Sacramento Valley Orchard Source

When almond prices are low, how can a grower cut costs? Not all insects and mites need to be treated every year, and there are cases where almond growers have a history of spraying more than is necessary. Read this article to learn how to refine your pest management strategy in a lean price year.

Read this article for prune orchard management tasks to keep in mind in May.

Read this article to learn more about irrigation management for prune orchards using crop developmental stages and stem water potential measurements.

As if 2020 didn’t bring enough grief, it appears to have also brought a major autumn freeze that growers and their consultants are now taking stock of. UCCE walnut advisors in the northern Sacramento Valley and Northern San Joaquin Valley have been fielding calls in the past couple weeks regarding extensive damage in young and mature orchards.

Read this article for walnut orchard management tasks to keep in mind in May.