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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Air District Ups Incentives to End Burning
Recognizing the need to develop alternatives to agricultural open burning, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
‘Skimp’ Strategies for Pest Control in Almonds
Where to skimp on pest control and where judicious use of crop protection materials and cultural practices will…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Trials Could Provide Evidence of Winter Cover Crop Benefits in Pistachio
There is evidence that winter cover crops planted in pistachio orchards provide more benefits than problems, UCCE Agricultural…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Update on Rodent Control in Walnut Orchards
Two important findings about rodent control in walnut orchards were reported during the 2021 UCCE Virtual Walnut Series.…
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Ag Industry
Blue Diamond Growers New Sustainability ‘Czar’
Blue Diamond Growers’ new Director of Sustainability position highlights the co-op’s continued commitment to sustainability for the almond…
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Pecans
On-Farm Recharge: Lessons from a Pilot Study in Pecans
On-Farm Recharge (OFR) is a method in which growers flood farmlands during wet years when extra surface water…
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Ag Industry
State Considering New Pesticide Application Advance Notifications
The environmental justice movement has hit a new threshold as the state legislature has now approved, and the…
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Almonds
What’s in the Pile?
For decades, California’s two leading agricultural commodities have enjoyed a productive and synergistic relationship. Rather than decomposing in…
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Disease
Biopesticides Complement Traditional Insecticides for Resistance Management and Residue Limits
With biopesticide use, it’s more about returns and less about risk. It is a safe bet that most…
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Ag Industry
Pecan Federal Marketing Order 201
In 2016, after years of dreaming and working to develop a Federal Marketing Order (FMO), our historically divided…
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