Lee Allen

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Mediterranean fruit fly
Insects
USDA sets $103m to fight exotic fruit fliesUSDA sets $103m to fight exotic fruit flies
byLee Allen
Sep 12, 2024
5 Min Read
A field in Arizona is watered
Farm Policy
Growers wary of fallout from Ariz. land decisionGrowers wary of fallout from Ariz. land decision
byLee Allen
Jul 19, 2024
5 Min Read

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Smoke taint experiment
Grapes
Bill would provide insurance coverage for smoke taint
Bill would provide insurance coverage for smoke taint
Jun 24, 2024
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
OGS reception
Conservation & Sustainability
A grower’s grower: Organic farms are all natural
A grower’s grower: Organic farms are all natural
May 23, 2024
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Tanya Hodges
Crops
Desert agriculture gets new leadership
Desert agriculture gets new leadership
May 2, 2024
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Paul Brierley
Farm Policy
Paul Brierley: Arizona’s ag decision-maker
Paul Brierley: Arizona’s ag decision-maker
Apr 4, 2024
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4 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs
Farm Policy
Arizona’s Hobbs seeks water solutions, offers few
Arizona’s Hobbs seeks water solutions, offers few
Mar 20, 2024
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4 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Stefanie Smallhouse on panel
Farm Policy
Ariz. water regs appear ‘predetermined,’ ag leader says
Ariz. water regs appear ‘predetermined,’ ag leader says
Feb 8, 2024
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4 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Dates grow in Southern California.
Commentary
The tree nut’s distant cousin: Medjool dates
The tree nut’s distant cousin: Medjool dates
Dec 21, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Hazelnut orchard.
Tree nuts
The future of hazelnuts looks promising
The future of hazelnuts looks promising
Dec 21, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Almonds
Tree nuts
A prominent packer gives tree nut perspective
A prominent packer gives tree nut perspective
Dec 21, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Crop adviser in orchard
Tree nuts
A new tree nut pest problem has emerged
A new tree nut pest problem has emerged
Dec 7, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Almond harvest
Tree nuts
Tree nut industry rings in the new
Tree nut industry rings in the new
Dec 7, 2023
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2 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Pistachios
Tree nuts
Pistachio power: The curve upward continues
Pistachio power: The curve upward continues
Dec 7, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Groundwater recharge
Tree nuts
Flood-MAR: A water wave for orchards
Flood-MAR: A water wave for orchards
Nov 16, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Walnut orchard
Tree nuts
Walnuts: Upbeat, or beat up?
Walnuts: Upbeat, or beat up?
Nov 16, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Outgoing Almond Board of California president and chief executive officer Richard Waycott
Tree nuts
Outgoing Almond Board CEO still optimistic
Outgoing Almond Board CEO still optimistic
Nov 16, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Tomatoes
Crops
Produce expo discusses dealing with disruptions
Produce expo discusses dealing with disruptions
Nov 14, 2023
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4 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
A row of almonds shaken from trees.
Tree nuts
Almond shipments exceed expectations despite challenges
Almond shipments exceed expectations despite challenges
Nov 2, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Navel orangeworm
Tree nuts
Massive nut losses from navel orangeworm
Massive nut losses from navel orangeworm
Nov 2, 2023
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4 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Trucking orders
Tree nuts
Theft, trucking backlog bedevil nut growers
Theft, trucking backlog bedevil nut growers
Nov 2, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Lettuce
Vegetables
The color of green: Arizona kicks off season
The color of green: Arizona kicks off season
Nov 1, 2023
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5 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
A grateful message written among grapevines.
Grapes
Eye in the sky spies on vineyard diseases
Eye in the sky spies on vineyard diseases
Sep 28, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Los Milics Vineyards in Southern Arizona
Grapes
Accolades to a dot-on-the-map winery
Accolades to a dot-on-the-map winery
Sep 28, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
A researcher examines wine grapes.
Grapes
California Wine Month a success
California Wine Month a success
Sep 28, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Zinfandel grapes
Grapes
Old vines in Lodi area still producing
Old vines in Lodi area still producing
Sep 14, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Automated pruner.
Grapes
Technology: The future of grape growing
Technology: The future of grape growing
Sep 14, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Wine packaging.
Grapes
Wine industry ponders new marketing strategies
Wine industry ponders new marketing strategies
Sep 14, 2023
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2 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
A lettuce field in Welton, Ariz.
Conservation & Sustainability
Research results: Producing food in a drying climate
Scientists examine threats to agricultural production.
Sep 5, 2023
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4 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Wine grapes.
Grapes
Growers’ group approaches half a century
Growers’ group approaches half a century
Aug 24, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
The glassy-winged sharpshooter.
Grapes
GWSS: A pest to watch out for
GWSS: A pest to watch out for
Aug 24, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Wine grapes grow in Washington state.
Grapes
New Washington wine leader has optimistic outlook
New Washington wine leader has optimistic outlook
Aug 24, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Workers harvesting wine grapes.
Grapes
Slow start to wine grape harvest
Slow start to wine grape harvest
Aug 10, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Wildfire smoke in vineyard.
Grapes
New research on smoke taint unveiled
New research on smoke taint unveiled
Aug 10, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer
Wildfire
Grapes
Harvest readiness covered at UC workshop
Harvest readiness covered at UC workshop
Aug 10, 2023
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen, Contributing Writer

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