Kings County UC Cooperative Extension

Grapes Tree Fruits Nut Crops


Bob Beede
Farm Advisor, Emeritus

After 34 plus years of service to the University of California and Southern San Joaquin Valley grape, tree fruit and nut growers, Bob officially retired from Cooperative Extension June 30, 2013.  During his tenure, Bob conducted research on disease and pest management, irrigation, weed control, and cultural practices. His specialty was walnuts and pistachios. Bob is still active in agriculture privately, and we wish him well in his new endeavors. We also congratulate him on his recent acceptance as a UC Emeritus. 

 



Table Grape Advisor Seminars

Invitation to Attend Candidate Seminars

University of California Cooperative Extension is recruiting for the position of Table Grape Advisor serving Tulare & Kings Counties.

Each candidate will give a 20-minute presentation with 10 minutes for questions and answers via Zoom. The public is invited to attend any or all of these presentations. The search committee welcomes your evaluation of the presentations.

Jaclyn Fiola
Monday, March 14
9:30 am
https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/97089319027

Joy Hollingsworth
Monday, March 14
1:00 pm
https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/98522279511

Simin Sabaghian
Tuesday, March 15
9:30 am
https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/97974114600

For more information call Brian Marsh at 661-868-6210.

Crop Information  Click here for individual commodities.

Management  Click here for information on specific topics related to establishment and production of tree and vine crops.

Plant Nutrition  Click here for articles pertaining to soil and foliar fertilization of trees and vines.

Educational Videos  Click here to watch informal videos made by Bob Beede and Tony Garcia on various crop topics.

Other Links  Click here for UC cost studies, loss calculator, UC publication catalogue, and other valuable sites.