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Diamond of California Taps into the Underdeveloped Market for Snack Walnuts
Diamond of California is paving the way to help energize the ready-to-eat (RTE) snack nuts category in walnuts…
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Category: Walnuts
Almonds
A New Look at Drying Harvested Almonds and Walnuts
When considering off-ground harvest, how to remove moisture from almonds becomes a major challenge, and an expense, for…
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Walnuts
New Tool for Predicting Nitrogen Needs in Walnuts
With the recent rollout of an early-season walnut leaf sampling program and nitrogen prediction model, walnut growers now…
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Nutrition
4Rs of Nitrogen Management in Walnuts
“Are growers applying too much nitrogen to their crops?” This is a question Parry Klassen, director of the…
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Walnuts
Franquette: A Classic Walnut in Search of a Home
Nestled around Mount Konocti and Cobb Mountain in Lake County, Calif., at an elevation of 1,300 to 2,500…
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Harvest
The Art of Ethephon
Successfully using the plant growth regulator (PGR), ethephon, to potentially hasten walnut harvest or improve nut removal and…
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Pest
Codling Moth Wreak Havoc on Early Walnut Crop
“Think about what you may have left on the orchard floor,” former UCCE integrated pest management advisor Emily…
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Pest
Protect Walnut and Other Nut Trees from Pacific Flathead Borer
Sunburn, graft union or pruning wounds on young walnut trees can all be entry ports for the destructive…
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Disease
Predicting and Managing Walnut Blight
Timing spray applications to protect walnut trees from blight infection can be done based on orchard history with…
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Walnuts
Economic Benefits of Using Improved Walnut Rootstocks
Walnut production is a long-term commitment of resources in land, labor and management. Because of the lag time…
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