Previous South Sacramento Valley ET Reports- September 2021
Irrigation Evapotranspiration (ET) Report for Woodland, Davis, Staten Island, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Author Archives: Sacramento Valley Orchards
Are you choosing the right spray for the right weeds?
Smart, cost-effective weed control hinges on your ability to tailor your herbicide spray program to the specific weeds in your orchard. Continue reading
Previous Northern Sacramento Valley ET Reports-August 2021
Irrigation Evapotranspiration (ET) Report for Tehama County (Gerber South), Butte County (Biggs and Durham) and Colusa County (Williams) CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Previous South Sacramento Valley ET Reports- August 2021
Irrigation Evapotranspiration (ET) Report for Woodland, Davis, Staten Island, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Pest Management Guidelines in New Mobile-Friendly Format
UC IPM has launched a new, mobile-friendly format of the Pest Management Guidelines: Peach! Continue reading
Why the UCBI Pistachio Rootstock is Salinity Tolerant
Read this article to learn more about why the UCBI pistachio rootstock has high salinity tolerance, and how salinity can be managed in pistachio orchards. Continue reading
Previous Northern Sacramento Valley ET Reports-July 2021
Irrigation Evapotranspiration (ET) Report for Tehama County (Gerber South), Butte County (Biggs and Durham) and Colusa County (Williams) CIMIS stations for July 2021. Continue reading
Maximizing walnut quality to improve value in a low-price year
Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare County; Carlos Cristosto, CE Specialist, Postharvest Physiology; Bruce Lampinen, CE Specialist, Plant Sciences The overall value of a walnut crop is based on yield and nut quality. Commodity prices are depressed, improving nut quality … Continue reading
Previous South Sacramento Valley ET Reports-June 2021
Irrigation Evapotranspiration (ET) Report for Woodland, Davis, Dixon, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Large and Small Bug Control in Pistachio
Excerpt from the article “Large and Small Bug Control in Pistachio” by Phoebe Gordon, UCCE Madera and Merced, and Houston Wilson, UC Riverside on the San Joaquin Valley Trees and Vines website. There are a handful of species that attack … Continue reading
Resurgence of Perennial Phytophthora Canker Disease of Almonds
Many species of Phytophthora continue to cause serious losses in California almond orchards. Read this article to learn more about the many forms Phytophthora symptoms can take, how infections occur, and how to avoid them. Continue reading
Whole Orchard Recycling and Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation
In this article, we highlight two practices, whole orchard recycling (WOR) and anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD), as potential elements in new orchard replacement strategies. Continue reading
New walnut variety ‘UC Wolfskill’ released
The UC Davis Walnut Breeding Program has recently released a new walnut variety, ‘UC Wolfskill’ that produces kernels that may have a comparable market value to ‘Chandler’. Read this post to learn more. Continue reading
Weed Management Considerations When Replanting Trees in an Established Orchard
Drew Wolter, UCCE Junior Specialist Horticulture Intern & M.S Student, University of California, Davis, Department of Weed Science Weeds impact orchard productivity and health by competing with young trees for water, light, and nutrients, and may act as hosts for a … Continue reading
Update on Heart Rot in Prunes
Katrina Von Burg and Bob Johnson, Rizzo Lab, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis Prune orchard surveys throughout the Sacramento Valley in 2016 and 2017 found significant presence of the wood decay fungus Phellinus tuberculosus. Phellinus causes decay in the … Continue reading