Nut Growers Out West Feeling the Weight of Water

In these Madera, CA, orchards, one family’s decades-long journey shows how caring for the soil can transform farming, food, and the future.

UC Davis researchers offer groundbreaking insights into pistachio hull split breakage and more.

Three new board members and two re-elected members will lead American Pistachio Growers forward in 2026. Learn who they are.

New partnership aims to develop a Regional Integrated Pest Management network for Navel Orangeworm — the most damaging pest in California tree nuts.

To minimize the risk, split applications or more frequent lower-dose applications are recommended. Soil amendments may help, too.

The year-round battle against navel orangeworm shifts from sanitation and biocontrols to spraying.

Joe Coelho, the first chief of the American Pistachio Growers’ new sustainability effort, knows grower profits must come first.

President and CEO Zachary Fraser has background in sports marketing, not agriculture.

Researchers say crop sanitation will be key to controlling the invasive carpophilus beetle.

Planting of the popular nut crop continues as consumption of pistachios grows, though tariffs cloud the horizon.

Timing is critical for good tree establishment.

Despite the many problems of farming in the Golden State, most nut growers are increasing production.

The traditional “one-and-done” spray approach may be a thing of the past for some producers.

Study shows California’s pistachio industry resulted in more than 47,200 jobs and injected $5.2 billion into the state’s economy in 2020.

Want to prevent irrigation irregularities? Start by composing a detailed water report. 

Industry faces an uncertain long-term future in light of warmer winter days.

Fewer plan on increasing production than in years past — and it’s no wonder.

Almond, pistachio, and walnut face different circumstances when it comes to pricing – and not just because of COVID-19 or tariffs.

Growers have found success on suboptimal soils, but how much saline is too much saline for the nut trees?