Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

What Can Happen With Too Much Rain? Watch that Mulch!!! Rain is wonderful stuff. If it comes and washes the accumulated salts of the last several years out of the root zones of citrus and avocado, that's a good thing.

In This Edition 2- Committee & Council Mtgs. 2- Clover Fest 2024 2- Meet the New 4-H Advisor 3- Jr. Camp Counselors 3- Horse Rally 2023 3- Fresno Fair Presenters 4- Livestock Judging Contest 4- 4-H Hat Etiquette 5- Co.

The California Department of Water Resources is offering Technical Assistance Services to Small Farmers.

Nature has a way of showing beauty even when plants are dying back or going dormant during fall and winter. To capitalize on this beauty, we invite you to create a holiday wreath made entirely from the natural beauty found all around us.

Shorter days mean there is less time to spend in the garden. Peruse gardening websites, magazines and seed catalogs instead Stake newly planted trees in windy areas Clean up debris to eliminate hiding places for pests (if necessary).

Chaste trees (Vitex shrubs Vitex agnus castus) are extremely popular in our area and for good reason - they are consistently great performers. So, it's surprising that Vitex shrubs are so infrequently seen, a missed opportunity to be sure.

California ranks number one in the nation for dairy production, with 1,100 to 1,200 dairy farms, each with an average of 1,436 cows, mostly concentrated in Tulare County in the San Joaquin Valley.

There are at least four species of Phytophthora species (P. citrophthora, P. parasitica, P. syringae, and P. hibernalis) associated with citrus in California and all species can cause various symptoms in citrus including the three main diseases' associated with Phytophthora spp.

Each year, the U.S. throws away between 30% and 40% of the food produced for human consumption (over $161 billion worth). Roughly 20% of the total volume of waste sent to landfills is food.

The 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a free public event to observe science in action and learn about the UC Davis museums and collections, is set for Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. The committee recently settled on the date. The inaugural event took place during the Presidents' Day weekend.