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Postharvest
Give Your Trees a Winter Coat
As we roll into another year of farming here in the Central Valley, many of us pray for…
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Pest
SmartProbe Technology for Early Post-harvest Insect Pest Detection and Environmental Monitoring
Insect infestation commonly occurs in food and agricultural products, including all nuts, during storage, stockpiling, processing, packaging and…
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Postharvest
View from the Top: Ocean Logistics and Shipping on the Mend After ‘Mayhem’
For international freight-forwarding executive Bill Rooney, the logistics and shipping crisis of 2021-22 was the worst experience of…
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Irrigation
Understanding Compliance with Produce Safety Rule Water Requirements
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its proposed changes to the Produce Safety Rule’s Subpart…
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Postharvest
Get to the Finish Line with Postharvest Nutrition
It’s that time of the year, when I start posting my concern to my growers to get their…
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Postharvest
Scheduling Postharvest Plans
Timing is everything. Irrigation timing is critical. Pesticide sprays are highly dependent on proper timing. Timing your harvest…
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Ag Industry
Air Curtain Burners: One Realistic Solution for Nut Biomass
As biomass plants continue to close and air pollution control districts move to completely phase out ag burning,…
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Harvest
Grower-Cooperators a Vital Cog in Research
For the past three years, walnut harvest has taken a little longer on one block of Jerry Moore’s…
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Almonds
Start Thinking about Pollinator Contracts
Harvest is over. Mummies are shaken and swept. Is it time to think about almond pollination? According to…
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Disease
Winter Prep in Walnuts
December and January provide ideal opportunities for walnut growers to get a head start on weed and disease…
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