Pecans
Pecan Industry Revises Grades and Standards
Controlling the aphid complex, judicious pruning and meeting water requirements are standard practices to ensure good yields and high quality in…
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Weed Management
5 Things to Know About Weed Suppression in 2025
Tree nut orchards and noxious weeds are not a good combination for maximizing production. Uncontrolled weed populations can steal water and…
Regulations
Legislative Impulses Are Eroding the Science They Demand
All Californians can agree we want productive farms producing healthy foods while also ensuring the safety and protection of workers and…
Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Rich Gemperle Applies Hydrogeology Expertise to Farming
Rich Gemperle of Gemperle Family Farms grew up on the family farm in Turlock, Calif. doing chores for the egg-producing side of his family’s…
Disease
Invasive Carpophilus Beetle Marching into Valley Orchards
When PCA Justin Nay began finding fine, powdery frass in Peterson traps set to monitor navel orangeworm (NOW) activity in June, he suspected the…
Pistachios
Are Nematodes a Problem in Pistachio?
Pistachio has enjoyed decades of limited reported damage from plant-parasitic nematodes. This contrasts with other tree nut crops as almond and…
Disease
Industry Efforts Quell Product Contamination Risk
Climate that promotes growth of fungi and insect feeding that provides openings for fungal infection are major drivers of aflatoxin contamination in…
Featured
Drones Catching on in Tree Nut Orchard Applications
Hazelnut grower Ken Baker was looking to treat for filbert worm as the spray season was winding to a close in mid-August, but he was hesitant to run…
Almonds
Field Evaluation of Almond Varieties 10 Years In
UCCE personnel have been evaluating new almond varieties for decades. Several of these efforts have been trials comparing experimental varieties or…
Almonds
A Real ‘Head-Scratcher’ Maladies in Certain Almond Varieties May Be Linked to Watering Issues
For the past eight years or so, the Monterey almond variety has exhibited an increasing number of maladies in scattered Northern California…