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Clarice Turner, president and CEO for The Almond Board of California (ABC), and the board directors engaged with the industry during an eight-stop tour.
The informal settings encouraged deep conver...
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Blue Diamond Growers released its Nov. 6, 2023 crop report, in which Mel Machado, vice president, member relations at Blue Diamond noted "problematic conditions continued" for growers during the 2023 ...
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On Oct. 31, 2023 a bipartisan delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives called for immediate action against Turkey’s recent decision to increase tariffs on American-grown almon...
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Registration is open for the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, which covers a variety of fruits, vegetables and pecans.
The event, scheduled for Jan. 11-14 in Savannah, Georgia, is...
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Tree nut crops in California are now faced with a new threat. The pest is called carpophilus beetle (Nitidulidae: Carpophilus truncatus). Houston Wilson, Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist (Dept. Entomology, UC Riverside) provided National Nut Grower with some important details about this pest.
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The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing changing U.S. in-shell and shelled pecan standards. The changes are designed to reflect current industry descriptions and practices, accord...
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The American Pistachio Growers (APG) 2024 Pistachio Industry Annual Conference will be held Feb. 26-28, 2024 at the Monetrey Conference Center in California.
APG offers several types ...
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As a result of climate change, the Golden State’s farms are expected to face a surge in agricultural pests, which are a threat to California’s specialty crops industry.
Populations of three maj...
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