A newsletter published by Janine Hasey, farm advisor for walnuts, peaches, kiwifruit, apricot, grape, nectarine, chestnut, pecan, pistachio, persimmon, fuelwood and Master Gardener Supervisor.
California Cling Peach Day
Feb 5, 2021
California Cling Peach Day
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Orchard Notes - February 2020
Feb 7, 2020
Walnut Day
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Orchard Notes - January 2019
Jan 8, 2020
25th Annual Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day
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IPM Breakfast Meeting - Reschedule Information
Aug 6, 2019
- August 9, 2019 Yuba-Sutter-Colusa IPM Breakfast Meeting has been rescheduled for September 13, 2019 (8:00-9:30am). Meeting will be held at the Dancing Tomato Caffe in Yuba City (990 N Walton Ave, Yuba City, CA 95993).
- A meeting announcement with more detail will be sent in September & event information will be updated at http://www.sacvalleyorchards.com/.
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April IPM Breakfast Meeting - RSVP required
Apr 9, 2019
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Walnut Training Systems Field Meeting is on for tomorrow March 13th
Mar 12, 2019
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Email Extra - Walnut Training Systems Field Meeting Date Rescheduled
Mar 4, 2019
The Walnut Training Systems Field Meeting Date is Rescheduled due to rain predicted for March 5-7, 2019:
The Walnut Training Systems Field Meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 5th in Wheatland with a back-up day of March 7th
HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO THE FOLLOWING:
IN THE EVENT OF RAIN or CONDITIONS ARE TOO WET, MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 15TH
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Email Extra - Walnut Canopy Management Field Meeting Date Change
Mar 4, 2019
Meeting Date Change due to rain predicted for March 5-7, 2019:
The Walnut Canopy Management Field Meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 5th with a back-up day of March 7th
HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE FOLLOWING:
and will instead be presented during the:
The complete program announcement will be made in an upcoming "Orchard Notes" newsletter.
Please call our office at (530) 822-7515 if you have any questions.
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Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day - Thursday, February 28, 2019 Email Extra
Feb 27, 2019
Sutter-Yuba-Colusa
Walnut Day
Thursday, February 28, 2019
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Veterans Memorial Hall, 1425 Veteran's Memorial Circle, Yuba City
12:00 pm Registration
1:00 pm Welcome & Moderator
1:05 pm 2019 Pesticide regulation updates
2:30 pm - Break
2:50 pm - Working for the Future
3:35 pm - Irrigating walnuts with quality and cost savings in mind & Labor Saving strategies and 2018 field observations
4:30 pm - Adjourn
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Orchard Notes - February 2019
Jan 31, 2019
- Walnut Day agenda
- Walnut Field Meetings
- Walnut Canopy Management - topics will include hedging and whisking trails since 2016 for 11 year old Chandler planted in a hedgerow
- Walnut Training Systems - topics will include various walnut training systems and see 2 and 3 year old Durham trees and 3 year old Solano trees, the two newest variety releases
- Walnut (6 year old) No Pruning (no heading)/Variation of No Pruning Grower Comparison Field Meeting
- Field Meeting Map
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Orchard Notes - December, 2018
Dec 18, 2018
24th Annual Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day
Meeting Includes: Laws & Regs/Pest Management, Industry Updates and Rootstock and Nutrition Management
Lunch will be served from 12:00pm to 12:45pm.
RSVP to the UCCE Sutter-Yuba Office at (530) 822-7515 or mlsearcy@ucanr.edu by Tuesday, January 8th if you plan to stay for lunch.
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Orchard Notes - February, 2018
Feb 2, 2018
Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day - February 22, 2018
Field Meetings on March 7, 2018:
- Walnut Training Systems and Walnut Breeding Program Update
- Walnut (5 year old) No Pruning (no heading) / Variation of No Pruning Grower Comparison
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Orchard Notes - December, 2017
Dec 5, 2017
23rd Annual Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day
Upcoming Walnut Meetings
UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines
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August IPM Breakfast Meeting
Aug 4, 2017
Tuesday, August 8th, 2017, 7:30am – 9:00am
Perko’s Restaurant (724 W. Onstott Rd, Yuba City)
Join Area IPM Advisor Emily Symmes and Orchard Systems Farm Advisors Janine Hasey and Franz Niederholzer to discuss current pest management and production issues.
