Safety
Preparing for Produce Safety Rule Inspections: What to Expect and How to Get Ready
If you’re a walnut or pistachio grower or huller, the Produce Safety Rule (PSR), part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), is likely on your…
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Regulations
MRLs on the Minds of Growers, PCAs, Industry Officials
Each year, prior to the start of bloom, Mel Machado of Blue Diamond Almonds reminds growers of MRLs, or maximum residue levels, of pesticides…
Safety
Safety Standards for Wildfire Smoke Protection Plans
The 2024 wildfire season began earlier than expected, with multiple fires igniting across California. Over 1 million acres have already burned…
Harvest
Harvest Sampling Can Be Key to Improving Pest Management Practices
Harvest samples are the ‘whodunit’ in the tree nut industry. Cracking open nuts taken at harvest from bins, trailers and orchard floors provides…
Postharvest
What to Prioritize as Harvest Comes to an End
As harvest winds down, it’s time to focus on the essential postharvest tasks that will set the foundation for next season’s success. At West Coast…
Featured
Breeding New Pistachio Cultivars for a Hotter, Drier Future
The California pistachio breeding program was initiated by Joe Maranto, Dan Parfitt and Craig Kallsen, and today it continues under Pat J. Brown and…
Labor
Skills a Farm Manager Needs
Whether a farm manager answers to a corporate office or to family members, whether farm managers oversee 1000s of acres or less than 100, they need…
Regulations
A Northern Perspective: Nickels Update
The changes are real; weather events are stronger, weather-driven pest pressures are up, market prices are more volatile and regulatory and market…
Irrigation
Westlands Completes Phase One of Pasajero Recharge Project
The first phase of a long-term project by Westlands Water District to double its groundwater recharge capacity and secure a sustainable water supply…
Hazelnuts
Hazelnut Growers Gather in Oregon for Summer Tour
“People think I’m crazy,” said Matt Miller, whose family has farmed Miller Hazelnut Farms for five generations. The current president of the Nut…