Delivering a quality crop to the huller requires attention to detail in many areas including field drying, stockpile layout and materials used for tarping stockpiles.   Recent research by Drs. Bruce Lampinen (Extension Specialist, UC Davis Plant Sciences Department) and Themis Michailides  (Professor, UC Davis Plant Pathology Department) provides important guidelines for post-shake handling, pickup and stockpiling of nuts. The following are a few take-home points from their recent research report.  Some are no-brainers, others are not so obvious: