Sacramento Valley Orchards

Clarissa Reyes, Orchard 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 status can also have some effect on harvest date. On average, we accumulate about 6,000 growing degree hours (GDH) ...

Domena A. Agyeman, UCCE Economic Advisor; Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties Managing farm finances can be challenging—especially for small growers who cannot afford to hire experts. However, understanding key financial statements and metrics is crucial for making informed decisions and ensuring long-term business sustainability. Many growers who completed my economics needs survey reported familiarity with various financial ...

University of California Sacramento Valley Integrated Pest Management Update April 7, 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 and abundance data. For optimal pest management decision support and treatment efficacy, use data and observations specific to your orchard. See ...

Curt Pierce, UCCE Irrigation and Water Resource Advisor Luke Milliron, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor With the days only just warming and (at the time of this writing) significant rain still falling in the North Sacramento Valley, few are likely to be in any rush to start pumping. Spring heat can come on fast, however, quickly drying the soil ...

Luke Milliron, UCCE Orchards Butte, Glenn, Tehama Phoebe Gordon, UCCE Madera and Merced Roger Duncan UCCE Stanislaus, Emeritus Photo 1: Drone photo of the UC Cooperative Extension almond variety trial at the CSU, Chico Farm. In the trial every other row is Nonpareil, and the other rows are 12 tree replicates of 29 almond varieties (credit: Conservation Irrigation Lab). What ...