April 15, 2014

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Soils & Weed Control

Featured stories covering soils and weed control issues appear in this issue.

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Be careful in adopting summer hedging to build fruiting walls

Prevention is best strategy

New biofumigant registered

New herbicide — resistant crops

New tests measure soil health

Four reasons to manage the orchard floor

DriftWatch grows

Managing orchard weeds

Chlorosis in Concords

Steve Black joins Holtzinger

Calculate target yield

Uncertain future for Meyer Orchards

Kate Moser, Young Grower from Walnut Grove, California

In the Box

Growers face land constraints

Herbicide-resistance raises concerns

Quick Bites for April 15, 2014

Chardonnay’s future in Washington

Pay attention to the soil

A worker spreads biochar on a research plot at Iowa State University. The material increases waterholding capacity. (Courtesy Ajay Nair)

Organic matter that lasts

Managing Honeycrisp nutrition