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Aptos biotech firm says it’s cracked almond industry’s fertilization problem
An Aptos biotech company says it has created the world’s first self-fertile nonpareil almond variety — a breakthrough that ...
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Costs cripple California's leading crop, some almond growers say game over
OAKDALE — California almond farms are struggling to pay the bills with low prices for their nuts. Trinitas Farm, an almond farm in Oakdale, filed for bankruptcy in February due to falling almond ...
P’nut the squirrel’s heartbroken owner breaks down over almond in his pocket: ‘Just a little reminder’
A forgotten almond brought P’nut the squirrel’s grieving owner to tears. Mark Longo, whose furry internet sensation was ...
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Water Investment Produces a Healthy Crop Using Precision Agriculture and Zero Waste
They say it takes a gallon of water to grow an almond. The strange thing about this claim is that it’s true—and also that it couldn’t be more wrong. Why trust me? As a fourth-generation ...
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Snack bar maker Kind launches breakthrough project with AI to rethink farming practices: 'We've already seen improvements'
In addition to the two existing program sites in California — or "learning ranches," as Birkholz put it — the KAAI has also ...
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Bull’s-Eye Farm Technology: Robot Patrols Almond Orchards, Blasts Mummies
A robot moves through a California almond orchard and casts a digital eye into a limb canopy in search of navel orangeworm prey—larvae hidden within mummy hulls clinging to bare branches.