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Kat Jarvis-Shean, Orchard Systems Advisor UCCE Sacramento-Solano-Yolo Depending on where you grow and how you count, this is shaping up to be a low-to-moderate chill winter. As discussed previously in 2023 and 2024, walnuts are one of the highest chill … Continue reading
Recent years of research by the Zwieniecki lab (the Z Lab) at UC Davis, including the Carbohydrate Observatory, have been providing exciting new insights to better explain how pistachios may be counting winter chill, when budbreak occurs, and how much pistachios will yield in a given year. Continue reading
Prune Short Course s designed for Prune Growers and Processors, PCAs, and CCAs. We’ll cover everything from how climate change affects prune trees to new varieties and their bearing differences.
This course i Make sure to register before October 25, 2024! Continue reading
Fertilizer management with thin margins is extra tricky with almonds because varieties can yield so differently within a year. Post-harvest can be a great time to start catching up on potassium. Continue reading
UCCE Sutter-Yuba Walnut Day will be at the Veteran’s Hall in Yuba City on March 5, 2025 Continue reading
UCCE farm advisors will talk about IPM problems they encountered over the 2024 season and invite others to share their experiences and any significant challenges. Sacramento Valley Orchard Pest Postmortem, 2024 Thursday, November 12, 2024 Rocco’s Banquet Hall; 546 … Continue reading
Almond variety and rootstock selection is a quarter century investment. Evaluating the compatibility of different varieties and rootstocks together is critical to deciding whether a combination will be successful. Continue reading
Read this article for walnut orchard management tasks to keep in mind in April. Continue reading
Join on Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 for Walnut Day in Woodland! Meeting begins at 8:00 AM and goes until noon. Continue reading
For three winters, we have been studying the impact of a number of dormancy breaking treatments to give growers tools to deal with low chill winters. This previous winter-spring, we put Dormex at 2% and 4% head-to-head. Continue reading
If you haven’t already, look at your orchard operation: take some time to Stop, Think, Observe, and Plan. Read for an overview on resources on topics on spray calibration, sanitation, codling moth mating disruption, pests, and more. Continue reading
Join us on Tuesday, January 30th at Norton Hall in Woodland from 1pm-5pm for an almond meeting! Continue reading
Join on Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 for the UCCE Sacramento Valley Pistachio Meeting in Woodland to learn about industry updates. Continue reading
Sensitivity to a lack of nitrogen will vary from orchard to orchard. We know that trees have much more nutrient storage capacity than annual crops, but how much of this can be relied upon to meet nitrogen demand, and when might it not be appropriate? Continue reading
Selecting a rootstock when developing an orchard is a decision that will impact tree health and yield for the rest of the life of the orchard. Read more to learn what the University of California has learned from decades of testing rootstocks to understand their limitations. Continue reading