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Crop Management
Walnut grade sheets are a grower’s REPORT CARD
Grade sheets from the processor or a third-party provide a valuable opportunity to make good management decisions that…
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Category: Irrigation
Almonds
Precision Timing Helps Growers Manage Hull Rot
Hull rot remains one of the more frustrating and yield-limiting diseases in California almonds, particularly because its full…
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Irrigation
Plant-based irrigation helps overcome pistachio challenges
Irrigation decisions in tree nut orchards rely on information from multiple sources. Pressure bombs, ETc calculations, historic irrigation…
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Innovation
Turning Crop Monitoring Data Into Better Yield Decisions
Every orchard has areas that don’t perform the same. Soil changes across a block, tree vigor varies, and…
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Innovation
Soil a Limiting Factor in Orchard Yield Variability
Orchard soil variability and its impact on profitability were one of the hot topics at the 48th annual…
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Agriculture
Soluble Calcium Can Help Manage Heat, Sodium and Water Penetration Challenges
Jump-Start June! Here comes the heat. With that comes heat stress, fruit development, water penetration issues and higher…
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Irrigation
A Decade Under SGMA: What 195 Tulare Basin Growers Taught Us About SGMA
Seven years of research suggests growers adapt most when groundwater governance is transparent, collaborative and predictable. Stand in…
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Almonds
New Orchard Technologies Focus on Efficiency, Labor and Water Savings
New technology is moving quickly in almond production, but adoption still comes down to a grower’s bottom line…
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Irrigation
Research Partnership Aims to Strengthen Orchard Resilience Through Recharge
On-farm groundwater recharge isn’t a new practice, but a collaborative effort is growing the understanding of where recharge…
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Cover Crop
It’s Not Just Why, It’s How in Crop Nutrition
As farmers, we love to talk about the “why” we do things. “Why, I put out the same…
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