FruitsPistachio prices nearly double in India as war and a small US crop cut supply
Indian gift-box makers are swapping pistachios for seeds and berries, with almonds up about 20 percent and the wider nut basket up 25-40 percent on the year.
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EnvironmentCalifornia almond huller turns shells into biochar at new Delano plant
Treehouse California Almonds and Sitos Group have produced the first load of biochar from almond shells at a 25,000-square-foot slow-pyrolysis plant in Delano, to be mixed with compost and returned to farmland.
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Bees still raise yields in self-fertile almonds, but one hive per acre may be enough
A two-year study in California's self-fertile Independence almonds found bee-pollinated trees set more nuts and yielded more, but two hives per acre gave no more flower visits than one.
FruitsDry September speeds California's almond harvest, but yields trail last year's
Warm, dry weather let growers move quickly through Central Valley orchards, Blue Diamond Growers reports, but per-acre yields are below last year, kernels are small and spider-mite defoliation threatens the 2027 crop.
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Foods That Will Make Up a Calcium Deficiency
Sesame, almonds, leafy greens, okra, dates, eggs and soybean are among the foods that can help make up a calcium shortfall.