We will largely focus on orchards crops (but everything is on the table for discussion!). These meetings are open to all interested growers, consultants, PCAs/CCAs, and related industry.
Planned topics for this meeting include (but not limited to!) updates on flooded orchards arthropod and disease pressure, and best management practices.
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Orchard Notes - June, 2017
Jun 22, 2017
- Flooded Orchard Damage Update and Management Considerations
- Peach Harvest Timing / Sizing Peach Fruit
- Updated Peach Cost Studies
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Orchard Notes - E-mail Extra - April 2107
Apr 20, 2017
Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
8:30am - 12:15pm
Green Bay Road, Arbuckle, CA
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E-mail Extra, March 2017 - 2017 Flooded Orchards
Mar 15, 2017
2017 Flooded Orchards - What to do and Resources
- What to do now
- Reporting damage/loss
- Determining Damage
- Potential Disaster Relief Resources
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Email Extra - March IPM Breakfast Meeting
Mar 7, 2017
Join Area IPM Advisor Emily Symmes and Orchard Systems Farm Advisors Janine Hasey and Franz Niederholzer to discuss current pest management and production issues.
**No-host breakfast, DPR and CCA hours requested (1.5 other)**
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Orchard Notes - Email Extra, February 15, 2017
Feb 15, 2017
The UCCE Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day scheduled for Tuesday, February 21, 2017 is cancelled due to the recent evacuation advisory and upcoming storms.
We will not be rescheduling this event this year. If you have any questions please contact 530-822-7515.
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Orchard Notes - February 2017
Jan 31, 2017
- Walnut Day agenda
- Monthly IPM Breakfast Meetings (NEW THIS YEAR 2017)
- Walnut Field Meetings
- Walnut (9 year old) Pruning systems compared in No Pruning long term study & Bot pruning wound study Field Meeting
- Walnut (2 year old) No Pruning Field Meeting
- Walnut (4 year old) no Pruning/Variation of No Pruning Grower Comparison Field Meeting
- Field Meeting Map
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Orchard Notes - January 2017
Jan 6, 2017
8:30 am - Registration
Topics Include
- Laws and Regs/Pest Management
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Industry Updates
10:30 am - Cling Peach Board Nominations
- Nitrogen Regulations
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Mechanization
Noon - Lunch
RSVP to the UCCE Sutter-Yuba office at (530) 822-7515 or mlsearcy@ucanr.edu by Tuesday, January 31st if you plan to stay for lunch.
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Orchard Notes - May 2016
May 17, 2016
- Cling Peach New Variety and Selections Field Meeting
- Final Chilling Hours
- Normal timing for peach harvest predicted
- Sizing Peach Fruit
- Hail Storm
- Freeze Damage in Young Walnuts
- Website Resources
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Orchard Notes - February 2016
Jan 29, 2016
- 2016 Walnut Day
- Walnut No Pruning / Pruning Field Meetings
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Orchard Notes - January 2016
Dec 18, 2015
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Orchard Notes - May 2015
May 8, 2015
- Final Chilling Hours
- Early Peach Harvest Predicted
- Sizing Peach Fruit
- Now processing peach selections in the Dixon-Andross gap
- Website Resources
- Advances in Walnut Production Short Course
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UCCE Email Extra - Walnut Course Registration Is Now Open
Apr 2, 2015
Reminder:
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UCCE E-Mail Extra - Patchy Frost Forecast
Feb 23, 2015
Start and stop frost protection sprinklers based on Wet bulb temperatures.
