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Almonds
Answers Emerging on BMSB Threat to Almonds
Five years after the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) first inflicted significant damage on a California crop, researchers…
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Disease
Time Orchard Mowing Right to Reduce Dust and Potential Disease
Reducing dust in almond orchards for mite control has been a common practice. Roads are watered, graveled or…
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Pest
Plant Nutrition Benefits Growers with Pest Management Plans
The integration of nutrient management is essential to an integrated pest management (IPM) plan. All my career, I…
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Irrigation
What We Learned from the Last Drought and What We Can Do to Mitigate Future Water Shortages
California is once again heading into a dry year with memories of the last drought all too fresh.…
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Ag Industry
Orchard Spacing Considerations in a Tree Nut Orchard
Capturing the maximum sunlight in a tree nut orchard increases potential for improved yields. UC Davis Pomology Specialist…
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Walnuts
With Innovation at the Forefront, the California Walnut Industry Continues to Grow
In today’s world where brand and retailer pressures are high, time is short and customer choice is plentiful,…
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Ag Industry
Drought and Tree Crops
In a dry year, all water resources for tree nut crops, including stored soil moisture, rainfall, groundwater and…
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Ag Industry
Initial Look at State Legislation for 2021
Well, the legislative session for 2021 is now in full swing, and as usual in the land of…
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Pecans
Pecan Nut Casebearer
Pecan nut casebearer (PNC), is a rampant pest in pecan orchard regions from New Mexico to Florida. In…
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Pistachios
Five Things a Pistachio Grower Wants to See in the Orchard this Summer
The heat of the summer has settled in and drought- and heat-tolerant pistachio trees are doing what they…
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Ag Industry
Pruning: When Less is More
When it comes to pruning almond trees, Sid LaGrande and his brothers, who farm near Williams, Calif., have…
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Walnuts
2020 Autumn Freeze Damage in San Joaquin and Stanislaus County Walnuts
Over the last three years, we have received several calls from walnut growers in Sacramento and northern San…
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