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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Expect Produce Safety Rule Inspections
Routine inspections of farms and hullers continue under the Produce Safety Rule. Inspectors from CDFA that come to…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Avoiding Salt Burn in Drought Conditions
Diluting poor-quality groundwater with surface water, planting to tolerant rootstocks and applying the water leaching fraction method at…
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Leaffooted Bugs on the Move in Pistachios
Orchards that had ‘hot spots’ of leaffooted bugs (LFB) last year are likely to have a recurrence of…
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Manage Water for Walnut Quality
Good irrigation management is a major factor in quality walnut production. Kernel size and pellicle color are key…
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Useful Tools for Creating a Pistachio Nutrition Plan
University of California offers multiple online tools to help growers tailor a nutrition plan that fits their pistachio…
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Addressing Zinc Deficiencies in California Orchard Crops
Tree nut yields can benefit from foliar zinc fertilization in many areas of California where soil conditions make…
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Cost Share Available for IPM Navel Orangeworm Programs in Almond
Almond growers may be eligible for financial assistance to adopt a full integrated pest management (IPM) plan through…
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Research Aims to Identify and Prevent Walnut Blight
Walnut blight is a devastating disease that can overwinter in between scales of healthy buds, including male catkins…
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Exploring Benefits of Cover Crops in Pistachios
Cover cropping in tree nut production has been recommended as a soil health management practice. Field trials are…
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Dry, Warm Winter May Impact Insect Pest Dynamics
Is there a chance that insect pests in tree nuts have gotten off to an early start due…
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