Tree and Vine Newsletter
| Issues | Articles | Type | Date Added |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Upcoming Principles of Fruit & Nut Course Winter Sanitation Irrigation Considerations Prune Brownline Disease Alert | 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
| 1/21/20 | |
| Spring 2018 | Stink Bugs and Lygus Bugs | 3/9/18 | |
| May 2017 | In this issue: Walnut Pruning Trial Field Day | 5/5/17 | |
| February 2017 | In this issue: 47th Quad-County Walnut Institute
| 2/14/17 | |
| January 2017 | In this issue: Meeting notice: 2017 North San Joaquin Valley Almond Day | 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 | 9/20/11 | |
| June 2011 |
| 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 | 2/17/11 | |
| Tree and Vine Supplemental - 41st Annual Quad-County Walnut Institute |
Click on the link below for a flier with further info (.pdf format) | 2/4/11 | |
| January 2011 |
| 1/12/11 | |
| October 2010 |
| 10/25/10 | |
| August 2010 |
| 8/26/10 | |
| May 2010 | - 2010 Spotted Wing Drosophila Recommendations for Sweet Cherry - Identifying Orchard Ants - Managing Problematic Ants in the Orchard | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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) | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| October 2007 | -Orchard replant considerations -Fall Zinc and/or Urea Sprays | ||
| August 2007 | -Drought tips -Tools for efficient irrigation | ||
| 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 - | ||
| January 2007 | -Frost Protection References -Peach Leaf Curl -Chilling Hours -Phytophtheora and Phosphonates -Pistachio Task List - | ||
| November 2006 | -Fall and winter sisease control -Peach Leaf Curl -Microirrigation | ||
| June 2006 | -Leaffooted Bugs in Almonds -Prune Fruit Cracking -Lower Branch Death -Water Logging & Phytophthora -Peach Crop/Predicting Harvest Timing | ||
| January 2006 | -Chill Hours -Dormant Sprays -2005 Tree and Vine Herbicide Registration Tables -2005 Susceptibility of weeds to herbicides | ||
| December 2005 | -Spreading Prune Bloom -Pruning Mature Dried Plums -Fall Nutrition in Almonds and Stone Fruit -Fall Urea sprays | ||
| September 2005 | -2005 Pistachio Task List -Lower limb death in almonds -Verticillium Wilt -Hull Rot | ||
| July 2005 | -Nutrition note -Well water quality -Gili Mealy bug -Walnut tasks -Walnut Husk fly | ||
| May 2005 | -Red Imported FireAnt- Madera County -Winegrape cost study -Codling moth - apples and walnuts -Peach twig borer- apricots | ||
| April 2005 | -Temperature, thinning and fruit size in peaches -Walnut blight update -Phomopsis | ||
| January 2005 | -NSJV Almond Day -Walnut Issues -Navel Orangeworm -Winter Walnut Tips -Dormant Spray - Peaches -New responsibilities for Maxwell Norton | ||
| December 2004 | -Cling Peach Seminar -Light management in orchards -Plant nutrition; shoot sampling -List of almond publications | ||
| 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 | ||
| March 2004 | Fog spot and powdery mildew in apricots; Chill hours and bloom; Prune orchard checklist; Perches for hawks; Bud break in grapes | ||
| January 2004 | Ground squirrel control; New dried plum selection;Bat houses; New rootstock | ||
| November 2003 | Shredding almond prunings; Pistachio pest management; Fruit tree height; DOV raisins on traditional trellis | ||
| October 2003 | Predicting lacy scab; Eutypa dieback; Pruning almonds post-harvest | ||
| July 2003 | Brown spots on peaches; Downey mildew in grapes; Eradicate wild figs | ||
| April 2003 | Fog spot in apricot; Gophers in orchards; Hail damage; Vine mealybug in Stanislaus County | ||
| January 2003 | Spring control of almond diseases; Fig industry in Merced County | ||
| December 2002 | Salinity problems increasing in Merced County; Survival of nursery trees | ||
| September 2002 | Post-harvest drop in cling peaches; Controlling prune aphids with zinc; Vine mealybug in Sacramento County | ||
| July 2002 | Trees dying in early summer; Almond leaf scorch in Madera County; Pistachio pests; Walnut notes | ||
| May/June 2002 | Potassium deficiency; Bunch rot management; Bud failure in Carmel; Effect of surround on Carmel bloom; Hull rot in almonds | ||
| February 2002 | Spring almond disease control; Peach powdery mildew; Boron in almond bloom sprays | ||
| January 2002 | Reducing costs in almonds; Mechanical pruning of winegrapes | ||
| December 2001 | Navel orangeworm in pistachio and almond; Bud failure in Carmel and Nonpareil; Winter kill in walnuts; Guide for share leases | ||
| 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 | ||
| August 2001 | Fall fertilization of peaches Pierce's disease in Tulare County Prune almonds soon after harvest | ||
| July 2001 | Katydid in stone fruit; Almond nut drop | ||
| April 2001 | Almond bud failure; Almond leaf scorch; Almond rust disease; Frost in grapes; Avoiding problems with sulfur dust |