Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Dear Colleagues, The Request for Proposals for the 2020 UC National Laboratory Fees Research Program is scheduled for release on April 1, 2019.

Whenever I'm asked to talk about livestock and predators with a non-ranching group, I poll the audience about what predators give me the most problems in our sheep operation. Most say coyotes, some say mountain lions; inevitably, a few say black bears.

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Please check out the attached flyer for the 2019 Chico Almond Nutrient and Water Field Day. Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Chico State University Farm - Pecan Orchard 311 Nicholas C Shouten Ln Chico, CA. (Directions attached to flyer.

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Included in this email: Wheat Field Day agenda **Wheat Field Day has received approval for both CURES Nitrogen Management Plan and CCA credits.

Please join us on Thursday, March 14th from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm for a field day to aid in promoting the best nitrogen and irrigation management practices by almond growers throughout California. This will take place on Chandler Farms, west of McCall on Adams avenue in Del Rey (see attached flyer).

Hello. This is the first update for 2019 for the UC western flower thrips/tswv outlook for processing tomato. General outlook As a reminder the base temperature we use for estimating thrips development is 45F.

UCCE researchers James Schaeffer and Kurt Hembree, and Dr. Anil Shrestha at CSU-Fresno are investigating the distribution of a newly emerging problem weed, Alkaliweed, in pistachio orchards. They would like to request your help to identify locations of this plant in the Southern San Joaquin Area.

Hello. This is the first update for 2019 for the UC western flower thrips/tswv outlook for processing tomato. General outlook As a reminder, the base temperature we use for estimating thrips development is 45F.