The Central Sierra foothills is full of many different micro-climates as well as elevations, which lends to the many different varieties of orchard crops grown throughout the region. Historically, our region has grown pears, apples, walnuts, olives, and other orchard crops.
Please use the menu to the left to select what crop you're looking for more information on.
We have a variety of resources for the listed crops, including information on orchard establishment, nutrient, diseas and pests, and more
University of California Web Resources
- California Agriculture, A quarterly peer-reviewed journal reporting research, reviews and news on California’s agricultural, natural and human resources.
- California Resource Soil Lab, an online tool to access USDA soil survey data
- Cost and Return Studies, UC Davis Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Fruit and Nut Research & Information, UC Davis based website to make UC research-based information publicly available to the agricultural growers in our communities.
- Post Harvest Center, UC Davis based web site to provide relevant information to California growers, shippers, marketers, carriers, distributors, retailers, processors, and consumers of fresh horticultural crops.
- UC Agriculture & Natural Resources Catalog, Agricultural information from the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. From ants to zucchini, it has answers!
- UC Integrated Pest Management, (IPM) Full of useful information. Pest Management Guidelines for many crops, also Weather Data, Pesticide Safety, Invasive Weeds and Pest Notes. Develops and promotes the use of integrated and ecologically sound pest management programs in California.