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Fertilizer
Early Phosphorus and Calcium Set the Stage for Yield
Bloom is intense. Is there any other time when our trees go from bare to full solar panels,…
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Category: Soils
Cover Crop
New Tool Helps Growers Choose the Right Cover Crops for Western Conditions
A new online tool is giving growers across the West a practical way to select cover crops suited…
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Orchard Management
Active Soil Biology Boosts Plant Nutrition and Yields
Your soil is teeming with biology. Or at least it should be. I’ve read reports that soil can…
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Nutrition
Using CO₂ and Fungal Ratios to Gauge Soil Health
Our soil is alive. It can be teeming with biology from micro to macroorganisms. These “bugs” can be…
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New Tech
Is Drone Seeding the Future for Cover Crops?
Seeding cover crops in tree nut orchards presents a unique challenge, largely due to timing. By the time…
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Soils
Five Things to Know About Using Biochar as a Soil Amendment
The U.S. Biochar Initiative, an organization focused on developing end-use markets for biochar, states biochar applications on soil…
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Pistachios
Resilient Pistachio Orchards Start with Healthy Soils
What does “healthy soil” actually mean in a pistachio orchard, and how can growers measure it in a…
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Irrigation
Tree Nut Growers Have to Be More Precise to Keep Yields Up
Congratulations on another good harvest! Growers are the backbone of our existence and the reason the United States,…
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Nutrition
Fixing and Retaining Soil Nutrients Over Winter
As temperatures cool and California’s rainy season begins, plant and microbial activity slows. This reduced biological activity, combined…
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Almonds
Nickels Soil Lab, a Research Legacy Rooted in California’s Toughest Soils
In the heart of Arbuckle, Calif., Nickels Soil Lab has quietly shaped the way tree nut growers farm…
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