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Blue Diamond Looks to Boost Efficiencies, Improve Grower Returns and Innovate New Products
In 2023, leaders of Blue Diamond Growers launched a three-year strategic plan designed to increase efficiencies while also…
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Almonds
Addressing Reject Rates and Quality Management in Almond
Almond growers in California are facing significant challenges from persistent pest pressures, leading to increased reject rates and…
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A Northern Perspective: Winter Considerations
After a scorching summer and warm fall, winter looks to be finally arriving. As I write this, chilling…
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A Smarter Way to Track: Automated Camera Traps Help Boost Navel Orangeworm Monitoring Efficiency in Almond
After a season’s experience with two different automated camera traps that monitor navel orangeworm, Jim F. Cook likens…
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Seeking Perfection: What Processors Are Looking for In a Nut
Does the perfect nut exist? Processors will tell you that depends on the market. Market demand for the…
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Web-Spinning Spider Mites Gained Footholds in Almond and Walnut
Extremely hot weather in July and more heat in August increased water stress and spurred pest mite populations…
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From the Board: From Sustainability to Fashion: Unlocking the Hidden Value of Almond Byproducts
It’s often said that within the almond industry, four products are grown from one crop: the almond hull,…
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Field Evaluation of Almond Varieties 10 Years In
UCCE personnel have been evaluating new almond varieties for decades. Several of these efforts have been trials comparing…
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A Real ‘Head-Scratcher’ Maladies in Certain Almond Varieties May Be Linked to Watering Issues
For the past eight years or so, the Monterey almond variety has exhibited an increasing number of maladies…
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Hybrid Harvest Model Brings Off-Ground a Step Closer for Almond Growers
Sun and ambient air have been known as the most efficient drying method for almonds since the first…
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