Ag Industry
AI Is Coming to Every Nut Grower
A few years ago, if someone had told you artificial intelligence would become part of everyday farming, most of us would have laughed. Today, it's…
West Coast Nut Reporting
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Agriculture
Robotics and AI Reshape Orchard Management
In orchards and specialty crops, robotics are increasingly used for tasks like pruning, harvesting and field scouting. Autonomous machines can move…
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 and the questions of whether it will…
Industry News
New Funding Model Supports Practical Solutions for California Growers
Marketing orders have been funding research for the agriculture industry since the 1930s. Now, a new and diverse team is joining the research effort…
New Tech
Digital Eyes in the Orchard: The Future of NOW Monitoring
Mating disruption is a widely used tool in nut orchards to reduce navel orangeworm (NOW) populations by releasing pheromones that confuse male moths…
Ag Industry
Turning Investment into Impact: How California’s $80 Million Bet on Rural Innovation Can Work for Tree Nut Growers
Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent announcement of an $80 million investment in rural economic development, including $28.6 million for agricultural…
New Tech
Insights from the Biologicals and Integrated Pest Management Surveys on the U.S. West Coast
California, Oregon and Washington are major U.S. agricultural regions producing high-value crops like berries, tree nuts, tree fruits, grapes…
New Tech
Is Drone Seeding the Future for Cover Crops?
Seeding cover crops in tree nut orchards presents a unique challenge, largely due to timing. By the time growers are ready to seed, the ground is…
New Tech
Sap Analysis Can Be Used to Spot Trends in Plant Nutritional Status
More tree nut growers are looking at sap analysis as a diagnostic tool to measure the real-time status of nutrients.
Hazelnuts
New Drone Strategy Targets Stink Bug Threat in Hazelnut Orchards
A pest that has emerged as a threat to Oregon hazelnuts is facing a new combatant. The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is now under attack from…