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- Almonds New Management Options for Hairy Fleabane and Horseweed in Nut Orchards
- Walnuts Focused Production and Postharvest Research Key to California Walnut Industry’s Long-Term Success
- Pistachios Plant-based irrigation helps overcome pistachio challenges
- Hazelnuts Hazelnut Grower All In on Cover Crops
- Pecans “Trees for the Future” Is Goal of Nationwide Research Project
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Crop Management
Focused Production and Postharvest Research Key to California Walnut Industry’s Long-Term Success
Walnut production comes with real challenges, including rising input costs, extreme weather and pest pressures, all while grower returns are constrained due to global supply. While…
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Grasses Play Key Role in Cover Crop Mixes
Cover crops often contain a mixture of plants that fall into one of four groups: legumes, brassicas, forbs…
Turning Crop Monitoring Data Into Better Yield Decisions
Every orchard has areas that don’t perform the same. Soil changes across a block, tree vigor varies, and…
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Almonds
New Management Options for Hairy Fleabane and Horseweed in Nut Orchards
Hairy fleabane and horseweed (marestail) are two problematic broadleaf weeds commonly found in California orchards and belong to the Conyza genus. Both species typically emerge during the fall…
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Ag Industry
California Tree Nuts Enter a New Chapter of Opportunity and a Fight Worth Winning
There was plenty of optimism in the room at this year’s Western Tree Nut Association Annual Meeting last month, and for good reason. After several challenging years, California’s…
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Orchard Management Monthly Newsletter
Pest Ants Pose Threat to Almonds on the Ground
Growers or pest control advisors who have observed significant ant activity on orchard floors should be aware of the probability of crop damage if ant numbers are not…
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Walnuts
Focused Production and Postharvest Research Key to California Walnut Industry’s Long-Term Success
Walnut production comes with real challenges, including rising input costs, extreme weather and pest pressures, all while grower returns are constrained due to global supply. While there is…
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Walnut grade sheets are a grower’s REPORT CARD
Jul 19, 2026
Managing Walnut Husk Fly and Codling Moth in California Orchards
May 11, 2026
Industry Outlook, Orchard Challenges Discussed At Tri-County Walnut Day
Apr 19, 2026
Market Diversification Key to California Walnut Industry Stability
Apr 17, 2026
Pest
A Northern Perspective
April brings a clearer sense of the 2026 almond crop set and the beginnings of the walnut crop year. With reservoir volumes in good shape, plenty of winter…
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Mite Monitoring Recommended in April to Make Control Decisions
Mar 23, 2026
Gill’s Mealybug Presents Control, Resistance Challenges for Pistachio Industry
Mar 17, 2026
Red Leaf Blotch, Carpophilus Beetle Raise Alarm for Almond Industry
Feb 17, 2026
Dormant Season Is an Opportunity to Knock Down Rat Populations in Orchards
Jan 6, 2026
Pistachios
Plant-based irrigation helps overcome pistachio challenges
Irrigation decisions in tree nut orchards rely on information from multiple sources. Pressure bombs, ETc calculations, historic irrigation data and plain-old shovel work are all used by growers…
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