Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Thirty-eight young, budding naturalists sit in a meadow while journaling and sketching their observations of the wildflowers and birds around them.

IN THIS ISSUE Almond Management Considerations: Spring & Early Summer Fertilizing Almonds after a Frost Irrigating Freeze Damaged Almonds in a Drought New Staff WELCOME...

Bolas Spiders - Little Gauchos with an Appetite for Moths When UC Santa Barbara's soccer team scores a goal, a chorus of Ol! Ol, ol, ol! Gauchos! Gauchos! may ring out across the stadium.

Over 85 species of container stock and over 2000 seed collections that represent 243 species are grown/housed at the nursery. All the projects conducted at the nursery are controlled under protocols strict enough to avoid negative impact to the special and unique environment of the island.

The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's exhibits at Briggs Hall during the annual UC Davis Picnic Day wouldn't be complete without the Fly Fishers of Davis.

I have always liked Gala apples - sweet tart and crunchy. An old school pal in a cooler zone has 2 established Galas, and every fall they are loaded with beautiful pink blushed fruit. The owner of a local nursery assured me that galas would do fine in USDA Zone 9b.

In this issue: Irrigating with a Limited Water Supply Research Update: Hemiptra "True Bugs" in Almond Orchards Nitrogen Management in Walnuts Announcements...

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is hosting UC ANR Moves on Wednesday, May 11, at 9:30 a.m. It is part of the systemwide UC Moves.

California water-rights holders are required by state law to measure and report the water they divert from surface streams.

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources will be recruiting 16 new UC Cooperative Extension Specialists over the next 12 months.