August 2024
Jul 23, 2024
- Upcoming Event - Continuing Education for Pest Management Pros
- On-Farm Technical Support
- Nematode Resistant Vineyard Rootstock Trials
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January 2024
Jan 12, 2024
Upcoming Principles of Fruit & Nut Course
Winter Sanitation
Irrigation Considerations
Prune Brownline Disease Alert
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Spring 2020
Jan 21, 2020
In this issue:
-Research Update: Post-Plant Nematicides in Almonds
-The Healthy Soils Program and Your Orchard
Thinking about improving your soils next year? The Healthy Soils Program give grants up to $100,000 to California farmers and ranchers to incorporate conservation agriculture techniques that improve your soil health and sequester carbon.
-Healthy Soils Workshop Dates
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January 2017
Jan 24, 2017
In this issue:
Meeting notice: 2017 North San Joaquin Valley Almond Day
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September 2011
Sep 20, 2011
- Dealing with rain during almond harvest
- The Importance of Post Harvest Irrigation in Almond
- Hull Sampling at Harvest to Determine Boron Deficiency
- Interpreting a Water Analysis for Orchards or Vineyards
- Vineyard Pest Identification and Monitoring Cards
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June 2011
Jun 2, 2011
- Central San Joaquin Valley Summer Nut Grower’s Meeting
- NEW PEST THREAT IN ORCHARDS – BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG
- Early Season Fruit Drop in Figs
- Using Urea Efficiently
- Almond Potassium Fertilization: Where did My Potassium Go?
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Regional Prune Newsletter- Special Electronic Only Edition
Feb 17, 2011
- Encouraging Prune Size and Quality
- Frost Protection
- Maximizing grower profit in tough times
- Sutter/Yuba Prune Day
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Tree and Vine Supplemental - 41st Annual Quad-County Walnut Institute
Feb 4, 2011
- University of California Cooperative Extension
- 41st Annual Quad-County Walnut Institute
- Thursday, February 17, 2011
- 8:00 a.m. - 1 2:00 p.m.
- Harvest Hall, Stanislaus County Ag Center
Click on the link below for a flier with further info (.pdf format)
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January 2011
Jan 12, 2011
- Mechanical Blossom Thinning in Peaches
- Peach Board Updates Web Site
- Controlling Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds in Orchards with Rely
- Potassium Nutrition in Vineyards
- Proper Almond Tree Planting
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October 2010
Oct 25, 2010
- Management of almond rust and scab
- Post Harvest Pruning of Mature Orchards
- Prune out Cytospora cankers to reduce disease
- Fall Spray for Prune Aphid Management
- Using high oil rate before bloom: Why do it?
- Interpreting a Soil Analysis for Orchards and Vineyards
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August 2010
Aug 26, 2010
- Preparing for Harvest
- Hull Sampling at Harvest to Determine Boron Deficiency
- Replanting Almonds? Interested in free fumigant?
- Managing European Grapevine Moth in San Joaquin Valley Vineyards
- Good Agricultural Practices Reduce Microbial Contamination
- Farmers should make a skin check a priority
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May 2010
- 2010 Spotted Wing Drosophila Recommendations for Sweet Cherry - Identifying Orchard Ants - Managing Problematic Ants in the OrchardDownload (PDF)
January 2010
- 2010 North San Joaquin Valley Almond Day - Spring Time Bloom and Pest Management Update - Use of Preemergent Herbicides in Orchards - 40th Annual Tri-County Walnut Institute - PRUNE ORCHARD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO CONSIDER IN THE FALL AND DORMANT SEASONS - PREBLOOM APHID MANAGEMENT - Drought Web Site - New Cost Studies – Stonefruit and Oranges - Varietal Wine Grape Production Short CourseDownload (PDF)
November 2009
