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Ag Industry
Boosting the Elements
As crop advisors and farmers, we are constantly trying to find the magic tricks to growing crops and…
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Pecans
Pecan Growth During the 2020-21 Year and Projections for 2021-22
Every year, the American Pecan Council (APC) as the Federal Marketing Order (FMO) for the U.S. pecan industry…
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Trade Shows
The Almond Conference Highlights Opportunities and Challenges for Industry
The California almond industry confronted the challenges facing the industry at this year’s Almond Conference while also offering…
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Ag Industry
Interview with Don Barton, President of GoldRiver Orchards
Don Barton’s family has weathered plenty of challenges since it began growing walnuts in California in 1912. But…
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Pistachios
Winter Chilling of Pistachio
The pistachio industry has thrived in the southern San Joaquin Valley (SSJV) of California due to the unique…
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Pest
To Treat or Not to Treat: Scale Pests in Walnuts
Depressed walnut prices and higher input costs have put a premium on pest management decisions and increased the…
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Ag Industry
Batting Clean-Up
The Roomba, a robotic floor sweeper, has been a hot Christmas gift for the past few years for…
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Irrigation
Sensing Technology Advances to Improve Irrigation Management
Tree nut growers seeking the ‘holy grail’ of plant water sensing have many options these days, but there…
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Soils
Soil Health: Deriving Benefits from the Ground Up
The concept of “healthy soil” has become increasingly popular over the last decade as researchers, government agencies, organizations…
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Disease
Mite Pressure Up in Walnuts
PCAs and growers reported high mite pressure in walnuts last year, particularly in the Sacramento and northern San…
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Pistachios
Nitrogen Research Aims to Maximize Pistachio Yields, Reduce Losses
In his first year as a UCCE soils and pomology advisor in Tulare County, Doug Amaral is deep…
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Weed Management
Weed Control in Nut Orchards
Identifying the weeds in an orchard is one of the first strategies in attacking the problem. This is…
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