Sacramento Valley Almond News - Summer, 2024
Jul 3, 2024
In this issue:
• Pre- & Post Harvest Almond Orchard Considerations
• Timing Almond Harvest in 2024
• First Hull Split Spray: Timing and Practice
• Monterey Maladies and the Need for Careful Irrigation Management
• New Orchard Team Member!
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Summer, 2024
Jul 2, 2024
In This Issue:
- Preharvest Orchard Considerations
- Pest Reports Available Online
- IPM on a Budget
- New Staff Research Associate
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UC Pre-hull split field meeting & First Hull Split Spray article
Jun 7, 2024
Click download for both documents
- UC Pre-hull split field meeting agenda
- First Hull-Split Spray: Timing and Practice
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Spring, 2024
Apr 25, 2024
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Nickels Field Day Agenda
- Almond Management Considerations
- Pest Management for Shothole and Scab
- Navel Orangeworm Updates
- Disease management decisions in low-income years
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Winter, 2024
Feb 2, 2024
In This Issue of the Sacramento Valley Walnut News:
- Winter Walnut Management Resources
- 2024 Meetings
- Winter Chill, Dormancy and Walnut Management
- Fungicide Efficacy
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Winter 2024
Jan 25, 2024
In This Issue:
- Save the Dates!
- Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Efficacy of a Hull split spray vs. Sanitation for NOW Control
- Wet winter concerns: Phytophora and waterlogging
- Winter sanitation critical for reducing insect pest damage risk to almonds in 2023-2024
- Preventing Bacterial Blast Damage in 2024
- Almond Fungicide Efficacy
- January 30th Almond meeting announcements included
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Sacramento Valley Prune News
Oct 2, 2023
In This Issue of the Sacramento Valley Prune News - Fall, 2023
- Save the Dates!
- Fall Prune Orchard Management Considerations
- Canker Management after Pruning/Hedging: Spray Now or Pay Later
- Replanting Prunes Back into Prunes
- Gear Up, Throttle Down to Control Pests, Spray Drift, and Costs
- Prune Brownline Alert
- New Orchard Advisor Introduction
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Postharvest 2023
Sep 19, 2023
In This Issue:
- Save the Dates
- Post-Harvest Almonds Orchard Considerations
- Be Careful with Almond Variety Rootstock Selection
- Plant cover crops now to prepare for another wet winter
- Reality Check
- Planning for big crop in tight times
- Bacterial blast/canker: What do we know?
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Fall 2023 - Part 2
Sep 7, 2023
In This Issue:
- Meeting Save the Dates
- Trees-to-tomatoes
- Walnut Variety Trial Introduction
- New Advisor Introduction
Submitted by:
Clarissa Reyes, UCCe Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, Butte, and Placer Counties
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Summer 2023
Jul 11, 2023
In This Issue:
- New Summer Management Considerations
- New Orchard Advisor!
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Preharvest, 2023
Jul 11, 2023
In This Issue:
- Pre- & Post Harvest Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- NOW hullsplit spray considerations
- Don't Neglect Your Boron
- Spring 2023 retrospective: Bacterial Blast
- New Orchard Advisor!
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Spring 2023
May 5, 2023
In This Issue:
- Nickels Soil Lab Field Day - May 18, 2023
- Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Strategies for orchard weed management in hard economic situations
- Navel Orangeworm Biofix in a Wet Spring
- Dial-in spray coverage for cost-effective spraying
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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Bloom, 2023
Feb 9, 2023
In This Issue:
- Prune Meetings
- Bloom 2023 Prune Orchard Considerations
- Mechanical Pruning Trial in 'French' Prune - Through Year Four
- Bloom weather and prune fruit set: what we know so far.
- Fungicide Efficacy
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Pre Bloom, 2023
Jan 10, 2023
Upcoming Meetings:
January 18, 8am to 12pm - South Sacramento Valley Almond Grower Meeting, Arbuckle*
January 18, 1pm to 5pm - South Sacramento Valley Almond Grower Meeting, Woodland*
January 19, 7am to 1pm - North Valley Nut Conference, Chico*. Register at: www.myaglife.com/events
*see agendas in this newsletter
***********************************************
In This Issue:
- Upcoming Meetings
- Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Save The Date - Nickels Field Day - May 18th
- Vegetation for Infiltration
- Disease Management in Tight Budget Year
- Rootstock Selection to Increase Tree Health, Longevity, and Yield
- Almond Grower Meeting Agendas
- North Valley Nut Conference
- Agenda
- Almond Efficacy
Please help support the Nickels Soil Lab in Arbuckle, Colusa Co.
Info/donate at: https://myaglife.com/fundraiser/
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Sacamento Valley Almond News - Fall, 2022
Sep 30, 2022
In This Issue:
- Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Management Practices for Improved Water Capture
- 2022 Almond Season IPM Reflections
- UC IPM Air Blast Sprayer on-line calibration course
- Time for a Hard Look
- Upcoming Orchard meetings
- New IPM Advisor Introduction
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Free Webinar! Practical Canker Mgmt in Almond and Prune - Sept 29th - 9am-10:30am - Register Now!
Sep 23, 2022
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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Fall 2022
Sep 23, 2022
- Upcoming Orchard Meetings
- Orchard Considerations
- Battle Back Against Cankers Before They Kill Your Trees!
- New prune varieties show promise in reducing fruit drying costs
- New IPM Advisor
- Follow us on Twitter!
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Fall, 2022
Sep 8, 2022
In This Issue of Sacramento Valley Walnut News-
- Time for a Hard Look
- Upcoming Orchard Meetings
- Walnut Management Considerations
- Six Steps to Prepare for the Next Sudden Autumn Freeze
- New IPM advisor introduction
- NOW pre- & post-harvest
- Follow us on Twitter!
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Preharvest, 2022
Jun 14, 2022
In This Issue:
- Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- When do you shake almonds?
- Protecting Sacramento Valley Waterways from Pyrethroid Exceedances
- Is it time for a closer look at alternative nutrient sources?
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Spring, 2022
Apr 25, 2022
In This Issue:
- Almond Management Considerations: Spring & Early Summer
- Irrigating Freeze Damaged Almonds in a Drought
- Fertilizing Almonds after a Frost
- Staff Research Associate Introduction
- Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field - May 10th
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Nickels Field Day - May 10th
Apr 18, 2022
Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - 8:30 a.m.
Greenbay Rd., Arbuckle, CA 95912
Please see attached for agenda, location map and make your lunch reservation to support Pierce High School FFA program.
Guest lunch time speaker: Jerry Brown, Executive Director, Sites JPA
**What are your top 3 questions on the Sites Reservoir Project? Please take a moment and complete this survey. Thank you!
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Updated Agenda & Directions for Wednesday/Thursday Prune Research Tour
Apr 12, 2022
Updated Agenda & Directions for Wednesday/Thursday Prune Research Tour
Please find attached an updated agenda for the two-day tour UC Prune Research Tour that will start tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM at the UCCE Sutter-Yuba office. 142 Garden Hwy, Yuba City, CA. Coffee and donuts provided!
Contact: Franz Niederholzer (530) 218-2359 or Luke Milliron (530) 822-6999 with questions.
Thanks to the CA Prune Board and Sunsweet for sponsoring.
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Spring, 2022
Mar 28, 2022
In This Issue:
- Walnut Management Considerations
- Walnut Blight Management Update
- Selecting the Best Walnut Rootstock for Your Situation
- Walnut fungicide and bactericide efficacy tables
- Tree and Vine Crop Herbicide Chart
- Follow us on Twitter!
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Walnut Series - 2022 - Virtual
Feb 4, 2022
Please see agenda for all information. Also, please note that continuing education hours are only for day 1 of the series.
