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Tree and Vine Newsletter

Issues Articles Type Date Added
August 2024
  • Upcoming Event - Continuing Education for Pest Management Pros
  • On-Farm Technical Support
  • Nematode Resistant Vineyard Rootstock Trials
PDF 7/23/24
January 2024

Upcoming Principles of Fruit & Nut Course

Winter Sanitation

Irrigation Considerations

Prune Brownline Disease Alert

PDF 1/12/24
Spring 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

 

 

PDF 1/21/20
Spring 2018

Stink Bugs and Lygus Bugs

PDF 3/9/18
May 2017

In this issue:

Walnut Pruning Trial Field Day

PDF 5/5/17
February 2017

In this issue:

47th Quad-County Walnut Institute

 

PDF 2/14/17
January 2017

In this issue:

Meeting notice: 2017 North San Joaquin Valley Almond Day

PDF 1/24/17
September 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

PDF 9/20/11
June 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?
PDF 6/2/11
Regional Prune Newsletter- Special Electronic Only Edition

- Encouraging Prune Size and Quality

- Frost Protection

- Maximizing grower profit in tough times

- Sutter/Yuba Prune Day

PDF 2/17/11
Tree and Vine Supplemental - 41st Annual Quad-County Walnut Institute
  • 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)

PDF 2/4/11
January 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
PDF 1/12/11
October 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
PDF 10/25/10
August 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
PDF 8/26/10
May 2010 - 2010 Spotted Wing Drosophila Recommendations for Sweet Cherry - Identifying Orchard Ants - Managing Problematic Ants in the Orchard 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 Course 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 Renewal 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 Course 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) 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 Almonds 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 Prunes 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 Trees 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 BUDGET 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 NOTES 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 Disease 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 Almond 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 Application 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 – 2008 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 Pistachio 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 Guidelines PDF  
October 2007 -Orchard replant considerations -Fall Zinc and/or Urea Sprays PDF  
August 2007 -Drought tips -Tools for efficient irrigation 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 - PDF  
January 2007 -Frost Protection References -Peach Leaf Curl -Chilling Hours -Phytophtheora and Phosphonates -Pistachio Task List - PDF  
November 2006 -Fall and winter sisease control -Peach Leaf Curl -Microirrigation PDF  
June 2006 -Leaffooted Bugs in Almonds -Prune Fruit Cracking -Lower Branch Death -Water Logging & Phytophthora -Peach Crop/Predicting Harvest Timing PDF  
January 2006 -Chill Hours -Dormant Sprays -2005 Tree and Vine Herbicide Registration Tables -2005 Susceptibility of weeds to herbicides PDF  
December 2005 -Spreading Prune Bloom -Pruning Mature Dried Plums -Fall Nutrition in Almonds and Stone Fruit -Fall Urea sprays PDF  
September 2005 -2005 Pistachio Task List -Lower limb death in almonds -Verticillium Wilt -Hull Rot PDF  
July 2005 -Nutrition note -Well water quality -Gili Mealy bug -Walnut tasks -Walnut Husk fly PDF  
May 2005 -Red Imported FireAnt- Madera County -Winegrape cost study -Codling moth - apples and walnuts -Peach twig borer- apricots PDF  
April 2005 -Temperature, thinning and fruit size in peaches -Walnut blight update -Phomopsis PDF  
January 2005 -NSJV Almond Day -Walnut Issues -Navel Orangeworm -Winter Walnut Tips -Dormant Spray - Peaches -New responsibilities for Maxwell Norton PDF  
December 2004 -Cling Peach Seminar -Light management in orchards -Plant nutrition; shoot sampling -List of almond publications 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 Fly PDF  
March 2004 Fog spot and powdery mildew in apricots; Chill hours and bloom; Prune orchard checklist; Perches for hawks; Bud break in grapes PDF  
January 2004 Ground squirrel control; New dried plum selection;Bat houses; New rootstock PDF  
November 2003 Shredding almond prunings; Pistachio pest management; Fruit tree height; DOV raisins on traditional trellis PDF  
October 2003 Predicting lacy scab; Eutypa dieback; Pruning almonds post-harvest PDF  
July 2003 Brown spots on peaches; Downey mildew in grapes; Eradicate wild figs PDF  
April 2003 Fog spot in apricot; Gophers in orchards; Hail damage; Vine mealybug in Stanislaus County PDF  
January 2003 Spring control of almond diseases; Fig industry in Merced County PDF  
December 2002 Salinity problems increasing in Merced County; Survival of nursery trees PDF  
September 2002 Post-harvest drop in cling peaches; Controlling prune aphids with zinc; Vine mealybug in Sacramento County PDF  
July 2002 Trees dying in early summer; Almond leaf scorch in Madera County; Pistachio pests; Walnut notes PDF  
May/June 2002 Potassium deficiency; Bunch rot management; Bud failure in Carmel; Effect of surround on Carmel bloom; Hull rot in almonds PDF  
February 2002 Spring almond disease control; Peach powdery mildew; Boron in almond bloom sprays PDF  
January 2002 Reducing costs in almonds; Mechanical pruning of winegrapes PDF  
December 2001 Navel orangeworm in pistachio and almond; Bud failure in Carmel and Nonpareil; Winter kill in walnuts; Guide for share leases 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 orchards PDF  
August 2001 Fall fertilization of peaches Pierce's disease in Tulare County Prune almonds soon after harvest PDF  
July 2001 Katydid in stone fruit; Almond nut drop PDF  
April 2001 Almond bud failure; Almond leaf scorch; Almond rust disease; Frost in grapes; Avoiding problems with sulfur dust PDF