Current Northern Sacramento Valley ET Report – May 8
Irrigation Evapotranspiration (ET) Report for Tehama, Butte and Colusa county CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2025
Some factors to consider when evaluating a new crop enterprise for your farm
Domena A. Agyeman, UCANR Economic Advisor; Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties One of the common requests I have received from crop producers and other agricultural stakeholders in the Sacramento Valley is for insights into alternative crop options that are drought- … Continue reading
GDH30 for 2025: where we stand and what it means
Jaime Ott, UCCE Tehama, Shasta, Glenn, and Butte Counties The growing degree hours in the 30 days after full bloom (GDH30) is a measurement which predicts reference date, harvest date, and fruit sizing potential. It is counterintuitive, but higher GDH30 … Continue reading
Technology Spotlight: Cropload Estimation in Prunes
Becky Wheeler, Farm Advisor, UCCE Glenn, Colusa and Tehama Counties Recent advances in imaging technologies combined with highly accurate GPS tracking can provide growers with detailed and precise information about their orchards. While there are no current UC replicated studies … Continue reading
Prune Fruit Bloom Report, 2025
Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor, Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties In 2025, prune bloom was late with a very hot spike in temperature around full bloom. This led to concern for a very light fruit set across all orchards (crop failure). … Continue reading
Previous Northern Sacramento Valley ET Reports – April 2025
This report covers the CIMIS stations in Gerber, Biggs, Durham, and Williams for June 28 – Aug 1, 2024. Continue reading
Almond Variety Trials: Bloom Observations (2025)
Luke Milliron, UCCE Orchards Advisor, Butte, Glenn, Tehama Counties 2025 Observations at Bloom: My former colleague Dani Lightle wisely noted that what stands out in the early years of a variety trial is not what looks good – it’s what … Continue reading
Managing true bug (leaffooted plant bug and stink bug) pests in almond orchards
Sudan Gyawaly, UCCE IPM Advisor, Butte, Colusa, Sutter-Yuba, Glenn, and Tehama Counties Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE IPM Advisor, Stanislaus, Merced and San Joaquin Counties Brown spots caused by feeding damage from true bugs can be graded as a defect and so … Continue reading
Previous Northern Sacramento Valley ET Reports – March 2025
This report covers the CIMIS stations in Gerber, Biggs, Durham, and Williams for June 28 – Aug 1, 2024. Continue reading
Integrated Pest Management Update – April 29, 2025
University of California Sacramento Valley Integrated Pest Management Update April 29, 2025 Disclaimer: Pests/natural enemies’ activities and abundance updates provided on this site are for reference purpose only. Information provided here do not replace or supersede your orchard site-specific pest activity … Continue reading