Episode 1222 | November 20, 2025 | Researchers Find Compost Boosts Super-High-Density Olive Orchards

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Episode 1222 | November 20, 2025 | Researchers Find Compost Boosts Super-High-Density Olive Orchards

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On today’s episode, UC Davis’s Andrew Curtright discusses a two-year field study in California’s Central Valley showing that super high-density olive orchards can maintain yield and oil quality with roughly half the traditional nitrogen fertilizer, while compost improves nitrogen uptake, retention and more.

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