-Now is Not the Time to Prune Grapes, Apricots and Cherries -Evaluation of Movento™ (spirotetramat) for efficacy against nematodes infesting perennial crops -Potassium Applications for Almond Orchards -Almond Tree Blow Over Problems -Why the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Isn’t Everywhere in California -Tree and Vine Notes Newsletter RenewalDownload (PDF)
September 2009
-Inspecting the Orchard During the Post-Harvest Period for Damage -Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) -On-line Courses in Viticulture and Enology -Budget Cuts at Cooperative Extension -Web Site for Free Publications Launched -An assessment of multiple approaches for controlling gophers in vineyards. -Tree and Vine Notes Newsletter Renewal -Almond Pest Management CourseDownload (PDF)
July 2009
-Disease Digest: Lower Limb Dieback of Almond -July Leaf Sampling: Sampling Today for 2010’s Fertilizer Budget -Managing Grapevine Canker Diseases -Drosophila suzukii or Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD)Download (PDF)
May 2009
- Cytospora Management - Precise and Accurate Herbicide Applications - Not-infectious Bud Failure Effects and Management - Pacific Spider Mite Control at Hull Split in AlmondsDownload (PDF)
March 2009
-Principles of irrigation efficiency for perennial crops -Irrigation Management of Almond Trees with a Limited Water Supply -Developing a Deficit Irrigation Strategy -Severe Drought Management Recommendations for Almond -Regional Peach IPM Project -Frost Preparation & Winter Injury -Oil Burn in PrunesDownload (PDF)
January 2009
-USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program -Notes on Degree Day Calculations -Dormant Spray Option for Peaches -Disease Digest: Phytopthora Root and Crown Rot -Plant New Trees High -Irrigating TreesDownload (PDF)
November 2008
-PRUNING TIMES -ORGANIC WEED AND NITROGEN MANAGEMENT FOR TREE FRUITS -FARMING PRUNES ON THE SKINNY IN 2009 -FALL ORCHARD ACTIVITIES IN ALMONDS -ESTIMATING NITROGEN USAGE FOR 2009 ALMOND CROP YEAR -TAKING INTO ACCOUNT GROUND-WATER NITRATE CONTAMINATION IN NEXT YEAR’S NITROGEN BUDGETDownload (PDF)
October 2008
-CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORCHARD REPLANT MANAGEMENT -BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF ALMOND AND STONE FRUIT REPLANT DISEASE -Fumigant movement and fate as affected by various conditions in several soils -ORCHARD WEED NOTESDownload (PDF)
September 2008
-Disease Digest: Ceratocystis Canker of Almond. -Post-harvest irrigation is important in the next year’s almond crop -Pruning and Eutypa Dieback DiseaseDownload (PDF)
June 2008
-Field Demonstrations:Using the Pressure Chamber to Manage Irrigation & Diagnose Problems -2008 Almond Irrigation & Hull Rot Field Meeting -Report Crop Damage Promptly -Using Sunflowers in the control of Oriental Fruit Moth in Peaches -Disease Digest: Verticillium Wilt of Pistachio and AlmondDownload (PDF)
May 2008
-Hard Times Ahead? -Frost Damage -Powdery Mildew -Disease Notes: Non-Infectious Bud Failure -Cling Peach Harvest Prediction -Fertilization of Young Almond Trees -The Importance of Good Agricultural Practices and Manure ApplicationDownload (PDF)
March 2008
-We welcome our new nut crops Farm Advisor David Doll -March 2008 Task List for Pistachios -RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO LONG TERM DISEASE CONTROL -WHAT TO DO IF IT’S HOT AT BLOOM – 2008Download (PDF)
January 2008
-2008 ANNUAL STATEWIDE PISTACHIO DAY -2008 North San Joaquin Valley Almond Day -2008 Regional Almond Meeting -Zinc Applied to Vineyards by Drip Fertigation is Effective and Feasible -Use of Dormant Oil in PistachioDownload (PDF)
December 2007
-Reduced hazard dormant spray options -Phytophthora and Phosphonates -Prune Aphids: Life Cycles and Over Wintering Biology -Monitoring Soil Moisture for Irrigation Water Management -Almond;Dormant Spur Sampling and Treatment GuidelinesDownload (PDF)
October 2007
-Orchard replant considerations -Fall Zinc and/or Urea SpraysDownload (PDF)
