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Pistachios
Understanding How Cover Crops Affect Water Use in Pistachio Orchards
If I plant a winter cover crop, will it use water my trees need? It is a question…
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Walnuts
From the Board: 2026 California Walnut Conference: Connect, Learn and Shape the Future
For more than 16 years, the California Walnut Conference, produced in partnership with West Coast Nut, has served…
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Labor
2025 Agricultural Employment and Labor Law: Key Takeaways
Agricultural employers are used to an ever-changing and challenging employment landscape, but 2025 brought about many changes, particularly…
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Irrigation
Regular Maintenance Helps Keep Irrigation Systems Efficient
Tree nut growers in the north and south San Joaquin Valley are improving their irrigation system maintenance routines,…
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Ag Industry
Project Nexus: How Solar-Shaded Canals Could Transform Western Water
Years of drought in California, and countless drives down Interstate 5 past open, sunbaked aqueducts, made Jordan Harris…
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Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts Seize Market Growth Opportunities
Short crops in Turkey and Italy and strong demand internationally and at home have combined to create an…
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Orchard Management
Plan to Care for and Purchase Orchard Tires
It’s January, you have a barn full of tractors, sprayers, trucks, tillers, mowers and ATVs with flat tires.…
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Pistachios
Pistachio Growers Prepare for a Sustainable Future
Tools, technologies and strategies to improve irrigation efficiency and water sustainability were priorities at the American Pistachio Growers’…
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Pest
Dormant Season Is an Opportunity to Knock Down Rat Populations in Orchards
As if the ground squirrel invasion wasn’t bad enough. This past summer, roof rat numbers spiked in several…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
From the Orchard: How Six Generations of the Locke Family Farm Have Adapted to a Changing San Joaquin Valley
When the Locke family started farming, people were flocking to California looking for gold. As they celebrate the…
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