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Prune prices to California growers are influenced by world production volume that can change, dramatically, from year to year. Read this article for recommendations about how to prepare for next year. Continue reading
Cankers caused by fungi of Cytospora spp. can severely limit prune production; reducing grower income and potentially leading to early orchard removal due to scaffold and/or tree loss. This article provides information about how to control Cytospora in your orchard. Continue reading
Read this article for prune orchard management tasks to keep in mind in October. Continue reading
Read this article for walnut orchard management tasks to keep in mind in September. Continue reading
Read this article for prune orchard management tasks to keep in mind in September. Continue reading
Read this article for prune orchard management tasks to keep in mind in August. Continue reading
For the best returns and orchard health, ease up on irrigation before harvest, and after harvest keep up with irrigation until leaf drop. Continue reading
Read this article for almond orchard management tasks to keep in mind in July. Continue reading
Read this article for walnut orchard management tasks to keep in mind in July. Continue reading
2020 brought yet another major autumn freeze. This article contains information about why the damage was so severe and what to do about it now. Continue reading
Read this article for walnut orchard management tasks to keep in mind in June. Continue reading
Read this article for prune orchard management tasks to keep in mind in June. Continue reading
Read this article to learn more about irrigation management for prune orchards using crop developmental stages and stem water potential measurements. Continue reading
As if 2020 didn’t bring enough grief, it appears to have also brought a major autumn freeze that growers and their consultants are now taking stock of. UCCE walnut advisors in the northern Sacramento Valley and Northern San Joaquin Valley have been fielding calls in the past couple weeks regarding extensive damage in young and mature orchards. Continue reading
Read this article for walnut orchard management tasks to keep in mind in May. Continue reading