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Global almond production up, walnut production down

Almonds Nuts Nov. 15, 2018



Overall global and U.S. almond production forecasts increase with global walnut production forecasts expected to decline.

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Recycling old trees could reduce almond growers' carbon footprint and increase productivity

Almonds Nov. 14, 2018



Almond growers across the world could reduce their carbon footprint and increase their trees' productivity by recycling their old orchards back into the ground, a research trial in the United States has shown.

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Almond orchards give bees weakened by drought a vital boost during pollination season

Almonds Oct. 28, 2018



While the word drought conjures images of cattle skulls and withered crops, few consider the effect a drought can have upon the insect kingdom. But the devastation brought by the big dry has been revealed during the annual bee muster in north-west Victoria, which concluded in August.

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Rising water prices to hit almond, avocado, citrus and grape farm values, warn valuers

Almonds Avocado Citrus Sept. 17, 2018



Rising water prices to hit almond, avocado, citrus and grape farm values, warn valuers

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Iprodione use banned in European Union

Almonds May 17, 2018



The Almond Board of Australia was recently advised that Iprodione use in the European Union had been banned and we are currently in negotiations to ensure the 2018 almond crop, grown when the use of Iprodione was authorised, can be sold with a maximum residue limit (MRL) still being in place.

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