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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Putting Soil Lab Reports into Action
Turning laboratory test results into action can allow salinity and nutrition levels in your soil to be tracked…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Monitoring for Walnut Scale
If walnut scale infestation has increased in your orchard over time, July is a good time to monitor…
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Conditioning Windrows to Reduce Harvest Dust
“Reducing dust is always a good thing,” Lucas Avila of Farmland Management Services said during a recent Almond…
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USDA Report Predicts Continued Increase in Almond Production in 2021
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (USDA-NASS) 2021 California Almond Subjective Forecast is predicting an increase in the…
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Understanding the Salinity Tolerance of UCBI Pistachio Rootstock
Recently concluded research demonstrates the UCBI pistachio rootstock to be a viable option in saline situations. Studies in…
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Research Looks at Lures for Monitoring Navel Orangeworm in Walnuts
The California Walnut Board is funding research on the efficacy of different lures for navel orangeworm (NOW) monitoring…
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UC Drought Resources Available for Orchard Settings
Multiple online resources are available for tree nut growers and other orchard commodities to help combat drought scenarios…
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Almonds
What Growers Have Learned About Growing Self-Fertile Almonds
Self-fertile almond varieties are not going to overtake the gold standard Nonpareil in planted acreage anytime soon, but…
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Almonds
Varietal Research Leads to Latest Almond Variety
The Almond Board of California (ABC) started supporting Regional Variety Trials (RVTs) in the 1970s to create a…
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Ag Industry
Almond Facilities Wrestle with Harvest Overload
Kevin Long is getting close to overload at Superior Almond Hulling. As general manager for the Fresno County…
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Ag Industry
Nut Harvest Safety: Where are Employees Getting Hurt?
Before we know it, it will be harvest season in almond orchards. You will be timing your last…
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Ag Industry
Preparing for a Food-Safety Audit
With preparation, growers should be able to meet standards called for in food-safety certification audits, according to a…
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