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Orchard Notes - February 2015
Feb 3, 2015
Sutter-Yuba-Colusa-Yolo-Solano-Sacramento
2015 Walnut Day, February 25, 2015
Walnut (7 year olds) No Pruning/Pruning Comparison Field Meeting
Walnut (2 year olds) No Pruning/Pruning Grower Comparison Field Meeting
March 3, 2015
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E-mail Extra - December 2014
Dec 15, 2014
20th Annual Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Ag Building Meeting Room, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City
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Orchard Notes - November/December 2014
Nov 24, 2014
- Cling Peach Day
- Save the Date: Walnut Day and No Pruning/Pruning Field Meetings
- Updates on a Potential New Disease in California and Management Concerns for some Spring Diseases of Cling Peach
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Botryosphaeria in Walnuts Meeting
Jul 18, 2014
Meeting Announcement:
Dealing with Botryosphaeria in Walnuts
July 21, 2014, 9am - 12pm
Woodland, CA
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Be a Scientist for a Day!
May 8, 2014
Please take a look at the attached letter and flyer for more information on how to participate in our May 8th, Be a Scientist for a Day!
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Orchard Notes - April / May 2014
Apr 16, 2014
- Irrigation Scheduling in a Drought Year Field Meeting
- Final Chilling Hours
- Predicting Peach Harvest
- Sizing Peach Fruit
- Website Resources
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Alert
- 37th Annual Nickels Field Day
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Orchard Notes - March 2014
Mar 10, 2014
- Understanding & Managing Botryosphaeria and Phomopsis Canker and Blight in Walnut Field Meeting
- Training Young Walnuts: No Pruning / Pruning Compared
- Save the Date: Irrigation Scheduling & Drought Management Strategies Meeting
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Orchard Notes - February 2014
Feb 5, 2014
- Walnut Day
- Walnut No Pruning / Pruning Comparison Field Meeting
- Botryosphaeria and Phomopsis canker and blight and their management in walnut Field Meeting
- UC Drought Management Information
- Herbicide Chart
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Orchard Notes - January 2014
Dec 17, 2013
- Cling Peach Day 2014
- Effective and Economical Management of Flower, Foliar, and Fruit Diseases of Cling Peach
- Chilling Hours Update
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Orchard Notes - November 2013
Nov 22, 2013
- Upcoming Meetings
- Orchard Service Index
- Herbicide resistance - Glyphosate
- Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Orchard Crops
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Orchard Notes - Email Extra - May 24, 2013
May 24, 2013
Reminder!
Walnut Orchard Herbicide Research and Demonstration Field Day
May 29, 2013, 10:00am - 11:30am
Whitney Warren Ranch, Wheatland CA
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Orchard Notes - April/May, 2013
Apr 19, 2013
- Field Meetings: Monitoring and Control of Walnut Hush Fly and Walnut Orchard Herbicide Research and Demonstration Field Day
- Final Chilling Hours
- Predicting Peach Harvest
- Sizing Peach Fruit
- Updated Website
- 36th Annual Nickels Field Day
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Orchard Notes - February 2013
Feb 5, 2013
- Walnut Day
- Walnut Pruning Field Meeting
- Walnut Training Field Meeting
- Efficient Walnut Spraying
- Conservation Funding
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Orchard Notes - January 2013
Jan 8, 2013
- 2013 Cling Peach Day
- Herbicide Chart
- Chilling Hours Update
- 2013 Walnut Day
- Newsletter Renewal
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Orchard Notes - April 2012
Apr 13, 2012
- Peach Selections for Reducing Grower Costs
- Final Chilling Hours
- Nicolaus CIMIS Weather Station Update
- Sizing Fruit
- New Publications
- 35th Annual Nickels Field Day
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Orchard Notes - February 2012
Feb 3, 2012
Meeting Announcements:
Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 1-4:15 p.m.,
Veterans Memorial Hall, Yuba City (Agenda attached)
Walnut Pruning Field Meeting, March 6th, 2012, 9:30 am - 12:00 noon,
Nickels Soil Lab, Arbuckle (see attached map)
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Butte & Glenn Counties Walnut Day & Almond Institute
Jan 25, 2012
Attached are the meeting announcmeent, location map, agenda and registration forms for the Butte and Glenn Counties Walnut Day/Almond Institute. It is being held on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Masonic Family Center in Chico, California. To receive lunch at the Walnut Day/Almond Institute, pre-registration must be returned to the UCCE Butte County office by Friday, January 27, 2012. (see attached)
2.5 hours of PCA credit have been requested.
