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Jaime Ott, UCCE Tehama, Glenn, Shasta, Butte Luke Milliron, UCCE Butte, Glenn, Tehama Infection by Cytospora and other fungi is a major cause of scaffold and tree loss in prunes, resulting in reduced yield. These fungi can also infect young … Continue reading
Jaime Ott, UCCE Tehama, Shasta, Glenn, and Butte Counties With walnut prices modestly up, this is a good time to look at your orchard operation, grade sheets, and pest/disease challenges in the last few years and make a plan for … Continue reading
CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO THE PRUNE FUNGICIDE EFFICACY TABLES (right click -> “Open link in new tab”)
Ryan J Hill, UCCE Tehama County, Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor Preemergent herbicides are a valuable tool in an orchard’s integrated weed management plan. If you survey a room full of growers, you will get answers across the board as … Continue reading
Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor, Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties Sudan Gyawaly, UC IPM Advisor, Sacramento Valley Is winter sanitation really necessary? This question was asked at a recent grower meeting. Our answer is YES, now, more than ever in the … Continue reading
Reviewed January 2025 – UC Weed Science Click Here for Herbicide Table on CA Tree and Vine Crops
Click Here for the Almond Fungicide Efficacy and Timing Tables Link
Kat Jarvis-Shean, Orchard Systems Advisor UCCE Sacramento-Solano-Yolo Depending on where you grow and how you count, this is shaping up to be a low-to-moderate chill winter. As discussed previously in 2023 and 2024, walnuts are one of the highest chill … Continue reading
Almond Orchard Management Considerations: February & March Becky Wheeler-Dykes, UCCE Farm Advisor, Glenn, Tehama, and Colusa Counties Luke Milliron, UCCE Farm Advisor, Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties Weed management: Prepare your preemergent herbicide program with your PCA. Cost savings in … Continue reading
Luke Milliron, UCCE Orchard Advisor Butte, Glenn, Tehama Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Orchard Advisor Colusa, Sutter-Yuba Jaime Ott, UCCE Orchards Advisor Tehama, Butte, Glenn, Shasta The Skinny: Your rootstock choice should guard against your greatest fear for your new orchard, whether … Continue reading
Domena A. Agyeman, UCCE Agriculture and Natural Resources Economics Advisor; Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties Introduction This report summarizes the primary challenges reported by agricultural producers from Butte, Glenn, and Tehama counties who participated in an economics needs assessment survey. … Continue reading