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Orchard Management
Active Soil Biology Boosts Plant Nutrition and Yields
Your soil is teeming with biology. Or at least it should be. I’ve read reports that soil can…
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Category: Orchard Management
Nutrition
Using CO₂ and Fungal Ratios to Gauge Soil Health
Our soil is alive. It can be teeming with biology from micro to macroorganisms. These “bugs” can be…
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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…
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Orchard Management
Red Leaf Blotch Expands Statewide: What Almond Growers Need to Know Going Into 2026
A disease virtually unknown to California almonds two seasons ago is now present across every major almond-producing county.…
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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…
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Ag Industry
Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing Bring Precision to Tree Nut Orchards
Can the traditional orchard care philosophy of “boots on the ground” be replaced by remote monitoring in tree…
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Orchard Management
Add Weed Suppression to the Many Benefits of Planting Hedgerows Near Orchards
A University of California study has shown established hedgerows can be an effective weed suppression tool in tree…
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Featured
How Bruce Lampinen Helped California Growers Rethink Orchard Management
After more than two decades as one of California’s leading voices in orchard management, Dr. Bruce Lampinen is…
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