For addition information, and registration questions, please contact the UCCE Butte County office at (530) 538-7201.
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Orchard Notes - January 2012
Dec 29, 2011
- Cling Peach Day 2012
- Cling Peach Field Meeting
- Should I be Irrigating?
- Newsletter Renewal
- Saving Glyphosate
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Orchard Notes - November 2011
Nov 4, 2011
This Issue:
- Upcoming Meetings
- Management of Peach Leaf Curl - New Approaches for an Ever Present Disease
- Orchard Floor Management
- Walnut Updates: Pruning Walnuts, Autumn Frosts, Tree Staking
- California Herbicide Registration on Horticultural Tree and Vine Crops
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Orchard Notes - E-mail Extra June 29, 2011
Jun 29, 2011
- Preventing Ripe Fruit Rot in Peaches
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Orchard Notes - June 2011
Jun 8, 2011
- 2011 Another Long Growing Season for Cling Peaches - Predicting Peach Harvest - Sizing Fruit - Ripe Fruit Rot - New Peach Cost Study - Training Walnut Trees - Mesophyll Collapse - Walnut Husk Fly - Storm Related Damage - What Do New Changes in Aluminum Phosphide Labels Mean for Burrowing Mammal Control?Download (PDF)
Orchard Notes - E-Mail Extra April 5, 2011
Apr 5, 2011
New Location for the Gopher and Ground Squirrel Control in Orchard Crops Field MeetingDownload (PDF)
Orchard Notes - March 2011
Mar 22, 2011
- Gopher and Ground Squirrel Control in Orchard Crops Field Meeting. - Frost/Weather Forecasting Resources. - Final Chilling Hours. - Weed Gallery Website. - New Peach Cost Study.Download (PDF)
Orchard Notes - February 2011
Feb 1, 2011
- Walnut Day 2011 - Protecting Crops from Extreme Temperature Damage Meeting - Walnut Pruning Field Meeting - Conservation Assistance for organic Producers - The Latest on Powdery Mildew of Peach in CaliforniaDownload (PDF)
Orchard Notes - January 2011
Dec 29, 2010
16th Annual Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day on January 20, 2011. Includes meeting information and program agenda.Download (PDF)
Orchard Notes - E-Mail Extra for Walnuts: November 23, 2010
Nov 23, 2010
Autumn Frost Predicted, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday NightsDownload (PDF)
Orchard Notes - October/November 2010
Nov 1, 2010
Orchard Floor Management: Herbicide Chart, Cover Crops. Kiwifruit Updates: Is Dry Matter Reliable Quality Index for Hayward Kiwifruit? Botrytis Fruit Rot Control, Fungicide Efficacy, Treating Timing. Walnut Updates: Yellowing Howard Walnut Trees, Thousand cankers Disease, Pruning Walnuts. Peach Updates: Peach Shot Hole Disease Control, Peach Spotting on Fruit. NRCS EQIP Deadline: November 12, 2010. Newsletter Renewal: Coming SoonDownload (PDF)
Orchard Notes: May-June 2010
May 20, 2010
Walnut Husk Fly Field Meeting; Cool Spring in 2010 Will Lead to Long Growing Season & Large Fruit; Predicting Local Cling Peach Harvest Timing; Insect Activity; Training Walnut TreesDownload (PDF)
Orchard Notes E-mail Extra March 11, 2010
Mar 12, 2010
Powdery Mildew of Peach - Pathogens, Biology, and Management Final Chilling Hours November 1 to February 28Download (PDF)
Orchard Notes E-mail Extra March 2, 2010
Mar 2, 2010
Walnut Pruning Field Meeting Rescheduled Pruning Two-Year Old Walnuts - Standard and New Training Methods and Howard Hedgerow Pruning Trial Field Meeting new dateDownload (PDF)