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New Location - South Sac Valley Winter Almond Meeting
Jan 19, 2022
South Sacramento Valley Winter Almond Meeting
Co-sponsored by Colusa County Ag Commissioners Office
New location: Rominger Farms Shop/Huller
7016 Harrington Ave., Arbuckle, CA 95912
January 20, 2022
8:00 am -12:30 pm
See attached for agenda
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Fall 2021
Oct 20, 2021
In This Issue:
- Fall Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- UCCE Central Valley Pistachio News
- New Advisor Introduction
- Climate & Management Considerations for Future Almond Orchards
- Preparing for 2022
- Announcing the new UC Almond Cover Crop Best Management Practices
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Fall 2021
Oct 14, 2021
In This Issue:
- Walnut Freeze damage Survey
- Tree Crop IPM
- Walnut Freeze Webinar
- Orchard Management Considerations
- Five Steps to Prepare for the Next Sudden Autumn Freeze
- Fall Walnut IPM
- New Advisor Introduction
- New UCCE Central Valley Pistachio News
- Follow us on Twitter!
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Pre- & Post-Harvest, 2021
Jul 9, 2021
In This Issue:
- Pre- & Post-Harvest Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Almond Hull Split Spray Considerations in a Tight Fiscal Year
- Ant Management
- Maintaining Quality Pick Up & Stockpiling Best Practices
- Volunteers needed for UC Davis study on glyphosate & herbicide selections.
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Tuesday July 13, 8am-10am - Almond Rootstock Field Day
Jul 1, 2021
Almond Boron Rootstock Field Day
Tuesday, July 13, 8am-10am
Southeast Corner of I-505 and County Road 19 Click for Map
(North of Madison and West of Woodland)
Thinking about developing a new almond orchard in a high boron setting? Picking the wrong rootstock when water or soil is high in boron (<1 ppm) can endanger tree health and orchard yields.
UC ANR, UC Davis and the Almond Board of California have been working for the last decade to evaluate the best options in high boron settings to sustain yields while making use of sub-optimal water and soil.
Come join UCCE Orchard Advisor Kat Jarvis-Shean & UC Davis Professor Patrick Brown to see with your own eyes nine different rootstock options and talk through the ten years of data we've gathered to evaluate their merits.
The event is free, but please register below to help our planning.
There are no CE credits associated with this event.
Register for the Almond Boron Rootstock Field Day
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Nickels Field Day! June 1st!
May 24, 2021
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Marine Ave, Arbuckle, CA - see attached for map
Early bird special - 7:30 am - Almond density trial. See attached for more details.
Registration - 8:30 am - Coffee and donuts - generously provided by Colusa-Glenn Farm Credit
Regular meeting agenda announced-
- Weed management in young almonds
- Whole orchard recycling (WOR): soil quality results
- Whole orchard recycling (WOR): fertilization recommendations
- Managing young almond plantings on vigorous rootstocks
- Plant options
- Irrigation efficiency in a drought year: making the most of what you have
- Mating disruption for navel orangeworm
- Orchard cover crops for weed-suppression and other functions
- BBQ tri-tip lunch, $20, benefits Pierce High School FFA program
- Luncheon speaker: Mel Machado, Blue Diamond Growers, Inc.
- Please see attached for all details regarding the meeting.
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Nickels Field Day Save-the-Date! June 1st
May 17, 2021
Mark your calendars!
Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day - June 1st!
Lunch reservation due soon!
Please see the attached for information. Full agenda coming soon!
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Spring, 2021
Apr 21, 2021
In This Issue:
- Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Almond May Spray Considerations in a Tight Fiscal Year
- Irrigating with lower quality water? What to consider first.
- Lean Price Year Nutrient Management
- New Staff Research Associate
- Almond Herbicide Chart
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UCCE Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Spring, 2021
Mar 24, 2021
In This Issue:
- UCCE Virtual Walnut Series
- Orchard Management Considerations
- New walnut variety 'UC Wolfskill' released
- Pulling the trigger for the start of irrigation in the spring: Too much too soon for walnuts?
- New Staff Research Associate Introduction
- Tree and Vine Crop Herbicide Chart - Updated 2021
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Final Bloom, 2021
Feb 8, 2021
Sacramento Valley Almond News - Final Bloom, 2021 Contents:
- Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Early Season Irrigation: Do We know When to Start?
- Hive Strength and Bee Health/Safety
- Bloom season specific sprayer calibration saves money and time
- What new research into carbohydrates is teaching us about California orchards
- Almond Fungicide Efficacy
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Sacramento Valley Orchard Grower Meetings
Jan 7, 2021
Dear Sacramento Valley Orchard Growers and PCA's:
There will be no in-person UCCE orchard grower meetings this winter due to COVID. However, there will be excellent programs offering CE units via Zoom from a comfortable chair in your own home/office.
- January 12-13 Statewide Pistachio Day
- Registration (required): https://ucanr.edu/sites/pistachioday/
- Fee: $40 before Jan 11, $50 after Jan 11
- CE hours: DPR (just 1/13); CCA and CURES
- Agenda at: https://ucanr.edu/sites/pistachioday/Agenda/
- January 14 San Joaquin Valley Almond Day
- Registration (required): https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=32644
- Fee: $10 before Jan 11, $15 after Jan 11
- 5 CE hrs (“other”) confirmed.
- Agenda is available at the registration website.
- January 20 Sacramento Valley Almond Meeting
- Registration (required): https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=32679
- No fee: CE units (PCA and CCA) requested.
- Agenda is available at the registration website. Topics/speakers include:
- Fungal and bacterial diseases of leaves and nuts/Adaskaveg
- Canker diseases/Trouillas
- Navel orangeworm management/Wilson
- Irrigation monitoring/Shackel
- New variety trial (Chico site) update/Milliron
- February 16-17 Statewide Walnut Day (info pending)
- Februay 24 Statewide Prune
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Fall/Winter, 2020
Oct 2, 2020
- Post-Harvest Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Orchard sanitation is key to a quality crop
- Almond Leaf Scorch
- Irrigation/Water Advisor Retires
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Fall 2020
Sep 11, 2020
- Fall Walnut Orchard Management Considerations
- Tree and Orchard Replanting Considerations in a Lean Price Year
- Walnut Cultivar Table
- Selecting the Right Clonal Walnut Rootstock for Managing Soil and Pest Problems
- Allan Fulton, Irrigation/Water Advisor Retires
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Colusa UCCE Virtual Webinars - Event tomorrow!
Sep 8, 2020
First up on the continuing education virtual webinars -
Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor speaking about "Almond IPM from a Sacramento Valley Perspective" - Wednesday, September 9th at 3:00 p.m.
CEC Credits approved!
REGISTER NOW:
http://ucanr.edu/syc-uccevirtualwebinars
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Colusa UCCE Virtual Webinars
Aug 19, 2020
Sutter-Yuba-Colusa
UCCE Virtual Webinars
Join us in our first series of virtual webinars
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Unsolicited Seed Shipments from China
Jul 30, 2020
COLUSA COUNTY AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Commissioner Greg Hinton Phone: 530-458-0580
100 Sunrise Blvd. Suite F Fax: 530-458-5000
Colusa, CA 95932 Email: ccag@countyofcolusa.com
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2020
Contact: Colusa County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
Mysterious and Unsolicited Seed Shipments Arriving in Colusa County
The California Department of Agriculture (CDFA) has become aware of a number of reports regarding “mysterious and unsolicited seed shipments from China.” These shipments have been arriving at homeowner and business locations throughout the country, including here in Colusa County. The package contents typically list the contents as jewelry, toys, or a number code.
The CDFA is currently in communication with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to determine what the actions will be for these seed packages. In the meantime, CDFA is instructing residents not to open any unsolicited seed packets received. In addition, please DO NOT PLANT or dispose of the seeds. Instead, please immediately contact the Colusa County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office if you come into possession of these unsolicited seeds, and we will arrange to pick up the seeds or you may drop them off at our office.
Seeds that are legally sold to residents of California must go through proper channels in order to protect California’s multi-billion dollar agricultural industry. Colusa County is one of California’s significant seed producing locations. Seeds with unknown origin and those that have not been properly inspected, treated, or tested may have a significant impact on our local industry and ag based economy.
If you have received these seeds, please contact our office via the options below to arrange for delivery or pick up. If you have planted
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Establishing Nut Crop Orchard
Jul 14, 2020
Register today to learn about Establishing Nut Crop Orchards from experts with the University of California and USDA.
- Different topics will be presented during each session
- $10 registration fee will allow you to attend any or all of the sessions
- July 29, 3-5pm
- August 5, 3-5pm
- August 12, 3-5pm
- July 29, 3-5pm
- CEUs have been obtained from CCA for all 3 sessions and have been applied for from CA DPR for Aug. 5 (1.0 Other)
For more information on registration, contact anrprogramsupport@ucanr.edu, 530-750-1361 or for course content, contact Phoebe Gordon, pegorden@ucanr.edu, Orchard Crops Farm Advisor, UCCE Madera (detailed agenda at // ucanr.edu/sites/PSU/files/329744.pdf)
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Summer, 2020
Jun 29, 2020
- Pre-Harvest Walnut Orchard Management
- Managing Mold in Walnut
- Ethephon in Straggled Leaf-Out, Lean Price Year
- Managing walnut orchards for insect-eating birds
- Advisor Farewell
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Sacramento Valley Almond News-Preharvest, 2020
Jun 19, 2020
In this issue, you will find:
- Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Hull Split Hull Rot Management
- Maintaining Quality with Pick Up and Stockpiling Best Practices
- Naval Orangeworm Management Considerations
- Ant Management is Especially Important in a Heavy Crop Year
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Email Extra
May 27, 2020
Request for help from PCAs regarding class review
May 27, 2020
Help, please.
I’m looking for a few experienced PCAs or growers/managers to watch an on-line class for airblast sprayer calibration training and give it a quick review. The class has to be up and running smoothly by Sept. 1 and to do so we need to get reviews by people who are potential users (PCA’s, growers, etc) by June 1 .
What’s involved?
- Take a short pre-test (10 questions, T/F and multiple choice)
- Watch the class. There are some quick calibration calculations involved, but this shouldn’t be difficult (go quickly). This should take about 2-2.5 hours. [There is good educational content in this class so while it takes valuable time, it’s not wasted time.]
- Taking a quick post-test
- Giving some feedback on the experience of taking the class.
- Total time, about 3 hours.
I know there isn’t much (any?) extra time now and I wish I could be making this request in the fall or early winter, but to get the final posted by Sept 1, the reviews are needed now.
For taking the time to do this review, we are offering free access several to a UC IPM on-line class with 1-2 CE units. These classes usually cost around $50. If you are interested/willing, please send me an e-mail (or call my cell) and I’ll get you the link to the class, the review report form, and info for the free (to you) on-line class from IPM.
Thanks for considering this request, especially at this time of year.
Franz Niederholzer
UCCE Colusa and Sutter/Yuba
(530) 218-2359 (cell)
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Sacramento Valley Almond News, Spring 2020
May 1, 2020
- Almond Management Considerations
- Potassium deficiency
- Rootstock trial for boron tolerance - 2019 Update
- Observation on Butte County Rootstock Trials
- Hull split timing and sprayer practices for best control results
- Advisor Farewell
- Propiconazole (Tilt®, Bumper®, etc.) use cancelled in the EU
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Meeting Announcement
Apr 20, 2020
Virtual Meeting Part 2: Using Crop ET Reports from a Soils Perspective
Online through Zoom
Tuesday, April 21st, 3:00-4:00pm -- Pre-registration required
See attached for all the important details!
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Walnut Day meeting
Feb 12, 2020
Walnut Day
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Hall, 1425 Veteran's Memorial Circle, Yuba City
See attached for full meeting announcement!
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Airblast Sprayer Calibration Training
Feb 7, 2020
Spray Application Pest Management Alliance
Airblast Sprayer Calibration Training
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 7:30 AM-4 PM
Micheli Family Farms, 6005 CA-99, Live Oak, CA 95953
Registration is now open! Click here to register!
$20 registration fee includes: hands-on training, coffee, lunch, and refreshments
Join us for this all day, hands-on program for people who make on-farm decisions regarding airblast spraying. This includes farm owners, managers, foremen, and pest control advisors.
Please attached flyer for more information.
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Sacramento Valley Almond News, Bloom, 2020
Jan 30, 2020
- Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- New EPA Paraquat Restrictions
- Young Orchard Weed Management
- Honey bee colonies, pollination, bee safety, and beekeeper responsibilities
- Navigating Irrigation Technology Overload
- 2020 Meetings
- fungicide Efficacy
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Winter, 2020
Jan 23, 2020
In This Issue:
- 2020 UCCE Sacramento Valley Walnut Meetings
- Winter Pest & Weed Management Considerations
- Preparing for Extreme Events: Floods and Drought
- Young Orchard Weed Management
- New EPA Paraquat Restrictions
- Pre-Season Airblast Sprayer Caliberation
- Navigating Irrigation Technology Overload
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Reminder: Colusa Winter Almond Meeting tomorrow
Jan 21, 2020
Colusa Winter Almond Meeting
Granzella’s Banquet Hall, Williams, CA
457 7th St, Williams, CA 95987
January 22, 2020
2.0 hours of PCA credits Approved (0.5 hr of Laws & Regs, 1.5 hours Other)
3.0 hours of CCA credits Approved (0.5 hr Nutrient Mgmt, 0.5 hr Soil & Water Mgmt, 2.0 hr IPM)
Generous support of this program is provided by:
Colusa-Glenn Farm Credit
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8:00 SIGN-IN
8:15 Weed management in young almonds - Drew Wolter, Plant Sciences Department, UC Davis
8:45 Almond disease (fungal & bacterial) management at bloom - Dr. Jim Adaskeveg, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, UC Riverside
9:30 Navel orangeworm management survey - Phoebe Gordon, Farm Advisor, Madera/Merced County
10:00 BREAK
10:15 Navel orangeworm management - Emily Symmes, UC IPM Area Advisor, Sacramento Valley
10:45 Laws and Regulations Update - Anastacia Allan, Assistant Ag Commissioner, Colusa County
11:15 Boron nutrition review - Franz Niederholzer, Farm Advisor, UCCE Colusa County
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Next Tuesday in Orland! UCCE N. Sacramento Valley Almond & Walnut Meeting
Jan 16, 2020
North Valley Nut conference
January 21, 2020
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Glenn County Fairgrounds 221 E. Yolo Street, Orland, CA 95963
CE Credit: DPR: .5 hour L & R, 1.5 hours Other, CCA: 3.0 hours
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Support your local UC Cooperative Extension office
Dec 20, 2019
Happy Holidays to you and your family! Please take a moment and read our attached letter about some programming that went this on past year and how you can help support your local UC Cooperative Extension in Colusa County. Thank you!
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Annual Winter Almond Meeting Announcements
Dec 19, 2019
- Sutter/Yuba Winter Almond Meeting, January 7, 2020
- Colusa Winter Almond Meeting, January 22, 2020
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Sacramento Valley Post-Harvest Almond & Walnut IPM Workshop - pre-registration requested
Nov 13, 2019
Sacramento Valley Post-Harvest Almond & Walnut IPM Workshop
Friday, November 22, 2019
8:00am-11:00am (agenda begins 8:30am)
Chico Veteran's Memorial Hall, 554 Rio Lindo Avenue, Chico, Ca 95926
PLEASE NOTE: Pre-registration is requested
See attached for more details.
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Price Increases Tomorrow. Register for 2019 UC Almond Production Course and Save!
Oct 21, 2019
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Registration Fee Increases tomorrow! 2019 UC Almond Production Short Course Tuesday, November 5 - Thursday, November 7, 2019 Field Tour Friday, November 8 Visalia Convention Center, Visalia CA
See attached for more information |
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - Fall, 2019
Oct 8, 2019
- Post Harvest Clean up
- Zinc and Boron Review
- Potassium management for sustained almond yields
- Almond Variety Planting Trends
- Increase Your Return on Investment with Post-Harvest Weed Scouting
- Save the Date! Post-Harvest Almond and Walnut IPM Workshop and more meeting dates for 2020
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Orchard Topics - field meeting
Sep 9, 2019
Join Dani Lightle (UCCE Orchards Advisor; Glenn, Tehama, and Butte Counties) and Drew Wolter (UC Junior Specialist Intern and UC Davis Graduate Student) for a field meeting to observe how different trunk protection methods help mitigate herbicide damage to young almond trees. The meeting Presentation/talk will be at the Nickels Soil Lab in Arbuckle (pin provided below) on September 12th from 8:00-9:00am. Dani, Drew and/or Franz Niederholzer will be there for drop-in visits until noon if you can't make the morning formal talk.
Dropped Pin: Field Meeting Location. Please enter the field site via Harrington Ave.
Any questions, contact Drew Wolter: (805) 617-8217 or Dani Lightle: (530) 865-1107
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Fall, 2019
Sep 5, 2019
- 2019 IPM Breakfast Meeting
- Post-Harvest Almond and Walnut IPM Workshop
- Fall and Winter Walnut Management Considerations
- Preparing for extreme events: Freeze and Fire
- Increase Your Return on Investment with Post-Harvest Weed Scouting
- Wishing A Fond Farewell
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August 2019 Sacramento Valley Almond News
Aug 28, 2019
September 12, Field Meeting at the Nickels Soil Lab in Arbuckle
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Cover Cropping in Nut Orchards
Aug 5, 2019
Cover Cropping in Nut Orchards
Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) & the Farmers Guild invite you to a cover crop field day
Focus: information sharing among growers and technical advisers regarding cover crops in Colusa county with particular attention on integrating cover crops into the management calendar and seed selection
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 - 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Davis Ranches, Sycamore Slough Rd, Colusa
(Detailed directions provided with RSVP)
Light refreshments and lunch will be provided
RSVP required: Please RSVP via Eventbrite or by contacting: emily@caff.org or call (925)719-3379.
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Email Extra - MFP Grower Payments - CWC Handler Bulletin
Jul 26, 2019
Walnut Growers:
We are sending this email extra because the California Walnut Board and Commission wanted to make it widely known to walnut growers that the USDA announced details of the Market Facilitation Program which provides for payments to walnut growers.
Attached you will find the details on eligibility, payment calculation and how to apply. Please spread the work to other walnut growers who may not be on this email list.
Submitted by:
Janine Hasey
UCCE Farm Advisor Emeritus
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - July, 2019
Jul 3, 2019
Sacramento Valley Almond News - July, 2019 Contents:
- Cover Crop Seed Selection
- Summer-Fall Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- 2019 IPM Breakfast Meetings
Download (527KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Summer 2019
Jun 19, 2019
Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Summer 2019 Contents:
- Walnut Orchard Management
- Cost and Expense Considerations in a Lean Price Year:
- IPM on a Budget - Cost Savings Strategies for Insect & Mite Management
- Maximizing walnut quality to improve value in a low-price year
- Should You Use Ethephon in a Lean Price Year?
- Autumn Freeze Event and Spring Regrowth Update
- Advisor Retiring
- IPM Breakfast Meetings
Download (2,425KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Almond News - April 2019
Apr 18, 2019
- Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day
- Pre- and Post- Herbicide Performance on Threespike Goosegrass in Three Nut Orchards
- The Many Possible Causes of "Gummy Nuts" in Almonds
- Almond Management Considerations: Spring & Early Summer
- Hull Split Timing and Sprayer Practices for Best Pest Control Results
- Hull Rot Management
- 2019 IPM Breakfast Meetings
Download (1,480KB PDF)
April IPM Breakfast Meeting Announcement (RSVP Required)
Apr 10, 2019
April IPM Breakfast Meeting
Date & Time: Friday, April 12th, 8:00 - 9:00 am (*Note new start time this year*)
Location: Dancing Tomato Cafe (990 N. Walton Avenue, Yuba City, CA)
Join your local team of UC Cooperative Extension Farm & IPM Advisors to discuss current pest management and production issues in orchard crops.
Space is limited - please RSVP to Emily Symmes at (530) 538-7201 or ejsymmes@ucanr.edu by April 11th to let us know you plan to attend.
Download (223KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Walnut News-Spring 2019 Contents:
Mar 19, 2019
- Orchard Management Considerations: Budbreak through Early Summer
- 2019 IPM Breakfast Meetings
- Walnut Blight Management in 2019
- Revisiting Your Codling Moth IPM Program In A Lean Crop Year
- Pulling the trigger for the state of irrigation in the spring: Too much too soon for walnuts?
- Tree and Vine Crop Herbicide Chart 2019
Download (1,316KB PDF)
Spring Almond Nutrient and Water Mgmt Field Day Announcement
Mar 11, 2019
Spring Almond Nutrient and Water Management Field Day
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 – Chico, CA
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Please join us on Tuesday, March 26th from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to participate in talks and rotating sessions on best water and nutrient management practices. This event is co-sponsored by the UC Cooperative Extension, UC Davis, CDFA-FREP and the Almond Board of California.
Requesting CCA and CURES credits.
RSVP to http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=26918.
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March 4, 2019
Mar 4, 2019
The Walnut Training Systems Field Meeting Date is Rescheduled due to rain predicted for March 5-7, 2019:
The Walnut Training Systems Field Meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 2:30 - 4:15 pm in Wheatland, with a back-up day of March 7 has been rescheduled to the following:
Walnut Training Systems
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Nichols Ranch
128 Nichols Road, Wheatland, CA 95692
Directions: From Highway 65 in Wheatland, turn east on 4th Street. Take 4th street to Nichols Road and turn left (note UCCE sign). At the end of Nichols Road, turn right taking the first driveway to the left (note UCCE sign). Drive straight in through gate to meeting location.
We will discuss various walnut training systems, and see 2-year-old unheaded Durham trees, 4-year-old Chandler trees, and discuss 3-year-old Solano yields.
Walnut (6 year old) No Pruning (no heading)/Variation of
No Pruning Grower Comparison Field Meeting
Bear River Walnut Ranch
2031 Spenceville Road, Wheatland, CA 95692
Directions: From Nichols Road, go left on Olive Street to Spenceville Road as you leave town. First ranch on the right (there is a double green gate).
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
These workshops will be conducted by UCCE Farm Advisor, UCCE Walnut Specialist:
Janine Hasey, Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Counties
Bruce Lampinen, Walnut Specialist, UC Davis
IN THE EVENT OF RAIN or CONDITIONS ARE TOO WET,
Download (167KB PDF)
Email Extra - Walnut Canopy Management Field Meeting Date Change
Mar 4, 2019
Meeting Date Change due to rain predicted for March 5-7, 2019:
The Walnut Canopy Management Field Meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 5th with a back-up day of March 7th
HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE FOLLOWING:
and will instead be presented during the:
Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Meeting
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
The complete program announcement will be made in an upcoming newsletter.
