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UC Cooperative Extension - Madera County

Dispatches from the Orchard

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Establishing Nut Orchards Webinar

July 13, 2020
Register today to learn about Establishing Nut Crop Orchards from experts with the University of California and USDA. Different topics will be presented during each session. $10 registration fee will allow you to attend any or all of the sessions from 3-5 PM on July 29, August 5 and August 12.
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We've moved! And a walnut meeting announcement

January 20, 2021
We've moved! We are now located at: 145 Tozer Street Suite 103 Madera, CA 93638 The office will still be minimally staffed while Madera County is in the Purple Zone, so if you need to stop by please contact me. I am still available for farm calls.
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Winter 2024 meetings

January 11, 2024
Happy new year, everyone! There are three upcoming meetings in the San Joaquin Valley: January 17: Statewide Pistachio Day, in Visalia, California February 1: Tri County Walnut Day in Tulare, California February 2: Quad County Walnut Institute in Stockton, California.
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Four upcoming meetings in November

November 3, 2022
Irrigation management basics classes, held in Madera on November 7 Bakersfield on November 14 Modesto on November 16 And a soil health field day in Parlier on November 16. Agendas and registration links are in the attached PDF.
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Looking for research collaborators

April 19, 2021
Are you hoping to learn how to control alkali weed better? What about increase your pistachio fertilization efficiency? We're looking for collaborators for two research projects on these subjects, please see the newsletter for more information.
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Summer 2021 Newsletter

June 18, 2021
Attached are two pistachio specific articles: large bug control and irrigation considerations during a drought year.
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Nematode Management Field Day Nov 30 and Dec 1

October 21, 2021
Come to the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center to learn about nematode management from UC Riverside nematologist Andreas Westphal. CEUs pending. Registration is limited to 100 participants. You can sign up here: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.
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Spring 2022 meetings

January 26, 2022
Please see the attached PDF for information on a meeting going over aflatoxin contamination in pistachio and the 2022 principles in fruit and nut tree growth, production, and maintenance course.
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November 2021 In A Nutshell

November 29, 2021
Meeting announcements: Kearney Nematode Day(s), Statewide Pistachio Day Articles: Pistachio chill, Gill's Mealybug...
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