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Processing
CSU Fresno Developing Tree Nut Hulling/Processing Course for Students
You may recall, in your previous life of schooling, having to sit through riveting science lectures. Lessons often…
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Pistachios
2019 ‘Off’ Year Pistachio Crop Looks Above Average
Adequate chill over the winter in all California growing regions, plus new acreage coming into production are expected…
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Pest
Protecting the Roots: Nematode Management in Perennial Crops
The agriculture industry often has adversaries, whether they’re pests, diseases, inclement weather, or various regulations. On the flip…
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Almonds
Supplemental Pollination Shows Potential
Every year in early February, University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) farm advisor Elizabeth Fichtner said, she gets…
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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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Uncategorized
Root Health and Moisture Management for Pre-harvest
Orchard soils lacking in adequate calcium levels at harvest time can lead to abiotic stress in trees and…
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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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Irrigation
Land, Water, Air: What’s Happening in Irrigation Tech
All farmers use technology in their orchards.This includes technology as it applies to—and continues to shape—irrigation. Agriculture has…
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Irrigation
Historic Water Management Agreement at Risk Under California’s Senate Bill 1
You’re running a marathon that everyone said you’d never complete. Despite many obstacles, you kept moving forward. And…
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Irrigation
Grower Finds Automated Irrigation Improves Efficiency
Have a conversation with grower and handler Ron Fisher about his values related to the almond business and…
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