Please call our office at (530) 822-7515 if you have any questions.
Download (141KB PDF)
Walnut Day Agenda
Feb 27, 2019
Sutter-Yuba-Colusa
Walnut Day
Thursday, February 28, 2019
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Veterans Memorial Hall, 1425 Veteran's Memorial Circle, Yuba City
12:00 pm Registration
1:00 pm Welcome & Moderator
1:05 pm 2019 Pesticide regulation updates
2:30 pm - Break
2:50 pm - Working for the Future
3:35 pm - Irrigating walnuts with quality and cost savings in mind & Labor Saving strategies and 2018 field observations
4:30 pm - Adjourn
Download (482KB PDF)
Orchard Topics - February 2019
Feb 1, 2019
- Walnut Day agenda
- Field Meeting Map
- Walnut Field Meetings
- 1. Walnut Canopy Management - topics will include hedging and whisking trails since 2016 for 11 year old Chandler planted in a hedgerow
- 2. Walnut Training Systems - topics will include various walnut training systems and see 2 and 3 year old Durham trees and 3 year old Solano trees, the two newest variety releases
- 3. Walnut (6 year old) No Pruning (no heading)/Variation of No Pruning Grower Comparision Field Meeting
Download (930KB PDF)
Colusa Winter Almond Meeting
Jan 4, 2019
UPDATED MEETING DATE!
Colusa Winter Almond Meeting
January 17, 2019, 8:00a.m. - 11:45am
Granzella's Banquet Hall, 457 - 7th Street, Williams, CA 95987
Meeting sponsored by:
Farm Credit Services of Colusa-Glenn, ACA Colusa County Farm Supply
1.75 hours of PCA CE (0.5 hr Laws/Regs & 1.25 hrs Other) - requested
2.75 hours of CCA CE (1 hr Soil & Water Man., 1.25 hr IPM, 0.5 Crop Man.) - requested
Download (729KB PDF)
Sutter-Yuba Winter Almond Meeting
Jan 2, 2019
Sutter-Yuba Winter Almond Meeting
This meeting is intended as a short meeting to deliver timely information and gauge interest in future winter almond meetings in the Yuba City area. Topics include Introduction/Nutrient management for almonds, Almond variety and rootstock information and Almond disease management.
0.5 hours of PCA CE (0.5 hr IPM) requested
1.0 hours of CCA CE (0.5 hr Nutrient Man., 0.5 hr IPM) requested
Download (272KB PDF)
Walnut News - Winter - 2019
Jan 2, 2019
In this issue:
- 2019 UCCE Walnut Meetings
- Scale Pests, Navel Orangeworm, and Flatheaded Borers
- Cost and Expense Considerations in Lean Price Year
- Tracking Winter Irrigation Needs
- Updated Walnut Cost Study
- 2019 IPM Breakfast Meetings
- Growing the Valley Podcast: Walnut episodes posted!
Download (1,363KB PDF)
October 30, 2018
Oct 30, 2018
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Market Facilitation Program Workshops
November 7 | November 8 | November 9
You are invited to attend a Market Facilitation Program workshop hosted by the Almond Alliance and Almond Board of California to learn how to apply for this funding.
Download (623KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Almond News - October 2018
Oct 15, 2018
- 2018/19 UCCE Fall & Winter Almond Meetings
- Post-harvest Nutrition Review
- Post-harvest Orchard Management Considerations
- Cover Crops in Almonds: Research Update
- Cover Crops Survey
- SoilWeb Workaround
- Keep an Eye out for Potential Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Damage
- Annual Post-Harvest Almond and Walnut IPM Workshop
- IPM Breakfast Meetings
Download (1,351KB PDF)
UC IPM Breakfast tomorrow
Aug 16, 2018
August IPM Breakfast Meeting
Yuba-Sutter-Colusa Counties
Friday, August 17th, 2018
7:30am – 9:00am
IHOP Restaurant, 1310 Franklin Rd, Yuba City, CA
(No-host breakfast)
Join Area IPM Advisor Emily Symmes and Sacramento Valley Orchard Systems Farm Advisors Janine Hasey and Franz Niederholzer to discuss current pest management and production issues in orchard crops.
Please contact Emily Symmes to request topics or bring your questions to the meeting!
Space is limited – please RSVP to Emily Symmes at (530) 538-7201 or ejsymmes@ucanr.edu to let us know you plan to attend.
**DPR and CCA hours requested (1.5 other)**
Monthly meetings are planned throughout the Sacramento Valley (third Friday of the month), so if you are unable to join us next week, keep the following dates and locations in mind and visit sacvalleyorchards.com for updates!
Tehama: September 21
Glenn: October 19
If you have any accessibility concerns, please contact Emily at ejsymmes@ucanr.edu Download (205KB PDF)
August 2018 Orchard News
Aug 15, 2018
August 17 Yuba, Sutter, and Colusa Counties Breakfast Meeting
Download (206KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Prune News- Pre-Harvest 2018
Jun 27, 2018
- Prune Rootstock Trial Field Day
- Pre-Harvest & Harvest Prune Orchard Consideration
- Managing canker diseases in prune orchards: what we have learned so far.
- Prune Harvest Timing
- July Leaf Sampling: A Critical Task in Prune Production
- Podcast from UC tree crop researchers! "Growing the Valley"
Download (553KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Summer 2018
Jun 11, 2018
- Early Walnut Tree Training and How to Use a Pressure Chamber for Irrigation Scheduling Workshop
- IPM Meetings
- Walnut Production Short Course
- Walnut Orchard Management - June through August
- Early Walnut Tree
- Leaf symptoms of overwatering walnut trees
- Growing the Valley Podcast
Download (1,776KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Spring 2018
Mar 14, 2018
- 2018 IPM Breakfast Meetings
- Orchard Managment Considerations
- A New Tool in the Fight Against Blight
- 2018 Winter and Early Season Irrigation Considerations in Walnut
- 2017 Flood Damaged Trees - Research Results and What to do this Spring
- Tree and vine Crop Herbicide Chart - Updated (2018)
Download (1,195KB PDF)
Meeting Announcement 3-13-18 with lunch RSVP
Mar 7, 2018
Spring Almond and Walnut Nutrient and Water Management Field Day
Tuesday, March 13th, 8:30am, Nickels Soil Lab, Arbuckle
RAIN OR SHINE
Lunch provided, please RSVP: jpperry@ucanr.edu or call 530-458-0570
Download (955KB PDF)
Walnut Day coming up
Feb 5, 2018
Walnut Day
Thursday, February 22, 2018
1:00pm-4:30pm, registration begins at 12:00pm
Veterans Memorial Hall, Yuba City
For meeting details please see attachment.
Download (609KB PDF)
Sacremento Valley Almond News - Bloom 2018
Jan 31, 2018
In This Issue:
- Bloom Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- When is Peach Twig Borer A Concern
- Naval Orangeworm Considerations 2018
- Honey Bees and Bloom Sprays
- How is Band Canker Infecting Young Trees?
- Missing the Target: Why You Should Irrigate Potted Trees Directly onto Potting Media
- 2018 IPM Breakfast Meetings
Reminder, Winter Almond Meeting coming up on February 7, Stagehands Theatre, Colusa County Fairgrounds, Colusa, 9am - 12:45pm. See insert for agenda and map.
Download (1,031KB PDF)
Winter Almond Meeting
Jan 19, 2018
Colusa/Sutter/Yuba Winter Almond Meeting
Stagehands Theatre, Colusa County Fairgrounds, Colusa, CA
February 7, 2018, 9:00 a.m.
