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By the Industry, For the Industry<br />
Publisher: Jason Scott<br />
Email: jason@jcsmarketinginc.com<br />
Editor: Kathy Coatney<br />
Email: kathy@jcsmarketinginc.com<br />
Production: design@jcsmarketinginc.com<br />
Tel: 559.352.4456<br />
Fax: 559.472.3113<br />
Web: www.wcngg.com<br />
Contributing Writers & Industry Support<br />
Almond Board of California<br />
Contributing Writer<br />
Terry Brase<br />
West Hills College Precision<br />
Ag Instructor<br />
Charlie Hoherd<br />
Roscoe Moss Company<br />
Julie R. Johnson<br />
Contributing Writer<br />
Chris McGlothlin<br />
Director of Technical Services,<br />
WAPA<br />
Cecilia Parsons<br />
Contributing Writer<br />
Jodi Raley<br />
Director of Regulatory<br />
Affairs, WAPA<br />
Emily Rooney<br />
President, Agricultural<br />
Council of California<br />
Bob Turnbull<br />
Roscoe Moss Company<br />
Walnut Board of California<br />
Contributing Writer<br />
Amy Wolfe | MPPA, CFRE<br />
President and CEO, AgSafe<br />
UC Cooperative Extension Advisory Board<br />
David Doll<br />
UCCE Farm Advisor, Merced County<br />
Elizabeth Fichtner<br />
UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare County<br />
Dani Lightle<br />
UCCE Orchards Advisor, Glenn/Butte/Tehama Counties<br />
Franz Niederholzer<br />
UCCE Farm Advisor, Colusa/Sutter/Yuba Counties<br />
The articles, research, industry updates, company profiles, and<br />
advertisements in this publication are the professional opinions<br />
of writers and advertisers. West Coast Nut does not assume any<br />
responsibility for the opinions given in the publication.<br />
FEATURED ARTICLE<br />
Research has shown walnuts can be grown on<br />
Class III soils when the right soil evaluation and<br />
preparation has been made. That is why walnut<br />
orchards are now “cropping” up in regions not adjacent<br />
to the Sacramento and other rivers, in soils<br />
once considered uninhabitable for walnuts.<br />
See the full story on page 8<br />
IN THIS ISSUE<br />
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Getting Your Walnut Orchard off to a Good Start<br />
Technology: Using Electrical Conductivity Sensors to Measure<br />
Salinity<br />
Nutrient Applications at Almond Bloom<br />
Anthracnose; Is it a Threat to California Pistachios?<br />
Don’t Trim your Safety Program this Season–Train on Pruning<br />
Hazards<br />
Almond Leadership Program: Meeting the Challenges of a<br />
Changing Industry<br />
ET of Mature Pistachio Orchards Grown on Increasingly Saline<br />
Soils<br />
Legislation In Focus: A Look at Climate Change and Cap and<br />
Trade<br />
Pistachio Rootstock Production and Selection<br />
Aboveground Water Storage in California<br />
Water Quality Updates<br />
Proper Water Well Development<br />
Produce Safety Rule (PSR) for Walnut Growers<br />
View our ePublication on the web at www.wcngg.com<br />
Photo Courtesy: Julie R. Johnson<br />
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR<br />
Correction West Coast Nut issue November 2017:<br />
From Math Teacher to Almond Grower: How a New Almond Growers Uses Data to Irrigate Efficiently should have had<br />
irrigation photos instead of vineyard photos.<br />
December 2017<br />
www.wcngg.com<br />
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