Pistachios

Pistachio dormant period is a good time to leach salt

The dormant season is a good time to leach salt, but large volumes of water and stubborn soils mean growers need to be mindful of nitrogen. more »

Get the early-blooming pistachio cultivars pruned earlier

Early-flowering pistachio cultivars need pruning around Feb. 1 to train the trees and maintain size. more »

Pistachio could contribute to weight loss, study says

Some good news for pistachio growers in New Mexico. According to a study published in the July 2020 issue of Nutrients, adding U.S. pistachios to your diet can contribute to weight loss and may contr... more »

Nut trade association selects lifestyle ambassador in India

American Pistachios Growers (APG), a non-profit trade association representing more than 800 grower members in the U.S., organized a virtual knowledge session to discuss immunity building properties i... more »

Residual herbicide for permanent crops has unique mode-of-action

BrakeOn! pre-emergence residual herbicide for the control of annual grass and broadleaf weeds in permanent crops is being launched by SePRO Corp., long known for its aquatic and horticultural products... more »

Navel orangeworm pressure expected to rise later this century

Outsized wildfires, rising sea levels and disappearing glaciers are dramatic signs of climate change, but not the only ones. New University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources research pr... more »

Great American Media Services to launch National Nut Grower print, digital brand

Great American Media Services, the award-winning publisher of leading B2B agriculture magazines Fruit Growers News, Vegetable Growers News, Spudman, Produce Processing and Organic Grower, is expanding... more »

$50B in cash receipts for California farmers and ranchers in 2019

In 2019, California’s farms and ranches received more than $50 billion in cash receipts for their output. This represents a slight increase over reported cash receipts for 2018. According to a ... more »