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Adapted from the articles “Blue Orchard Bees — Potential for Almond Pollination?” by Carolyn Pickel, Area IPM Advisor, Glenn Nader, Farm Advisor Sutter-Yuba and Joe Connell, Farm Advisor Butte County and “Almond orchards with wild insects have higher fruit set” … Continue reading
Olive Fruit Fly Populations for Glenn & Tehama Counties Continue reading
Adapted from “Guidelines for planting almonds” by Bill Krueger, UC Farm Advisor, Glenn County in the January 2012 Sacramento Valley Almond News. Plant only into soil that is at field capacity or drier. Planting into wet soil can cause compaction, … Continue reading
Leaf rust, favored by high humidity and leaf wetness, was prevalent in most vigorous young Sacramento Valley orchards this year. The late rains in May and mid-June really got it going in some locations, with additional fungicide treatments needed to minimize defoliation. Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Crown rot or pruning wound cankers” by Joseph Connell, UCCE Farm Advisor, Butte County in the April 2013 Sacramento Valley Almond News. Almond pruning wound cankers can become a problem when recent pruning cuts are followed … Continue reading
October 14th, 2016 ET Report for the Gerber South, Durham, and Williams (formerly Colusa) CIMIS stations.
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Adapted from the article “General Guidelines for Sacramento Valley Orchardists Wishing to select Rotation Crops and Intercrops that do not increase Nematode Pests” by Michael McKenry, Extension Nematologist, Kearney Agricultural Center in the July 2011 Sacramento Valley Almond News. The … Continue reading
October 13, 2016 ET Report for the Woodland, Davis, Dixon, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Leaf blight” by Joseph Connell, UCCE Farm Advisor, Butte Co. in the October 2012 Sacramento Valley Almond News Leaf blight is caused by the fungus, Seimatosporium lichenicola. The fungus kills individual infected leaf petioles, cutting off … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Waterlogged orchards” by Bill Krueger, UC Farm Advisor, Glenn County in the February 2011 Sacramento Valley Orchard News A saturated soil profile can damage orchards in two ways. First, tree roots respire and require oxygen. Saturation … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Gopher Control” by Gabriela Ritokova, former UC Almond Board Farm Advisor Intern, South Sacramento Valley, in the October 2011 Sacramento Valley Almond News Pocket gophers cause problems in many crops in California. Gophers spend their lives … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Bacterial Spot of Almond in California – Update on the Disease and its Management” by J. E. Adaskaveg, University of California, Riverside, B. Holtz, R. Duncan, and D. Doll, UCCE, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced Co., … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Bacterial blast” by Joe Connell, UC Farm Advisor, Butte County and Carolyn DeBuse, UC Farm Advisor, Solano and Yolo County in the April 2011 Sacramento Valley Almond News Cold, frosty, and wet weather at bloom often … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Alternaria leaf spot and leaf rust of almond” by Joseph Connell, UCCE Farm Advisor, Butte County, and Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California Riverside, in the July, 2013 Sacramento … Continue reading
Methods of irrigation have also changed from flood and furrow to drip, micro sprinkler, solid set sprinkler, and buried drip. Today, there are about 203,000 acres of land in the northern Sacramento Valley irrigated with pressurized systems that were not in place approximately a decade ago. Continue reading