Pest
Without the Right Pest Tools, California Will Struggle to Feed Itself
Growers have always faced tough odds. From unpredictable weather and shifting market demands to the growing impacts of trade, changing weather…
West Coast Nut Reporting
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Almonds
5 Ways to Improve Harvest Efficiency
After being efficient with irrigation, nutrition and insect control programs in your almond orchards, why throw that to the wind as harvest…
Irrigation
Keeping a Full Tank: ‘Continuous Fertigation’ Nitrogen Mirrors Tree Demand, Providing Right Rate at the Right Time from the Right Source
Devin Clarke is taking the 4Rs of nutrient management to the next level at a farm-scale almond trial west of Modesto. As agronomy solutions manager…
Hazelnuts
Organic Hazelnut Growers Share Production Insights in Panel Discussion
Three years ago, Joseph Evers of Our Nut Farm in Dayton, Ore., became determined to switch from conventional to organic farming on his family’s…
Hazelnuts
OOH! Oregon Growers Launch Bold New Campaign to Spotlight Organic Hazelnuts
In a move that blends innovation, sustainability and culinary creativity, Oregon’s organic hazelnut growers are rolling out a powerful new campaign…
Hazelnuts
From Grass to Nuts: Conversion Works for Some
Turning grass seed fields into hazelnut orchards is becoming a common agricultural conversion in Oregon, according to father and son Doug and Alex…
Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Standing on a Century of Experience at Barton Ranch Jeremy Barton: “We Were Walnuts Before Walnuts Were Cool”
Jeremy Barton’s family has a more than 100-year history growing walnuts in California that began when his great-great-grandfather hopped a boxcar…
Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Ratting Out Roof Rats in Orchards
Walnuts
Whole-Orchard Recycling for Walnuts
Brent Holtz, orchard systems farm advisor for San Joaquin County, started research on whole-orchard recycling (WOR) in almonds over two decades ago…