{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Ag Executive","title":"The Ag Executive Ep. 34 | Before You Plant: Tom Burchell on Making the Right Almond Orchard Decisions","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/110f1481\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1032,"description":"In Episode 34 of The Ag Executive, host Jay Visser sits down with Tom Burchell, president and CEO of Burchell Nursery, to discuss the decisions growers should make before investing in a new almond orchard.\nBurchell breaks down what growers need to consider when evaluating varieties and rootstocks, from long-term water availability and soil conditions to handler requirements, orchard preparation and budget. He also discusses the growing interest in self-fertile almond varieties, how growers should interpret yield data and why promising new varieties need years of evaluation under commercial conditions.\nThe conversation also explores Nonpareil Plus, a self-fertile Nonpareil currently under evaluation, and the potential management advantages of single-variety orchards. For growers considering a 2027 replant, Burchell closes with five key questions to answer before ordering trees: water, market, soil, timing and budget.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/y2Fv_Vjniv1iVoYjMtkvb3QVAzhdbPixsV2GHoKTur0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYWFk/OWUwZGU1ZGMwMGUx/ZGMxYWIwMGE2MTJi/N2RjZi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}