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Almonds

The following article summarizes my outlook for the 2020 almond pollination season in terms of estimated demand for…

New Tech

Across California, there have been towns, rural communities, and businesses facing power outages. Utility companies stress the importance…

Ag Industry

In 2018, the state began spending greenhouse gas reduction fund (GGRF) money from the Cap and Trade Program…

Irrigation

Sitting on a beach at a cousin’s wedding near the equator, seemed an unusual spot to write this…

Nutrition

“It has to fit the way you farm.” Mark Abildgaard, Western Regional manager for the biological crop input…

It’s that time of year when we’re planning preemergence (PRE), aka residual, herbicide programs for orchards,” says Brad…

Disease

Crown gall—the tumors or galls that can appear on the roots, trunk, and crown of a tree—is nothing…

Postharvest

As another season comes to a close, the relief that comes with bringing the busiest time of year…

Pistachio nuts were invisible this year. That is they were invisible to the damaging navel orangeworm. United States…

Seasonal hazelnut pruning strategies, said Oregon State University’s Nik Wiman, depend on the age of the trees, orchard…

New agricultural technology showcased at the 2019 Almond Conference included a micro tensiometer for irrigation management, a noninvasive…

No leaf out of some walnut orchards last spring after the 2018 November freeze caused grower concern, but…

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