Orchard Notes February 2010
Feb 5, 2010
Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day, Thursday, February 25,2010, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Download (PDF)
January 2010 Issue, Orchard Notes
Jan 4, 2010
15th Annual Cling Peach Day Agenda. Controlling Gophers in Vineyards. Freezing Temperature Effects on Walnuts. Newsletter Renewal Reminder.Download (PDF)
Updated E-Mail Extra for Walnuts December 10, 2009
Dec 10, 2009
This version replaces the December 8th E-mail Extra while adding the new article: Freezing Temperature Effects on WalnutsDownload (PDF)
November/December 2009 Orchard Notes
Nov 10, 2009
Upcoming Meetings Orchard Floor Management Herbicide Charts Non-Cultivation and Cover Crops Pruning Walnuts Peach Shot Hole Disease Control Managing Gray Mold in Kiwifruit New Publications Training OpportunityDownload (PDF)
June/July 2009 Orchard Notes
Jun 26, 2009
Codling Moth Management in Walnuts using Pheromone Mating Disruption Field Meeting Predicting Cling Peach Harvest Timing Walnut Husk Fly Thousand Cankers Disease and Walnut Twig Beetle Update Leaf Analysis Irrigation Managmeent Pest Tracker Useful Information WebsitesDownload (PDF)
2009 March Orchard Notes
Mar 2, 2009
2009 Sacramento Valley Walnut Pruning Workshop 2009 Walnut Dehydrator Workshops Thousand Cankers Disease and Walnut Twig BeetleDownload (PDF)
January 2009 Orchard Notes
Jan 28, 2009
2009 Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day Save the Date - Upcoming MeetingsDownload (PDF)
Dec 2008 / Jan 2009 Orchard Notes
Dec 15, 2008
14th Annual Cling Peach Day Dormant Spray Options for Peaches Chilling Hours Update Kiwifruit Gray Mold Control Walnut Presentation Online Upcoming MeetingsDownload (PDF)
September 2008 Orchard Notes
Aug 29, 2008
Cover Crop Seeding Demonstration Orchard Floor Management Herbicide Charts Planting a Successful Annual Reseeding Cover Crop Evaluating Kiwifruit Dry Weight As An Alternative Maturity Index To Soluble Solid Concentration Pest Checklist AnnouncementsDownload (PDF)
April-May 2008 Orchard Notes
Jun 30, 2009
Frost Event April 20, 2008 Predicting Peach Harvest Timing Walnut Scale Managing Cover Crops in Walnuts Nickels Field MeetingDownload (PDF)
Cover Crops and Orchards Meetings
Jun 22, 2009
May 14, 2008 Rio Oso Groves, 15 Pleasant Grove Road, Rio Oso Bains Ranch, 3909 Butte House Road, Yuba City CADownload (PDF)
Sacramento Valley Walnut News
Mar 24, 2008
NEW NEWSLETTER New Walnut Rootstocks and Pest Interactions Walnut Blight Control Spring Fertilization for Walnuts Guidelines for Care of Young Walnuts from Planting Through the First Season Managing Pistillate Flower Abortion (PFA) in Walnuts with the Use of ReTainDownload (PDF)
2008 February Orchard Notes
Feb 5, 2008
Fungicide Resistance Management Strategies Fundicide Efficacy and Treatment Timing Tables for Peaches Updated Pest Management Guidelines Kiwifruit Scale Control Individual Tree Loss Calculator Chilling Hours Update Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Walnut Day Walnut Training/Pruning WorkshopsDownload (PDF)
Dec 2007/Jan 2008 Orchard Notes
Dec 4, 2008
13th Annual Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day, January 17, 2007 Chilling Hours Scale Control in Kiwifruit Peach and Walnut Pest ManagementDownload (PDF)
