Right Cover Crops for Western Conditions
A new online tool is giving growers across the West a practical way to select cover crops suited…
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Orchard Management
From the Orchard: Megan Stetser on the Future of California Nut Farming
Megan Stetser, vice president of crop marketing for Manulife Investment Management Farmland Management Services, oversees 42,000 acres of…
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Almonds
Study Provides Beehive Stocking Rate Guidance for Almond Growers
“There is a lot of misinformation out there,” UC Davis extension apiculturist specialist Elina Niño said in her…
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Ag Industry
Bloom Sets the Tone for the Year
Every business has a moment early in the year where you can tell if it is set up…
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Pistachios
Understanding How Cover Crops Affect Water Use in Pistachio Orchards
If I plant a winter cover crop, will it use water my trees need? It is a question…
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Walnuts
From the Board: 2026 California Walnut Conference: Connect, Learn and Shape the Future
For more than 16 years, the California Walnut Conference, produced in partnership with West Coast Nut, has served…
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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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