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Devin Clarke, Yara's Tree Nut Crop Manager, talks with the Almond Board of California's Spencer Cooper about Deficit Irrigation on Almonds 

 

  • How has this year's weather been a challenge for almond growers? 
  • What is strategic deficit irrigation; how and why should it be used? 
  • How can I know when to start irrigating? 
  • When can we reduce irrigation without affecting the crop? 
  • How to use ETo and ETc to schedule irrigation? 
  • How to determine tree stress using a pressure chamber? 
  • Where can a grower find baseline pressure readings? 
  • How can growers with limited irrigation flexibility manager water better? 
  • What impact does post-harvest irrigation have on next year's crop? 
  • The Almond Board's 2025 goals 

 

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