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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Monitoring for Walnut Scale
If walnut scale infestation has increased in your orchard over time, July is a good time to monitor…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Conditioning Windrows to Reduce Harvest Dust
“Reducing dust is always a good thing,” Lucas Avila of Farmland Management Services said during a recent Almond…
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USDA Report Predicts Continued Increase in Almond Production in 2021
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (USDA-NASS) 2021 California Almond Subjective Forecast is predicting an increase in the…
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Understanding the Salinity Tolerance of UCBI Pistachio Rootstock
Recently concluded research demonstrates the UCBI pistachio rootstock to be a viable option in saline situations. Studies in…
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Research Looks at Lures for Monitoring Navel Orangeworm in Walnuts
The California Walnut Board is funding research on the efficacy of different lures for navel orangeworm (NOW) monitoring…
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UC Drought Resources Available for Orchard Settings
Multiple online resources are available for tree nut growers and other orchard commodities to help combat drought scenarios…
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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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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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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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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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