Category: Articles
All hail Mother Vlach
This viable rootstock for walnuts stands the test of time.
Hazelnuts: An emerging new crop for the Upper Midwest
Growers are getting in on the ground level of what looks like a promising tree nut industry.
Plant Level Insights: The next leap in precision monitoring
Ceres Imaging is using in-field and aerial data to monitor crops on a per-plant basis.
Masking environments for pest protection
Imagine a pest being unable to identify the environment it thrives in – while it’s presently in it. A new product with a unique mode of action seems to provide the best environmental camouflage.
Large problem, nano solution
This tech firm is changing irrigation in large and small ways by doing more with less.
Putting the pressure back on navel orangeworm
Even when populations are trending down, navel orangeworm (NOW) is still the single biggest threat to almond orchard. It’s important for growers to utilize strong integrated pest management (IPM) strategies combined with a carefully planned insecticide regimen to control NOW.
Make mating disruption a part of your IPM program
Mating disruption has been around for decades, and has now become an important part of an integrated pest management (IPM) program for some of the California tree nut industry’s toughest pests.
Understanding the principles of irrigation efficiency in pistachio
Unless growers are designing their irrigation systems well and diligently maintaining them, how efficient a system can be is very different from how efficient a system actually is.
Growers manage irrigation and nitrogen with CropManage
CropManage is a decision support tool that was developed for water and nutrient management, looking at them together in order to solve the problem of nutrient overuse, irrigation scheduling and the protection of groundwater.
Industry Perspective: Langue who? A legacy of almond varieties
Languedoc, Lewelling and Harriott. Are these people’s names, places or abstract word combinations? Actually, they’re all varieties of almonds, some dating back to 1843.
Learning center gets aspiring managers into the field
It’s a challenge very familiar to the agriculture industry: a shortage of qualified labor. The Center for Land-based Learning (CLBL) headquartered in Woodland, California, is looking to change that with an apprenticeship program that puts aspiring farm managers into the field.
Etiquette of specimen collection
Well-prepared specimens ensure the lab receives a viable sample.
Determining causal agents that threaten orchard health
From disease to pests to water,maintaining orchard health runs the gamut.
Super high density almond orchards in California
Super high density orchards are quickly becoming another option for tree nut growers.
Partnership targets nation’s food deserts
Some of tree agriculture’s biggest players are looking to change the face of hunger and food accessibility in the U.S.