October - November 2007
Aug 17, 2008
Orchard Floor Management Fall Orchard Checklist Training/Pruning Young Walnut Trees The 2007 Peach Crop New Publication / Website Updates NRCS Announces Program Sign-up Period Sutter/Yuba Orchard Spray Field Meeting University of California EC and Sutter County Ag Commissioner's Office Continuing Education SeminarsDownload (PDF)
August - September Orchard Notes
Jul 17, 2008
Walnut Husk Fly Managing Irrigation in Walnuts Summer Pruning Walnuts Managing Walnut Harvest for Quality Meeting Announcement – Cover Crops and Filter Strips for OrchardsDownload (PDF)
June 2007 Orchard Notes
Jun 24, 2008
Back From Sabbatical Leave Peach Mechanical Thining Trial Pre-Harvest Meeting Field Meeting - Avoiding Water Stress in Walnuts New Publications Cost Studies New Fumigation Regulations Walnut Pest Notes July Leaf Sampling and Nutrition AnalysisDownload (PDF)
August & September 2006
Feb 26, 2008
New Publications-"Seasonal Guide to Environmentally Responsible Pest Management Practices in Peaches and Nectarines" & "Cover Crops for Walnut Orchards"Download (PDF)
May 2006
Jun 8, 2011
Sabbatical Leave Spring Topics-Nitrogen Fertilizer Guide in Walnut Orchards Final Chilling and Historical Biofix Current and Historical First Biofix and Peach Rust Data Waterlogging/Phytophthora The Peach Crop and Predicting Harvest Timing Scale Insects and Fungal Diseases in Walnuts Peach Fruit Fly Alert Summer Topics-Ripe Fruit Rot in Peaches Peach Year-Round IPM Program Irrigation Management Pays Use of Surround WP Crop Protectant on Walnuts Leaf Sampling and Analysis in July Managing Insects in Walnuts Managing Newly Planted Walnut Orchards New Tools Available for Spider Mite Management in 2006 Table of Some of the Most Common Miticides for use Against Spider Mites Registration Status of Selected Miticides for use Against Spider Mites Heat Stress Awareness Fall Topics-Managing Walnut Harvest for Quality Preparing an Orchard for 2007 Planting Cover Crops Peach Disease Control New Publication-Fertigation with MicroirrigationDownload (PDF)
February 2006 Newsletter
Aug 14, 2008
Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Walnut Day Chilling Hours Update Scale Control in Kiwifruit Peach Reports Available NRCS Workshop ReTain for Serr PFA Peach Pest Management Peach and Nectarine-Treatment Timing & Fungicide EfficacyDownload (PDF)
Dec 2005/Jan 2006
Jun 8, 2011
12th Annual Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day Dormant Spray - Peaches Reduced Hazard Dormant Spray Options Chilling Hours Update Updated 2005 Tree and Vine Herbicide Registration Table Year End ReminderDownload (PDF)
October/November 2005
Jun 8, 2011
Planning an Orchard? Management Tools for Gray Mold in Kiwifruit Peach Disease Control Walnut Observations/Fall Tasks Orchard Floor Management Crown Gall Treatment Agricultural Land Conservation EQUIP Program sign-up Period UCCE/Sutter Co. Ag Commissioner Office MeetingsDownload (PDF)
June-July 2005 Ochard Notes
Jun 8, 2011
Field Meeting on Walnut Jusk Fly Biology Gilli Mealybug Walnut Tasks/Observations Plant Based Irrigation Leaf Sampling in July Critical Nutrient Levels Pest Updates Online Information sheet from Diamond Walnut GrowersDownload (PDF)
Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center Demonstration
Jun 8, 2011
