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Hitting the “Sweet Spot” with N in Walnuts
Ensuring walnut trees have sufficient nitrogen to reach their yield potential while protecting groundwater quality requires knowledge of…
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Smart Irrigation Technologies to Simplify Monitoring in Almond
Automated sensors for irrigation scheduling are still being assessed in a range of conditions for California almonds and…
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Barn Owls for Improved Rodent Control
Growers of tree nuts or other orchard crops can naturally reduce rodents in their orchard by building nest…
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Updated UC Cost Study Available for Pistachio Production
New and current pistachio growers can benefit from an updated UC cost study that outlines costs and returns…
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Pistillate Flower Abortion in Susceptible Walnut Varieties
Drought conditions during bloom may relieve growers from managing PFA (pistillate flower abortion) in the current season. PFA…
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Almonds
Are ‘May Sprays’ a Low-Hanging Fruit to Cut Almond Costs in 2021?
For almond growers looking to cut costs in 2021, ‘May sprays’ present an opportunity that may be hard…
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Disease
Managing Hull Rot is No Easy Matter
With proper fungicide applications, regulated deficit irrigation and adherence to a nitrogen management plan, a grower should be…
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Almonds
Top 5 Things an Almond Grower Wants to See in April
Warmer and longer days this month means orchard activity is picking up. Nut crops are developing and trees…
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Pistachios
Insecticides and Maximum Residue Limits for Gill’s Mealybug in Pistachio
Over the past two decades, Gill’s mealybug has become entrenched within pistachio orchards in California. Each year, new…
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Ag Industry
Here We Go Again – State Proposes to Increase Tax on Pesticides
As we roll into 2021, attempting to come out of an economically devastating pandemic, the State of California…
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Walnuts
New Research on Whole-Orchard Recycling in Walnuts
Whole-orchard recycling (WOR) is the on-site grinding or chipping of whole trees during orchard removal, then the chips are…
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Ag Industry
Nitrogen BMP Guide Helps Summarize, Simplify Key Research
Nitrogen management has major impacts on the productivity of almond orchards, the profitability of growers throughout the Central…
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