Previous Northern Sacramento Valley ET Reports-September 2021
Irrigation Evapotranspiration (ET) Report for Tehama County (Gerber South), Butte County (Biggs and Durham) and Colusa County (Williams) CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2021
Previous South Sacramento Valley ET Reports- September 2021
Irrigation Evapotranspiration (ET) Report for Woodland, Davis, Staten Island, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading
October Prune Orchard Management Considerations
Read this article for prune orchard management tasks to keep in mind in October. Continue reading
Climate & Management Considerations for Future Almond Orchards
Recent years have brought hot temperatures, heat waves, droughts and rain that have broken records. What does that mean? And what can we do to plan for it in almond orchards? Continue reading
October Walnut Orchard Management Considerations
Read this article for walnut orchard management tasks to keep in mind in October. Continue reading
Are you choosing the right spray for the right weeds?
Smart, cost-effective weed control hinges on your ability to tailor your herbicide spray program to the specific weeds in your orchard. Continue reading
Previous Northern Sacramento Valley ET Reports-August 2021
Irrigation Evapotranspiration (ET) Report for Tehama County (Gerber South), Butte County (Biggs and Durham) and Colusa County (Williams) CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Previous South Sacramento Valley ET Reports- August 2021
Irrigation Evapotranspiration (ET) Report for Woodland, Davis, Staten Island, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading
September Walnut Orchard Management Considerations
Read this article for walnut orchard management tasks to keep in mind in September. Continue reading
Pest Management Guidelines in New Mobile-Friendly Format
UC IPM has launched a new, mobile-friendly format of the Pest Management Guidelines: Peach! Continue reading
September Almond Orchard Management Considerations
Read this article for almond orchard management tasks to keep in mind in September. Continue reading
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
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