See attached for map and agenda
Download (806KB PDF)
UCCE Sac Valley Post-Harvest Almond & Walnut IPM Meeting
Nov 9, 2017
UCCE Sac Valley Post-Harvest Almond & Walnut IPM Meeting
Friday, November 17th, 2017, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chico Veteran's Memorial Hall, 554 Rio Lindo Avenue, Chico 95926
(3 hours of DPR CE units "other" Approved, 3 hours CCA "IPM" pending)
Download (1,407KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Almond News - Fall 2017
Oct 16, 2017
In This Issue:
- 2017/2018 UCCE Fall & Winter Meetings
- Bacterial Spot: A Dangerous Disease
- Gophers Kill Trees!
- Update on Yellow Monterey Almond Trees
- Almond Orchard Management Checklist: Post-Harvest and Dormancy
- New Pesticide Labels Available to Help control Pruning Wound Infections
Download (1,185KB PDF)
July IPM Breakfast Mtg
Jul 5, 2017
Take a look!
July IPM Breakfast meeting announcement!
Tuesday, July 11th, 7:30am-9am
Granzella's Restaurant, 451-6th St, Williams
Please RSVP to Emily Symmes at 530-538-7201, as space is limited.
Download (451KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Almond News - Summer 2017
Jun 21, 2017
- New Farm Advisor Introduction
- Relationship between Varieties and Bacterial Blast during Bloom
- Naval Orangeworm update
- Yellowing trees on Kymsk 86 after a wet spring
- Approaches to Spider Mite Management in Almonds
- Pre- & Post- Harvest Almond Orchard Considerations
- Almond Variety Trial Field Day - June 22nd!
- Upcoming IPM Breakfast Meetings
Download (5,550KB PDF)
UCCE Sacramento Valley Walnut News
Jun 16, 2017
Sacramento Valley Walnut New - Summer 2017
- Upcoming IPM Breakfast Meetings
- Farm Advisor Introduction
- In-season Walnut Production Considerations
- Insect and Mite Updates - 2017
- Flooded Orchard Damage Update and Management Considerations
- Website Resources
Download (1,426KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Almond News
Apr 20, 2017
In this issue, you will find:
- Waterlogged orchards?
- Bloom review
- Potassium, zinc, iron, and manganese deficiencies
- April showers bring yellowing Krymsk?
- Almond management considerations: spring and early summer
- Correction: When to apply the first irrigation?
- Upcoming breakfast meetings-mark your calendar!
- Nickels Field Day-May 10th-Registration form and map
Download (1,276KB PDF)
Orchard Calibration Field Day
Apr 20, 2017
Orchard Calibration Field Day Tuesday, April 25 at Nickels Soil Lab in Arbuckle
Download (273KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Walnut News-Spring 2017
Apr 5, 2017
Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Spring 2017 Contents:
- Orchard Management Considerations: Budbreak through Early Summer
- Walnut Blight Management
- Monitoring Codling Moth In and Near Mating Disruption Orchards
- Latest on Managing Bot Canker and Blight in Walnut - 2016 Research Updates
- Flooded Orchards: Past Experiences and What to Do in 2017
- Upcoming Meetings
- 2017 Herbicide Chart
Download (1,526KB PDF)
Email Extra, March 2017
Mar 21, 2017
2017 Flooded Orchards - What to do and Resources
- What to do now
- Reporting damage/loss
- Determining Damage
- Potential Disaster Relief Resources
Download (422KB PDF)
Orchard Notes
Mar 8, 2017
Email Extra - March IPM Breakfast Meeting Contents:
March IPM Breakfast Meeting
Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Join Area IPM Advisor Emily Symmes and Orchard Systems Farm Advisors Janine Hasey and Franz Niederholzer to discuss current pest management and production issues.
**No-host breakfast, DPR and CCA hours requested (1.5 other)**
Download and view the newsletter here.
HTML Link: http://cesutter.ucanr.edu/?newsitem=68103
Download (137KB PDF)
Orchard Topics
Feb 16, 2017
The UCCE Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day scheduled for Tuesday, February 21, 2017 is cancelled due to the recent evacuation advisory and upcoming storms.
We will not be rescheduling this event this year. If you have any questions please contact 530-822-7515.
Download (223KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Almond News
Jan 6, 2017
In this issue:
- Focus on honeybees, colony strength, and beekeeper responsibilities
- Protecting honeybees during bloom
- When to apply the first irrigation?
- 2017 UCCE Almond meetings
- Additional information
- Winter & Bloom Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Almond Fungicide Efficacy
Download (1,493KB PDF)
UCCE Sacramento Valley Walnut News
Jun 27, 2016
- New Website Resource for Sac Valley Tree Crop Production
- In-Season Walnut Production Considerations
- Walnut Husk Fly Update 2016
- Tipping the Scales to Favor Walnut Quality
- Selecting the Right Clonal Rootstock for Managing Soil and Pest Problems
- Are you Pushing Out a Chandler Orchard in the Next Year? Call Kat!
Download (4,842KB PDF)
Pomology Notes - Almonds - Preharvest
Jun 21, 2016
- Upcoming Meetings
- New Website Resource for Sac Valley Tree Crop Production
- Preharvest/Harvest Almond Orchard Practices to Consider
- Did you notice yellow, flagging branches this spring? Beware of Anthracnose!
- Herbicide Symptom Gallery
- Managing Soil Variability for Increased Almond Production
Upcoming Meetings:
- Friday, July 8, 2016 - 8:30am to Noon - Dust Control/Sustainability Field at Nickels Soil Lab. RSVP to Rebecca Bailey at rbailey@almondboard.com
- November 8-10, 2016 - Almond Production Short Course at Modesto, CA - More information: http://ucanr.edu/almondshortcourse
Download (1,005KB PDF)
Irrigation Technology Workshop Field Day for Nut & Fruit Crops
May 25, 2016
Irrigation Technology Workshop/Field Day for Nut and Fruit Crops
The University of California Cooperative Extension invites fruit and nut crop producers in the Northern Sacramento Valley to attend a combination workshop/field day on Thursday, June 16th. Please see attached for all the details.
Download (892KB PDF)
Orchard Notes - May 2016
May 18, 2016
- Cling Peach New Variety and Selections Field Meeting
- Final Chilling Hours
- Normal timing for peach harvest predicted
- Sizing Peach Fruit
- Hail Storm
- Freeze Damage in Young Walnuts
- Website Resources
Download (1,527KB PDF)
CA Almond Board "In-the-Orchard" Weed Identification and Management Workshop
May 6, 2016
Almond Board Field Meeting
Nickels Soil Lab
Tuesday, May 10
Green Bay Ave.
The Almond Board of California is hosting a field meeting at the Nickels Soil Lab on Tuesday, May 10 from 8:30 – noon. A free lunch will be available following the program. Interested growers and PCAs are encouraged to attend. Featured speakers will include Kurt Hembree, UCCE Farm Advisor in Fresno County specializing in weed control in tree crops as well as Almond Board representatives. A detailed agenda is included with this newsletter post.
To help with a lunch count, please RSVP to Rebecca Bailey at rbailey@almondboard.com or 209-343-3245.
Hope to see you there.
Download (838KB PDF)
Nickels Field Day & Sac Valley Almond News
Apr 29, 2016
In This Issue:
- Nickel Annual Field Day Meeting Announcement
- Nickels Organic Field Day Meeting Announcement
- Pocket Gopher Management
- Alternative Preemergence Herbicide Strategy for Summer Grasses in Orchards
- Weekly Soil Moisture Loss Reports
- In-Season Almond Pest and Disease Considerations
- Organic Almond Production Field Meeting Planned
Download (4,579KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Walnut News
Mar 24, 2016
Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Spring 2016
- Orchard Management Considerations: Delayed Dormant through Early Summer
- The Latest on Managing Bot Canker and Blight - 2015 Research Updates
- Walnuts: When to Being the Irrigation Season
- New Walnut Variety "Durham" Released
- Tree and Vine Crop Herbicide Chart
Download (1,715KB PDF)
2016 Walnut Pruning/No Pruning Comparison Field Meeting
Feb 29, 2016
Walnut (8 year olds) No Pruning/Pruning Comparison Field Meeting
Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 10:00 am-11:30 am
Nickels Soil Lab, Arbuckle
We will discuss the 8 year old pruning vs. no pruning trial and 2016 plans for Chandler planted in a hedgerow.
The workshop will be conducted by UCCE Farm Advisor & Walnut Specialist:
Janine Hasey, Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Counties; Bruce Lampinen, Walnut Specialist, UC Davis
Walnut (3 year olds) No Pruning/Variation of No Pruning/Prunng Grower Comparison Field Meeting
Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Bear River Walnut Ranch, 2031 Spenceville Road, Wheatland, CA 95692
Directions: Go east on Main Street from Highway 65 in Wheatland. Main Street becomes Spenceville Road as you leave town. First ranch on the right (there is a double green gate). Look for UCCE sign.
The workshop will be conducted by UCCE Farm Advisor & Walnut Specialist:
Janine Hasey, Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Counties; Bruce Lampinen, Walnut Specialist, UC Davis
Questions: UCCE Sutter-Yuba Office at 530.822.7515 or look at the website for updated information at http://cesutter.ucanr.edu/
Download (682KB PDF)
UCCE Sacramento Valley Prune News
Feb 22, 2016
- UCCE Sutter-Yuba Annual Prune Meeting
- Prune Bloom Orchard Management Considerations
- Nitrogen Management for Prunes
- 2015 Field Evaluation of Prune Rootstocks
- Fungicide Efficacy
Download (1,543KB PDF)
Bloom, 2016
Jan 14, 2016
In this issue,
- Krymsk 86 in Cool, Wet Conditions
- Wet or Dry, Get Ready
- El Nino Rains and Pruning Don't Mix
- Frost Protection
- Upcoming Almond Meetings
Download (7,732KB PDF)
UCCE Sacramento Valley Almond News - Summer 2015
Jul 22, 2015
- Why are some individual trees turning yellow and not growing?
- 2015 In-season naval orangeworm update
- Almond canopy cankers
- Non-infectious bud failure management
- Weak areas in orchards...dead roots?
- Pre-harvest almond orchard management considerations
Download (1,021KB PDF)
Nickels Field Day Reminder!
May 4, 2015
Don't Forget!
2015 Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
6537 Green Bay Rd, Arbuckle
8:30 am - 12:15 pm
Lunch by Reservation Available!
Download (778KB PDF)
UCCE Sacramento Valley Almond News - Spring 2015
Apr 14, 2015
- Navel Orangeworm in 2015
- Almond Scab
- Band Canker
- N Budgeting Following the 4 R's
- In-season Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Nickels field Day Meeting Announcement
Download (1,944KB PDF)
Frost Alert Tonight!
Feb 23, 2015
Start and Stop Frost Protection Sprinklers based on Wet Bulb Temperatures and charts included in this email.
Download (294KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Prune News - Bloom
Feb 19, 2015
- Prune Grower Meeting
- Prune Orchard Activities
- Heat at Bloom Update
- Honey Bee Safety During Prune Bloom
- Pesticide Safety Workshop
- Herbicide Registration Chart
Download (2,188KB PDF)
Reminder: Winter Almond Meeting Tomorrow
Feb 4, 2015
Reminder: Come on out to the Colusa Farm Show and attend the
South Sacramento Valley Winter Almond Meeting
Thursday, February 5th
8:00 am
Stagehands Theater, Colusa Fairgrounds
Download (673KB PDF)
Orchard Notes - Feb 2015
Feb 3, 2015
Meeting Dates:
Walnut Day - Wednesday, February 25th, 1pm-4:30pm, Veterans Memorial Hall, Yuba City
Walnut (7 yr olds) No Pruning/Pruning Comparison Field Mtg
March 3rd, 10am-11:30am, Nickels Soil Lab, Arbuckle
Walnut (2 yr olds) No Pruning/Pruniing Grower Comparison Field Mtg
March 3rd, 2:30-4pm, Bear River Walnut Ranch, Wheatland
Download (720KB PDF)
South Sacramento Valley Winter Almond Mtg
Jan 26, 2015
South Sacramento Valley Winter Almond Meeting
Stagehands Theater, Colusa County Fairgrounds, Colusa, CA
February 5, 2015
8am - 12pm
Download (1,392KB DOCX)
Sacramento Valley Walnut News
Dec 22, 2014
In This Issue:
- Upcoming 2015 UCCE Meetings
- Walnut Year-Round IPM Plan and Winter Orchard Pest Management Activities
- Walnut Orchards Planted in 2014-What to do Now?
- Pistachio Meeting Information
Download (1,175KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Almond News-Bloom 2015
Dec 22, 2014
In The Issue:
- Winter & Bloom Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Winter Sanitation for Navel Orangeworm Control
- Honey Bee Safety During Bloom
- Rootstock trial for boron tolerance has Nickels with an early lead
- Bacterial Spot of Almond in California
Download (890KB PDF)
Orchard Notes Dec 2014
Nov 21, 2014
In This Issue:
- Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day meeting
- Walnut Day meeting
- Updates on Potential New Disease
Download (719KB PDF)
Reminder: Botryoshaeria in Walnut Meeting
Jul 18, 2014
Upcoming meeting:
Dealing with Botryosphaeria in Walnuts
Monday, July 21, 2014 - 9am-12pm
UCCE Yolo Office, Norton Hall
70 Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA
Download (113KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Walnut News
Jul 1, 2014
- New IPM Advisor Introduction
- New Farm Advisor Introduction
- Advisor Retirement
- Scale Identification and Lifecycles in Walnut Orchards
- Walnut Husk Fly Trap and Low Volume Spray Study Update
- Irrigation Management Tools for Developing Walnut Trees
Download (815KB PDF)
Sacramento Valley Almond News - July 2014
Jun 26, 2014
- New IPM Advisor
- New Farm Advisor
- Advisor Retirement
- Leaf analysis and salinity monitoring
- Research reveals the core components of optimum almond production
- Navel orangeworm management
- Nitrogen Management in Orchard Crops Meeting
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT:
Nitrogen Management in Orchard Crops - Thursday, July 24th, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm, Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff, CA
Download (911KB PDF)
Sac Valley Almond News
Apr 22, 2014
- New UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Introduction
- Insect Activity
- Foliar Nutrient Sprays
- Nitrogen Use Efficiency
- Irrigation Management
- Nickels Field Day, lunch reservation form and map
Download (1,285KB PDF)
Orchard Notes - April/May 2014
Apr 16, 2014
- Irrigation Scheduling in a Drought Year Field Meeting
- Final Chilling Hours
- Predicting Peach Harvest
- Sizing Peach Fruit
- Website Resources
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Alert
- 37th Annual Nickels Field Day
Download (588KB PDF)
Spring Sac Valley Walnut News
Apr 8, 2014
In This Issue:
- California Walnut Research
- New Farm Advisor Introduction
- Understanding & Managing Botryosphaeria & Phomopsis Canker and Blight
- Watch for Early Insect Activity
- Perspective on trends in orchard spacing, pruning and potential disease
- Springtime Recovery from Winter Freeze Damage
- SAVE THE DATE: Irrigation Scheduling & Drought Mgmt Strategies Meeting
Download (1,212KB PDF)
Reminder: Walnut Field Meeting Tomorrow
Apr 1, 2014
Understanding & Managing Botryosphaeria and Phomopsis Canker and Blight in Walnut Field Meeting
It is not suppose to rain tomorrow, so the meeting is on as scheduled!
