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Almonds are typically shaken to the ground by a side mount or boom shaker, allowed to dry where they fall for several days to weeks and then windrowed and picked up. Recently, some growers have moved to shaking and sweeping within 24 hours. Another alternative to traditional almond harvest is the use of catch frame shaker sets instead of shake-to-the-ground machines. Continue reading
Olive Fruit Fly Populations for Glenn & Tehama Counties Continue reading
Tehama County Insect Pest Update for July 25, 2016. Continue reading
August 5th, 2016 ET Report for the Gerber South, Durham, and Colusa CIMIS stations.
**NEW** By request, cling peach ET is now being reported! Continue reading
August 5th, 2016 ET Report for the Woodland, Davis, Dixon, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Olive Fruit Fly Populations for Glenn & Tehama Counties Continue reading
Tehama County Insect Pest Update for July 25, 2016. Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Understanding and applying information from a soil test: Part 1” by Allan Fulton, Farm Advisor: Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, and Shasta Counties in the April 2010 Sacramento Valley Almond News Why Test? Soil testing helps plan to … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Pacific spider mite control at hull split in almonds” by David Haviland, Entomology Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Kern Co. in the April 2010 Sacramento Valley Almond News. Hull split is one of the most critical … Continue reading
July 29th ET Report for the Gerber South, Durham, and Colusa CIMIS stations.
**NEW** By request, cling peach ET is now being reported! Continue reading
July 29th, 2016 ET Report for the Woodland, Davis, Dixon, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading
While the disease bacterial spot has been identified in California since 2013, it was previously known only to occur in the northern San Joaquin Valley and as far north as Arbuckle. However, I was recently called out to a symptomatic orchard in Butte county and confirmed that bacterial spot was present. Continue reading
Olive Fruit Fly Populations for Glenn & Tehama Counties Continue reading
Tehama County Insect Pest Update for July 25, 2016. Continue reading
A good understanding of the soil variability patterns is essential to optimally design and install a zone irrigation system. Rapid, non-intrusive methods of measuring soil electrical conductivity combined with global positioning systems (GPS) are used to map the soil variability patterns and provide waypoints to guide the design and installation. Continue reading