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Plant Nutrition Benefits Growers with Pest Management Plans
The integration of nutrient management is essential to an integrated pest management (IPM) plan. All my career, I…
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Ag Industry
Pruning: When Less is More
When it comes to pruning almond trees, Sid LaGrande and his brothers, who farm near Williams, Calif., have…
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Pistachios
Five Things a Pistachio Grower Wants to See in the Orchard this Summer
The heat of the summer has settled in and drought- and heat-tolerant pistachio trees are doing what they…
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Pecans
Pecan Nut Casebearer
Pecan nut casebearer (PNC), is a rampant pest in pecan orchard regions from New Mexico to Florida. In…
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Ag Industry
Initial Look at State Legislation for 2021
Well, the legislative session for 2021 is now in full swing, and as usual in the land of…
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Walnuts
2020 Autumn Freeze Damage in San Joaquin and Stanislaus County Walnuts
Over the last three years, we have received several calls from walnut growers in Sacramento and northern San…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Expect Produce Safety Rule Inspections
Routine inspections of farms and hullers continue under the Produce Safety Rule. Inspectors from CDFA that come to…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Avoiding Salt Burn in Drought Conditions
Diluting poor-quality groundwater with surface water, planting to tolerant rootstocks and applying the water leaching fraction method at…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Leaffooted Bugs on the Move in Pistachios
Orchards that had ‘hot spots’ of leaffooted bugs (LFB) last year are likely to have a recurrence of…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Manage Water for Walnut Quality
Good irrigation management is a major factor in quality walnut production. Kernel size and pellicle color are key…
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