A Grower's Perspective on
Dendrometers
Sal Parra, Jr. feels like he
has a finger on the pulse of
his almond trees, thanks to
the strategic placement of
dendrometers throughout
his orchard blocks. Parra's
adoption of dendrometer
technology began with a trial
on 40 acres and now spans
over 2,800 acres of almonds.
Windrow sampling is
part of an integrated pest
management (IPM) model
of continual improvement
and two often overlooked
components, evaluation and
adaptation, can be added to
post harvest activities.
A small, specialized group of
professionals that neutralize
issues before they become
a big problem – often before
anyone knows the wiser.
The definition sounds
more like it's describing a
military unit than the Global,
Technical and Regulatory
Affairs (GTRA) team at the
Almond Board of California.
Evaluating Management
Programs Via Harvest
Sampling
How the GTRA Team and
TRAC Committee Keep
Almonds in the Race
HOW WE GROW
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 | ISSUE 17
Cleaning Robots:
Out of Your Home and
Into Your Orchard
A new robot is being developed to
autonomously move through an
orchard, identify mummy nuts and
remove them from the tree. Early
trials have caught the attention of
several in the almond industry.
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