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
Monthly Archives: August 2021
September Prune Orchard Management Considerations
Read this article for prune orchard management tasks to keep in mind in September. Continue reading
2021 Pistachio Irrigation: Mitigation Strategies for Drought
Pistachios are known for their ability to withstand drought, but the severity and length of a dry spell can result in high percentages of blanks, low shell splitting percentages, and reductions in overall yield. Read this article for strategies for managing drought in your pistachio orchard. Continue reading
Fruit set, 2021. What happened?
Hot weather around full bloom coincided with local or statewide prune crop failures in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, and 2020. What do we know about how high temperatures affect prune fruit set, and what can we do about it? Continue reading
Hull tights caused by water stress
Hull split has begun, indicating harvest is imminent. Drought conditions, heat waves, and timing with other orchard activities can make irrigation challenging. Water stress can interfere with hull split, and if severe, can result in hull tights. Continue reading
Getting the best grower returns at harvest
Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor, Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties Luke Milliron, UCCE Farm Advisor, Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties Richard Buchner, UCCE Farm Advisor Emeritus Tehama and Glenn Counties With harvest around the corner, harvest timing and field sizing are … Continue reading
Maintaining Quality with Pick Up & Stockpiling Best Practices
With another record statewide crop to be shaken, swept, and collected starting in August, will you and your handler be prepared? Research by Bruce Lampinen (UCCE Specialist, UC Davis) and others has shown that properly dried nuts are the key to maintaining quality and grower returns during stockpiling. Continue reading
Previous South Sacramento Valley ET Reports-July 2021
Irrigation Evapotranspiration (ET) Report for Woodland, Davis, Dixon, and Verona CIMIS stations. 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
August Walnut Orchard Management Considerations
Read this article for walnut orchard management tasks to keep in mind in August. Continue reading
Ant Management
Protein feeding ants can cause significant nut damage between shaking and pickup. Read this article for information about how to reduce ant damage to your crop. Continue reading