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High levels of rust infection can be found in some orchards around the region. Severe rust infections can cause premature defoliation, reducing almond or peach yield next year and increasing the risk of scaffold and branch bark sunburn in prunes in the late summer and fall. Why was 2016 a bad rust year and not 2015? Continue reading
September 9, 2016 ET Report for the Woodland, Davis, Dixon, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading
September 9th, 2016 ET Report for the Gerber South, Durham, and Williams (formerly Colusa) CIMIS stations.
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Early splitting husks in walnuts are oilless nuts. They can be recognized by the early husk split and dark pellicle with white nut meat. Click Read More (below) to see more images of oilless nuts compared to normal walnuts. Continue reading
Tehama County Insect Pest Update for September 6, 2016. Continue reading
September 2nd, 2016 ET Report for the Gerber South, Durham, and Williams (formerly Colusa) CIMIS stations.
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September 2nd, 2016 ET Report for the Woodland, Davis, Dixon, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading