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In Search of Alternatives to Ag Burning in the Central Valley
California agriculture produces millions of tons of woody waste each year, most notably from orchard removals or pruning…
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Useful Tools for Creating a Pistachio Nutrition Plan
University of California offers multiple online tools to help growers tailor a nutrition plan that fits their pistachio…
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Addressing Zinc Deficiencies in California Orchard Crops
Tree nut yields can benefit from foliar zinc fertilization in many areas of California where soil conditions make…
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Cost Share Available for IPM Navel Orangeworm Programs in Almond
Almond growers may be eligible for financial assistance to adopt a full integrated pest management (IPM) plan through…
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Research Aims to Identify and Prevent Walnut Blight
Walnut blight is a devastating disease that can overwinter in between scales of healthy buds, including male catkins…
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Almonds
Getting Off the Ground
Almond Board of California (ABC) and collaborating researchers are taking a two-pronged approach to dust reduction that involves…
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Ag Industry
Passing the Baton to Golden Hills
When the UC pistachio breeding program released the new Golden Hills variety in 2005, it was thought by…
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Almonds
California Almonds Set to Enter Carbon Market
From all indications, by next year, some California almond growers will be getting paid for using cover crops,…
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Pest
Is Navel Orangeworm a Candidate for Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management in California?
Under integrated pest management (IPM), crop fields are considered interconnected agroecosystems where long-term pest/damage prevention is best achieved…
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Exploring Benefits of Cover Crops in Pistachios
Cover cropping in tree nut production has been recommended as a soil health management practice. Field trials are…
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Dry, Warm Winter May Impact Insect Pest Dynamics
Is there a chance that insect pests in tree nuts have gotten off to an early start due…
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Tech Program Prepares Irrigation Technicians
College of the Sequoias Instructor Charlie Abee said a new industry-supported Agriculture Irrigation Academy at the COS school…
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