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Walnut Pest Management: Navel Orangeworm and Codling Moth
There are a few pests that have reached what seems like celebrity status in the tree nut industry,…
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Walnuts
Preparing Walnut Trees for Winter
Fully dormant mature walnut trees can tolerate temperatures into the low 20’s or below, so long as trees…
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Almonds
Grower Profile: Vanella Farms
In 1968, Bob Vanella bought ten acres in Chico, California. His son, Ryan Vanella recalls the story of…
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Walnuts
Nitrogen in Walnuts—What, When, Where and how Much
To know how to correctly use nitrogen in walnut orchards, you first have to know some of the…
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Walnuts
The Call of the Wild: Taming the Sleeping Dragon Bot of Walnut
In the last decade or so, we observed an unusual high incidence of diseases caused by fungi in…
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Walnuts
Ethephon Applications
Two objectives in using the plant growth regulator Ethephon in walnut production are an earlier harvest and a…
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Walnuts
Hedgerow Planting has Benefits and Drawbacks
A Chandler walnut hedging and whisking trial on an 11-year-old Chandler block was the topic of discussion for…
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Hazelnuts
Crop and Marketing Predictions from the 2019 World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
More than 60 countries were represented at this year’s World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress, which was held…
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Walnuts
INDUSTRY ALERT | USDA Announces Details on Support for Growers
Today, USDA Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced funding for walnut growers impacted by unjustified tariff retaliation and trade…
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Almonds
Distribution Uniformity:
What is Distribution Uniformity? Distribution Uniformity (DU) is a measure of how uniformly water is being applied across…
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