Download (275KB PDF)
Walnut Orchard Notes
Mar 10, 2014
In this issue:
- Understanding & Managing Botryosphaeria and Phomosis canker and blight in Walnuts Field Meeting
- Training Young Walnuts: No Pruning/Pruning Compared
- Save the Date! Irrigation Scheduling & Drought Mgmt Strategies Meeting
Download (857KB PDF)
Reminder: Walnut No Pruning/Pruning Field Mtg
Mar 3, 2014
Just a reminder:
Walnut No Pruning/Pruning Comparison Field Meeting
Tuesday, March 4th
10am - 11:30 am
Location: Nickels Soil Lab, On Greenbay Rd, Arbuckle
Park on Greenbay Road and walk in. Thank you.
Download (354KB PDF)
Prune Newsletter
Feb 20, 2014
- Prune Orchard Activities to consider for March
- Prune Fungicide Efficacy
- Prune Growing in California
Download (2,032KB PDF)
Walnut Orchard Notes
Feb 6, 2014
Meeting announcements:
Walnut Day, Wednesday, February 26, 1-4pm, Veterans Memorial Hall, Yuba City
Walnut No Pruning/Pruning Comparison Field Meeting, Tuesday, March 4, 10-11:30am, Nickels Soil Lab, Arbuckle
Botryosphaeria and Phomopsis canker and blight and their mgmt in walnut Field Meeting, Wednesday, April 2
OTHER TOPICS:
- UC Drought Mgmt Information
- Herbicide Chart
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South Sac Winter Almond Mtg
Jan 23, 2014
For Your Information-
A couple of speakers switch time slots and times adjusted by 15 minutes earlier. None of the agenda content has changed.
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Reminder: Winter Almond Meeting Tomorrow
Feb 3, 2014
Meeting Reminder.....
South Sacramento Valley Winter Almond Meeting
Located at the Stage Hands Building (blue building north of livestock area), Colusa County Fairgrounds
Tuesday, Feb 4th, 8am sign in, 8:30 meeting begins.
Suggestion: Park in the main parking lot and enter thru the Main gate (entrance off of Hwy 20 by the office).
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Orchard Notes - Peaches - January 2014
Dec 17, 2013
- Cling Peach Day 2014
- Effective and Economical Management of Flower, Foliar, and Fruit Diseases of Cling Peach
- Chilling Hours Update
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News
Dec 5, 2013
- Various meetings planned
- Managing Ground Squirrels and Pocket Gophers
- Winter Cold and Irrigation During Drought
- Training Young Walnut Trees: Minimum Pruning vs No Pruning Compared
- Nitrogen Management Planning
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - August 2013
Aug 9, 2013
- Naval orangeworm management - 2013
- Almond hull rot - cultural and chemical management
- Alternaria leaf spot and leaf rust of almond
- Water management for almond; in-season, harvest and post-harvest
- Pre-harvest almond orchard nutrition
- Room for rent sought for UC Intern
- Local Weather Data Available
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Sacramento Valley Walnut News
Jul 11, 2013
- Irrigation Management Tools for Developing Walnut Trees
- Walnut Husk Fly Trap Study
- Howard Nut Drop
- Ethephon Use Consideration in the Sacramento Valley
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E-MAIL Walnut Extra - May 24, 2013
May 24, 2013
Reminder!
Walnut Orchard Herbicide and Demonstration Field Day
May 29, 2013 - 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Whitney Warren Ranch, Wheatland, CA
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E-MAIL Extra - May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013
Reminder!
Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Green Bay Avenue, Arbuckle, CA
8:30am - 12:15pm
Just added: After lunch a demonstration of modified airblast sprayer for better pest control in tree tops!!
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Pomology Notes including Nickels Field Day
Apr 24, 2013
- Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day
- Almond Varieties
- Crown Rot and Pruning Wound Cankers
- New video: Managing Almond Pests using the the Year-around IPM program
- Tying Young Trees
- Navel Orangeworm Pressure?
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Pomology Notes - Prunes
Apr 23, 2013
- Practices to consider in prune orchards in April/May
- Sutter-Yuba Spring Field Meeting
- Orchard Irrigation
- Prune Tisshe Sampling for Leaf Analysis
- Efficient Nitrogen Management in Prune Production
- How hot was it at bloom, 2013?
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Orchard Notes
Apr 23, 2013
- Field Meetings: Monitoring and Control of Walnut Husk Fly and Walnut Orchard Herbicide Research and Demonstration Field Day
- Final Chilling Hours
- Predicting Peach Harvest
- Sizing Peach Fruit
- Updated Website
- 36th Annual Nickels Field Day (announcement to be released soon)
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Sacramento Valley Almond News - February 2013
Feb 15, 2013
- Butte-Glenn Almond Institute & Walnut Day
- Groundwater Nitrogen Dilemma
- Bee Careful with Pesticides
- Almond orchards with wild insects have higher fruit set
- Nickels Field Day
- Springtime disease control
- Almond Fungicide Efficacy
- South Sacramento Valley Winter Almond Meeting
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Walnut Notes
Feb 5, 2013
Walnut Day, 2-21-13, Yuba City
Walnut Pruning Field Day, 3-5-13, Nickels Soil Lab
Efficient Walnut Spraying article
Snake River area funding
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Pomology Notes Email Extra - Almonds
Jan 25, 2013
- South Sacramento Valley Winter Almond Meeting
- SpraySafe Meeting
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January 2013
Jan 8, 2013
Orchard Notes - by Janine Hasey, Farm Advisor for Colusa/Sutter/Yuba Counties
- 2013 Cling Peach Day
- Herbicide Chart
- Chilling Hours Update
- 2013 Walnut Day
- Newsletter Renewal was sent to Colusa County mail list also, please get yours turned in so you don't miss out on important information and meetings.
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EMAIL EXTRA
Nov 19, 2012
Introduction to Almond Production registration attached.
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Sacramento Valley Almond News
Oct 18, 2012
Introduction to Almond Production meetings
Pocket Gopher Management for Autumn
Annual Almond Conference moved to Sacramento
Hull Rot
Leaf Blight
Navel Orangeworm
Weed Management
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Pomology Notes E-mail Extra - Spray Safe Meeting
Jun 19, 2012
Spray Safe Meeting
Wednesday, June 20th, 9am
Colusa County Fairgrounds, Festival Hall
2 hours Laws & Regs and 1 hour CE Other
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2-2-12 meeting extra
Jan 31, 2012
See attached flyer for additional meeting and lunch provided by Almond Board of California's Sustainability Program Self-Assessment opportunity.
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Orchard Notes Meeting Announcement Update
Apr 11, 2011
Gopher and Ground Squirrel Control in Orchard Crops Field Meeting taking place this Thursday. As you can see the meeting location has been moved to D&D Farms at 3890 Tudor Rd, Yuba City (see attached map).
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Walnut News
Mar 24, 2011
2011 Spring Sac Valley Valley Walnut News from Janine Hasey, UC Farm Advisor, Sutter & Yuba Counties. Contains meeting announcements and very useful information on walnuts.
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2010 Nickels Field Day Announcement
Apr 14, 2010
Program, Map and Lunch Reservation FormDownload (PDF)
April 2007
Apr 1, 2008
Nickels Field Day Meeting Announcement (Program and Reservation Form)Download (PDF)
January 2007
Sep 10, 2009
South Sacramento Valley Almond Meeting Announcement Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Walnut Day AnnouncementDownload (PDF)
August 2006
Jul 26, 2008
New Almond Diseases? Blistered Almond Leaves Leaffooted Plant BugDownload (PDF)