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Almond Board of California Summit Shines Light on Research Diversity
More than two dozen university researchers shared progress and results of their Almond Board of California (ABC)-funded studies at the Production…
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5 Ways to Improve Harvest Efficiency
After being efficient with irrigation, nutrition and insect control programs in your almond orchards, why throw that to the wind as harvest…
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Useful Grower Information Found at Annual Nickels Soil Lab Field Day
The 47th annual Nickels Soil Lab field day, true to its deep roots in the almond industry, provided a range of tools and production advice for the…
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Variety and Neighboring Crops Are Predictors of Leaffooted Bug Risk in Almonds
Leaffooted bug is a sporadic pest in almond, but damage can be significant in years when pest pressure is high. The pest may evade early detection…
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Almond Variety Research Highlights Promising Performers, Genetic Diversity
In the search for the next generation of high-performing almond varieties, UC researchers are continuing to gather data from long-term regional…
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A Northern Perspective: June
Summer is here and hull split is just weeks away. June is when kernel dry weight begins to accumulate rapidly and the flower buds for the next crop…
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Overview of Nut Tree Variation at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository at Davis
The National Clonal Germplasm Repository (NCGR) at Davis is one of 22 federally funded genebanks in the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), part…
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Uncertainty Dominates Markets as Tariffs, Trade War Spur Concerns
David Magaña, senior specialty crop analyst with the RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness group, joked that the only thing predictable about the current…
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What Your Grade Sheet May Not Be Telling You
Grade sheets from the huller do not tell the entire story about insect damage in an almond crop. Damaged kernels may be counted, but kernel…
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New Research Underway to Reassess Off-Ground Harvesting for Almonds
A new study is examining the updated economics of off-ground harvesting in almonds to reflect changing economic conditions in the orchard and the…