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End of Year Irrigation
It’s here: the last month. 2020 is winding down; pray for rain. In my humble opinion, it couldn’t…
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Category: Irrigation
Ag Industry
Transpiration Uniformity as a Useful Metric for Tree Nut Growers
Distribution uniformity (DU) has long been viewed as a top priority for orchard managers. However, many successful growers…
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Irrigation
Information Resources to Make an Irrigation Plan for Next Year
As the 2020 fall harvest season ends and we turn toward the winter season, there is an opportunity…
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Irrigation
The Role of Irrigation Technology in Your Future Orchard
With the sting of California’s latest drought still in memory and the state beginning to clamp down on…
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Irrigation
Pressure Chamber Gauges Tree Water Stress, Helping Fine-tune Orchard Irrigation
UC Davis Plant Sciences Professor Ken Shackel, who has spent much of his career working with the pressure…
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Almonds
Variable Rate Irrigation Pays Off in Water Use Efficiency for New Almond Orchards
It is rare that an almond orchard or a site to be planted to almonds will have just…
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Irrigation
Revisiting Drip Irrigation for New Mexico Pecans
Pecan production in southern New Mexico is growing. Every year, additional acres of new trees can be spotted…
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Irrigation
Irrigation in Nut Crops using Evapotranspiration
Western nut growers increasingly rely on weekly evapotranspiration rates to create a water budget for irrigating nut crops.…
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Ag Industry
Successes in Groundwater Recharge
Ten years ago was a time before the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and even before many knew what…
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Irrigation
Take Advantage of Fertigation Opportunities
Tree nut growers using pressurized irrigation systems in their orchards have the opportunity to fertigate, but may not…
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