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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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Pest
Mite Monitoring Recommended in April to Make Control Decisions
Lush, green cover crops on orchard floors in March make it difficult to envision the dry, dusty and…
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Almonds
Markets, Shifting Trade and What it Means for California Almond Growers
Sixty years ago, California almonds were almost exclusively a domestic product, with nearly 75% of total production shipped…
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Almonds
Almond Margins Face Stacked Pressures as Policy, Pests and Trade Collide
Even as almond prices show signs of stabilization, many growers are finding that improved pricing alone isn’t enough…
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Irrigation
ILRP Expert Panel Evaluating Considering Programmatic Changes
Potential changes to the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP), as well as on-farm fertilizer use, could be on…
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Disease
Newly Identified Bud Rot Disease Raises Concerns for Hazelnut Growers
Thinking back, Oregon State University Extension Orchard Crop Specialist Nik Wiman believes he has been seeing symptoms of…
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Pest
Gill’s Mealybug Presents Control, Resistance Challenges for Pistachio Industry
Having mealybugs at harvest is a problem. Making your crop unsalable through attempts to control mealybugs is devastating.…
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Fertilizer
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilization of Pistachios in the First Two Years
Planting an orchard requires a lot of work to ensure that the trees get off to the best…
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New Tech
Digital Eyes in the Orchard: The Future of NOW Monitoring
Mating disruption is a widely used tool in nut orchards to reduce navel orangeworm (NOW) populations by releasing…
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Orchard Management
From the Orchard: Asa Robinson on Building Better Walnuts From a Family Farm Legacy
Four years ago, Asa Robinson had a steady, tenured teaching position in Etna, California, when he and his…
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