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Putting Almond Waste to Good Use
Make electricity from almonds trees? Convert almond wood waste into a biopesticide? Those are intriguing business plans put…
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Pest
Gains Being Made in SIT NOW Research
Hopes that sterile insect technology (SIT) can offer a viable alternative for controlling navel orangeworm (NOW) in tree…
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Safety
Successfully Navigating H-2A: Making Decisions About Using the Farm Guestworker Program
As labor shortages continue across agriculture, many growers are wrestling with the option of using the nation’s farm…
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Ag Industry
AB5 Changes How Agricultural Businesses Can Contract for Services from Contractors
California Governor Gavin Newsom in September signed Assembly Bill 5, or AB5, into law, which could have significant…
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Hazelnuts
Hazelnut Grower of the Year
About 800 hazelnut growers recently converged at Oregon State University in Corvallis for the 105th Annual Winter Meeting,…
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Pest
Identifying Rodents is the First Management Step in Tree Nut Orchards
Vertebrate pests chew the bark on young trees, create extensive burrow systems that pose problems with equipment movement…
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Ag Industry
Telling His Farming Story Through Social Media
In 1933, Valk Ranch was established in Oakdale, California at a time well before Instagram or YouTube and…
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Ag Industry
Insurance for Hullers and Processors Skyrockets
California’s catastrophic wildfires have claimed yet more victims, and these victims didn’t see it coming either. While not…
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Ag Industry
Orchard Weed Expert Stresses the Screwdriver Rather than Hammer Approach to Managing Weeds
Sometimes a bigger hammer isn’t the best solution for our orchard weed management challenges,” said UC Cooperative Extension…
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Pistachios
Taking the Mystery Out of Rootstock Selection in Pistachios
Interest in planting pistachio trees continues to grow in California, but many growers, even those with experience in…
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Nutrition
Shake the Rust Off That Shovel
A shovel. A farmer’s best friend and sometimes worst enemy. You can hear it, calling your name, beckoning…
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Ag Industry
As Spray Season Approaches, Panelists Offer Advice for Protecting Pollinators
Pollinator protection starts with education and communication, according to panelists at a recent California Department of Pesticide Regulation…
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