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Healthy agriculture, healthy planet, healthy people 🍓🌰🥔

Regenerative ag and agtech publications and events in tree nuts, strawberry, and potato industries.

Central Valley California based.

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🌱 From Plant Disease: Ganoderma adspersum identified as a major, aggressive cause of root and butt rot in California #almond orchards. First report in North America. (Felipe E S Cortez, David Rizzo)

▶️ apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
#PlantPathology #PlantScience
Fig. 3. Signs and symptoms of G. adspersum quick decline in almond orchards. A, infected trees showing thinning canopies. B, infected trees snapped off at soil line while in full fruit. C, wood decay and discoloration of infected tree cut cross-wide. D, G. adspersum basidiomata growing at crown of tree. E, clefting above G. adspersum basidiomata. F, shallow rooting and flat strip associated with G. adpsersum infection. E, aerial image of G. adspersum infected orchard showing randomized tree loss.
July 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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ucanr.edu
Another heat wave is coming—stay safe!

UC Cooperative Extension specialists share expert tips to recognize heat exhaustion.
#HeatSafety #UCANR #StayCool #CAwx #HeatWave
More here ➡️ ucanr.edu/site/disasters-happen/fact-sheets
July 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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ucdavisplants.bsky.social
🔥From mSystems: Soil viral and microbial communities respond to fire in patchy ways. Burn severity, not just burn status, shapes microbial recovery. (Sara E. Geonczy, Luke S. Hillary, Christian Santos-Medellín, Jess W. Sorensen, Joanne B. Emerson)
▶️ journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#PlantPathology
Patchy burn severity explains heterogeneous soil viral and prokaryotic responses to fire in a mixed conifer forest | mSystems
The impact of fire on the soil microbiome, particularly on understudied soil viral communities, warrants investigation, given known microbial contributions to biogeochemical processes and ecosystem re...
journals.asm.org
July 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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jessehirsch.bsky.social
Honeybees distribute pollen, so what if we got them to spread organic pesticides and beneficial microbes?

New from @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
Using Bees to Spread Pesticides - Offrange
Scientists say “bee vectoring” could help control pests — but how viable is it?
ambrook.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
modern-ag.bsky.social
Tom Burchell introducing the new Nonpareil+ cross compatible almond variety at the Stanislaus County Ag Center
Tom Burchell Shakes hands with an attendee at the nonpareil+ almond variety Q&A in Modesto, California
March 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Don't sleep on the talent they tap for a nut conference. This guy's playing an entire set for a li'l lounge area and deserves all the listens and drink tickets #nathanignacio open.spotify.com/artist/6HMTM...
December 11, 2024 at 1:43 AM
modern-ag.bsky.social
What do autonomous tractors dream of?
December 6, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
It’s interesting that the emojis show the earth from three angles 🌎 🌍 🌏 but not the fourth.

Though 🔵 is a fair approximation of what it would look like.

People underestimate the Pacific.
A picture of the earth showing the pacific ocean. You can see hawaii and New Zealand. Also the edge of antarctica, australia, and north and south america...but barely.
December 6, 2024 at 3:52 PM
modern-ag.bsky.social
Hey BlueSky, happy to be here on a less toxic network. Looking forward to connecting and sharing with likeminded Ag fam 🌱🍓🌰💚
December 5, 2024 at 2:01 AM