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Growing the Valley — 96 episodes
ACC research in olives with Becky Wheeler-Dykes
Distribution uniformity return on investment tool
2026 Prune Fruit Set, GDH30, and Cost of Thinning
Last update from the 3rd generation Regional Almond Variety Trial
The effect of pollen on pistachio fruit and polyphenol deposition
2026: Earlier Almond Irrigation Start Revisited
Encore: Earlier Irrigation Start in Almond
Polyphenol deposition in pistachios - what is it, and how do cultivar and irrigation influence it?
The benefits of applying almond hulls and shells as mulch in orchards
Red Leaf Blotch (2026)
Boron fertilization of olives
Pistachio hull split - how does it happen and why does it change across years?
Encore: Leslie Holland on Botryosphaeria in Almonds
Pistachio pollination biology and artificial pollination
Water use in regenerative and cover cropped orchards
2026 Water outlook episode
Self-Fertile Nonpareil: Sierra Gold (2025)
Self-Fertile Nonpareil: Burchell (2025)
Walnut Mold (2025)
In a Water Scarce Future, How Should we Design Almond Orchards?
Pulling Past Almond Irrigation Lessons Forward at the Nickels Soil Lab
Almond Environmental Bud Failure / Monterey Leafing Failure (2025)
Almond Non-Infectious Bud Failure
What is regenerative agriculture? With Amelie Gaudin
Walnut scale with Elizabeth Fichtner
Prunes: Fruit Growth through Postharvest
Prunes: From Buds through Fruit Thinning
Oak Root Fungus with Roger Duncan (2025)
Warm Season Phytophthora in Almond with Jim Adaskaveg (2025)
How do pistachio shells split? With Shuxiao Zhang and Georgia Drakakaki
Managing Johnsongrass in Orchards with Ryan Hill (2025)
New Walnut Rootstocks (2025)
Leaffooted Plant Bug & Stink Bugs Part 2: Integrated Management (2025)
Leaffooted Plant Bug & Stink Bugs Part I: Phenology and Monitoring (2025)
Gophers, Ground Squirrels, Voles, Roof Rats, and Deer Mice… Oh My! (2025)
An Earlier Start to Irrigation in Almond (2025)
Tree Destroyer: Cytospora in Prune (2025)
The effects of wildfire smoke on nut crops
Walnut Rest-Breaking Agents with Katherine Jarvis-Shean
Nonstructural carbohydrates, dormancy and bloom of tree nuts
Tree nut production and water use outside of the United States
The Future of Irrigation with Tom Devol (2024)
Tree Destroyer: Phellinus in Prunes (2024)
Encore: Avocado orchard recovery after wildfire with Ben Faber
Walnut Freeze: Remaining Vigilant
Carpophilus truncatus update with Jhalendra Rijal
Almond Variety Trials 10 Years In
Nitrogen uptake of Golden Hills and Lost Hills
The Walnut Variety Trial and the Walnut Improvement Program
Are we measuring chill incorrectly? With Giulia Marino
Encore: Potassium fertilization with Phoebe Gordon
Isaya Kisekka on passive plant water status measurement devices
Prune Brownline Disease with Jaime Ott
Sterile Insect Technique update with Houston Wilson
Why woodchip size may matter with whole orchard recycling
Encore: Sarah Light on Soil Health
Florent Trouillas on the 2023 aerial phytophthora outbreak in almonds
Monterey Almond Maladies
Amisha Poret-Peterson on soil microbiome basics
Encore: Lu Zhang on Dust During Pistachio Bloom
Daniele Zaccaria on cover crop research in pistachios
When to Start Irrigating Walnuts
Carpophilus truncatus with Houston Wilson
Encore: Pecan Basics with Dr. Richard Heerema
Florent Trouillas on the use of Orondis in pistachios
New UC Davis Prune Varieties Prove Promising
Encore: Pistachio Dormancy with Craig Kallsen
The War Against Navel Orangeworm in 2023-2024
Nematode Management in Walnut: 2023
Evapotranspiration of pistachios in saline conditions with Daniele Zaccaria
Whole orchard recycling: application, fertilization, and diseases with Brent Holtz
Navel Orangeworm mating disruption neighbors program
Pacific flatheaded borer update with Jhalendra Rijal
Ganoderma adspersum update with Daisy Hernandez
Whole orchard recycling in walnuts with Luke Milliron
Phosphorus fertilization in newly planted almonds with Phoebe Gordon
Testing Treatments for Low Winter Chill in Walnut
Sacramento Valley March Orchard Tasks in 2023
Leaffooted Bug Lure update with Houston Wilson
Compost May Not Improve Orchard Performance with Roger Duncan
Bacterial canker with Mohammad Yaghmour
Walnut Freeze with Luke Milliron
Cover crops on NOW mortality with Kadie Britt
Heat Mitigation with Ben Faber
Mechanical Hedging of Prunes with Rich Rosecrance and Becky Wheeler-Dykes
Encore: Cytospora in Prune with Themis Michailides
Black Fig Fly with Kadie Britt
Almond Harvest Timing with Mel Machado
Irrigation in Prune with Franz Niederholzer
Drought in Almond with Ken Shackel
Breeding Pt. 5: Prune with Sarah Castro
Encore: Field Evaluation of Almond Varieties - Results Through 7th Leaf
Spotted Lanternfly with Surendra Dara
Whole Orchard Recycling Update with Mae Culumber and Brent Holtz
ETa with Mallika Nocco
Walnut Dormancy with Katherine Jarvis-Shean