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Nutrition
What Trees Still Need When the Crop Is Not There
Here comes the heat. Unfortunately, the pistachio crop is way off this year. Very likely less than 1…
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Category: Orchard Management
Orchard Management
Managing Walnut Husk Fly and Codling Moth in California Orchards
The walnut husk fly has become a significant mid- to late-season pest across all walnut-growing regions of California.…
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Orchard Management
The Orchard Paradox: Modernizing Capital and Compliance for California’s Permanent Crops
For West Coast nut growers, permanence has always defined the business model. When an almond, walnut or pistachio…
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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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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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Orchard Management
Northern Perspective: February 2026
Hello, 2026! As of early January, chilling is accumulating at a similar pace to the last few years,…
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Orchard Management
From the Orchard: Megan Stetser on the Future of California Nut Farming
Megan Stetser, vice president of crop marketing for Manulife Investment Management Farmland Management Services, oversees 42,000 acres of…
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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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Orchard Management
Active Soil Biology Boosts Plant Nutrition and Yields
Your soil is teeming with biology. Or at least it should be. I’ve read reports that soil can…
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Nutrition
Using CO₂ and Fungal Ratios to Gauge Soil Health
Our soil is alive. It can be teeming with biology from micro to macroorganisms. These “bugs” can be…
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