August 2007
-Drought tips -Tools for efficient irrigationDownload (PDF)
May 2007
-Early to mid season irrigation; dried plums -Microirrigation system maintenance -Diagnosing spots in apricots -Light brown apple moth -New UC fig varieties -NRCS EQIP Grants -Union Mild Etch in almonds -Download (PDF)
January 2007
-Frost Protection References -Peach Leaf Curl -Chilling Hours -Phytophtheora and Phosphonates -Pistachio Task List -Download (PDF)
November 2006
-Fall and winter sisease control -Peach Leaf Curl -MicroirrigationDownload (PDF)
June 2006
-Leaffooted Bugs in Almonds -Prune Fruit Cracking -Lower Branch Death -Water Logging & Phytophthora -Peach Crop/Predicting Harvest TimingDownload (PDF)
January 2006
-Chill Hours -Dormant Sprays -2005 Tree and Vine Herbicide Registration Tables -2005 Susceptibility of weeds to herbicidesDownload (PDF)
December 2005
-Spreading Prune Bloom -Pruning Mature Dried Plums -Fall Nutrition in Almonds and Stone Fruit -Fall Urea spraysDownload (PDF)
September 2005
-2005 Pistachio Task List -Lower limb death in almonds -Verticillium Wilt -Hull RotDownload (PDF)
July 2005
-Nutrition note -Well water quality -Gili Mealy bug -Walnut tasks -Walnut Husk flyDownload (PDF)
May 2005
-Red Imported FireAnt- Madera County -Winegrape cost study -Codling moth - apples and walnuts -Peach twig borer- apricotsDownload (PDF)
April 2005
-Temperature, thinning and fruit size in peaches -Walnut blight update -PhomopsisDownload (PDF)
January 2005
-NSJV Almond Day -Walnut Issues -Navel Orangeworm -Winter Walnut Tips -Dormant Spray - Peaches -New responsibilities for Maxwell NortonDownload (PDF)
December 2004
-Cling Peach Seminar -Light management in orchards -Plant nutrition; shoot sampling -List of almond publicationsDownload (PDF)
November 2004
-2nd generation.....Almond Replant Disease -Foliar sprays can reduce Perennial Phytophtora Canker -Farm water quality planning series -Calculating the value of damaged tree or vine -Olive Fruit FlyDownload (PDF)
March 2004
Fog spot and powdery mildew in apricots; Chill hours and bloom; Prune orchard checklist; Perches for hawks; Bud break in grapesDownload (PDF)
January 2004
Ground squirrel control; New dried plum selection;Bat houses; New rootstockDownload (PDF)
November 2003
Shredding almond prunings; Pistachio pest management; Fruit tree height; DOV raisins on traditional trellisDownload (PDF)
October 2003
Predicting lacy scab; Eutypa dieback; Pruning almonds post-harvestDownload (PDF)
April 2003
Fog spot in apricot; Gophers in orchards; Hail damage; Vine mealybug in Stanislaus CountyDownload (PDF)
January 2003
Spring control of almond diseases; Fig industry in Merced CountyDownload (PDF)
December 2002
Salinity problems increasing in Merced County; Survival of nursery treesDownload (PDF)
September 2002
Post-harvest drop in cling peaches; Controlling prune aphids with zinc; Vine mealybug in Sacramento CountyDownload (PDF)
July 2002
Trees dying in early summer; Almond leaf scorch in Madera County; Pistachio pests; Walnut notesDownload (PDF)
May/June 2002
Potassium deficiency; Bunch rot management; Bud failure in Carmel; Effect of surround on Carmel bloom; Hull rot in almondsDownload (PDF)
February 2002
Spring almond disease control; Peach powdery mildew; Boron in almond bloom spraysDownload (PDF)
January 2002
Reducing costs in almonds; Mechanical pruning of winegrapesDownload (PDF)
December 2001
Navel orangeworm in pistachio and almond; Bud failure in Carmel and Nonpareil; Winter kill in walnuts; Guide for share leasesDownload (PDF)
October 2001
Salt burn in orchards; Post-harvest nitrogen in grapes; Winter almond orchard tasks; Lace bug in almonds; Obliquebanded leafroller in almonds; Fuller rose beetle in orchardsDownload (PDF)
August 2001
Fall fertilization of peaches Pierce's disease in Tulare County Prune almonds soon after harvestDownload (PDF)
April 2001
Almond bud failure; Almond leaf scorch; Almond rust disease; Frost in grapes; Avoiding problems with sulfur dustDownload (PDF)