Your source for orchard news & information in the Sacramento Valley
Jaime Ott, UCCE Tehama, Shasta Glenn, Butte Counties The Bottom Line: – Despite warm weather near Improved French bloom, most orchards have a heavy crop this year. – We have high GDH30 values, so expect an early harvest and poor … Continue reading
Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba Counites Bottom line: In many prune orchards in the Yuba City/Gridley area, it looks like a decent to good crop set, but early bloom + warm post-bloom weather may deliver: early reference … Continue reading
This report covers the CIMIS stations in Woodland, Davis, Staten Island, and Verona. More information on using ET Reports is available here. Bookmark this page and visit weekly for the most current report. Accumulations started on February 24 for almond. … Continue reading
This report covers the CIMIS stations in Gerber, Biggs, and Williams. More information on using ET Reports is available here. Bookmark this page and visit weekly for the most current report. Accumulations started on March 1, 2026 for pasture, table … Continue reading
Curt Pierce, Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor, Glenn, Tehama, Colusa, and Shasta Counties If you are using a pressure chamber or FloraPulse sensors to manage your prune irrigation, you may be interested in our new online tool for stem water … Continue reading
Domena A. Agyeman, UCCE Agricultural Economic Advisor; Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties Becky Wheeler-Dykes, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor; Glenn, Tehama and Colusa Counties Cropload management is one of the most important practices in prune production. Timely and appropriate (fruit per … Continue reading
This report covers the CIMIS stations in Woodland, Davis, Staten Island, and Verona. More information on using ET Reports is available here. Bookmark this page and visit weekly for the most current report. Accumulations started on February 24 for almond. … Continue reading
This report covers the CIMIS stations in Gerber, Biggs, and Williams. More information on using ET Reports is available here. Bookmark this page and visit weekly for the most current report. Accumulations started on March 1, 2026 for pasture, table … Continue reading
Clarissa Reyes, Orchard Systems Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, Butte and Placer counties Peach harvest can be predicted fairly accurately by the temperatures in the first 30 days following bloom. Other factors such as weather near harvest, soil, tree nutrition, and water … Continue reading
Disclaimer: Pests/natural enemies’ activities and abundance updates provided on this site are for reference purposes only. Information provided here do not replace or supersede your orchard site-specific pest activity and abundance data. For optimal pest management decision support and treatment efficacy, use … Continue reading
This report covers the CIMIS stations in Gerber, Biggs, and Williams. More information on using ET Reports is available here. Bookmark this page and visit weekly for the most current report. Accumulations started on March 1, 2026 for pasture, table … Continue reading
This report covers the CIMIS stations in Woodland, Davis, Staten Island, and Verona. More information on using ET Reports is available here. Bookmark this page and visit weekly for the most current report. Accumulations started on February 24 for almond. … Continue reading
This report covers the CIMIS stations in Woodland, Davis, Staten Island, and Verona. More information on using ET Reports is available here. Bookmark this page and visit weekly for the most current report. Accumulations started on February 24 for almond. … Continue reading
This report covers the CIMIS stations in Gerber, Biggs, and Williams. More information on using ET Reports is available here. Bookmark this page and visit weekly for the most current report. Accumulations started on March 1, 2026 for pasture, table … Continue reading