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Start Navel Orangeworm Control with Good Sanitation
“Master the basics or all the other fancy stuff you try won’t work.” That, in a nutshell, is…
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Ag Industry
Helping Growers Evaluate a New Crop Enterprise: Factors to Consider
One of the common requests I have received from growers and other agricultural stakeholders in the Sacramento Valley…
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Industry News
California Walnut Industry Welcomes Global Influencers and Media for 2025 Harvest Tour
FOLSOM, Calif., Nov. 10, 2025 – The California Walnut Board and Commission welcomed international and U.S. influencers, media and…
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Industry News
2025 Field Day: Nematode Management in Walnut and Almond
Host: Andreas Westphal UC Riverside, Nematology Where: Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Ave, Parlier,…
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Walnuts
Preemergent Timing and Rotation Key to Walnut Weed Control
Weed control in California walnut orchards has never been more challenging. Herbicide resistance is spreading, and deep-rooted perennials…
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Hazelnuts
Researcher Zeroing in on One-Pass Sucker Control in Hazelnuts
Seven years into researching sucker control in hazelnuts, Marcelo Moretti, an associate professor in the College of Agricultural…
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Regulations
More Regulations on 1,3-D Due to Perceived Risk, CDPR’s Own Studies Show Otherwise
Earlier this year, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) finalized tighter restrictions on 1,3-Dichloropropene (1,3-D) specifically buffers…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
From the Orchard: James Chinchiolo: Fourth-Generation Grower Brings New Life to Family Tree Nut Operation
James Chinchiolo of Chinchiolo Farming Co. comes from a long line of growers, but they didn’t always grow…
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Irrigation
Improving Infiltration and Reducing Ponding: Practical Solutions for Tree Nut Growers
Ideally, every droplet of water that goes through the irrigation system will touch the soil surface, move down…
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Industry News
Follow Microirrigation School on LinkedIn
Registration is now open for the 2026 Advanced School on Microirrigation for Crop Production, to be held March 30–April 3,…
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Weed Management
The Right Herbicide at the Right Time: Suppression of Established Johnsongrass Using Rimsulfuron
Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense L.) is a perennial grass weed that has troubled California weed managers since the late…
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Pest Management
Regulatory Leaders Sound Alarm on Losing Effective Pest Control Products
As the opening speaker at the 2025 Crop Consultant Conference in September, Western Tree Nut Association’s Roger Isom…
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