Sierr Foothill Organic Fruit and Nut Crops Variety Demonstration May 21, 2005.Download (PDF)
April 2005 Orchard Notes
Jun 8, 2011
Field Meeting Cover Cropping, Nutrient and Weed Management in a No-Till Organic Cling Peach OrchardDownload (PDF)
March 2005
Jun 8, 2011
Pest Tracker Final Chilling Hours Temperature, Thinning and Fruit Size in Peaches Historical and Current Biofix and Peach Rust Data Walnut Blight Update Xanthocast Model for Walnut Blight Irrigation Walnut Research Report Upcoming Field Meeting Winegrape Pest InformationDownload (PDF)
2005 February Orchard Notes
Apr 1, 2009
Walnut Day Agenda, supervisory Skills Workshop registration, Chilling Hours Update, Scale Control in Kiwifruit, Powdery Mildew Control in Peach, Oriental Fruit Moth time, Updated Guidelines and Training and Pruning Walnut HedgerowsDownload (PDF)
2004 December-2005 January Orchard Notes
Jun 8, 2011
11th annual Sac Valley Cling Peach Day agenda Upcoming Meetings Walnut Issues Dormant Spray-Peaches Winter Walnut Tips Cost Share Programs through NRCSDownload (PDF)
October 2004
Jun 16, 2008
Walnut Observation Updates Meeting Announcement for Annual Dormant Spray Mt. 2004 Herbicide Registration on Tree and Vine Crops and2004 Weed Susceptibility ChartDownload (PDF)
July August 2004
Jul 27, 2010
Mid and late summer updates- Peach nutrition- Irrigation- New walnut varieties-Download (DOC)
May-June 2004
Jun 8, 2011
Faster Shoot Strike & Webspinning Mite Monitoring Techniques for Peaches Meeting;Irrigation Meetings; Irrigating Walnut Orchards Using Plant & Soil Based Measurements MeetingDownload (PDF)
April 2004
Jun 8, 2011
Plant or Pull? Pest Tracker; Final Chilling Hours;Walnut Blight; More on Xanthocast Model; New Size Controlling Peach Rootstocks; Water & Irrigation Issues; Walnut Research Reports; Upcoming Field Meetings; Recent RetirementsDownload (PDF)
February 2004
Jun 8, 2011
Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Walnut Day, 2/17/04; Managing Labor Costs Seminar, 2/12/04; Organic Soil Fertility Seminar, 2/24/04; Walnut Training & Hedging Field Meeting, 3/4/04; Fungicide Efficacy & Treatment Timing Table; Oriental Fruit Moth Time; Organic Kiwifruit Growers Note; Clingstone Peach Selections AvailableDownload (PDF)
November December 2003
Sep 1, 2009
Dormant Spray & Alternatives Continuing Educations Seminars 12/2/03 or 12/9/03 Late Fall/Winter Orchard Practices Reflections of 2003Download (PDF)
October 2003
Jun 8, 2011
Avoiding Water Contamination & Pesticide Drift Workshop; Field Meetings Focus on Saving Money in Dormant Sprays; Postharvest Prune Field Meetings; Protecting Surface Water & Cover Crops; Orchard Planting Preparation; Minimizing Frost Damage to Walnuts; Walnut Observations; Timing Peach Pruning; Kiwifruit; 2003 Herbicide Registration & Susceptibility of Weeds to Herbicide ChartsDownload (PDF)
May 2003
Jun 8, 2011
Field Meeting on Cover Cropping, Compost & Weed Management in a No-Till Organic Cling Peach System, 5/23/03, 10 AM; Sierra Foothill Organic Fruit & Nut Crops Variety Demonstration, 6/7/03, 10 AM; Newsletter & Pest Tracker subscription; Final Chill Hours; Water & Irrigation Issues; Walnuts: Blight, Winter Kill, Nitrogen Fergilizer, Training New Trees; Peaches: Powdery Mildew, Rust; Report Crop Damage; New PublicationsDownload (PDF)
Variety Demonstration
Jun 8, 2011
Sierra Foothill Organic Fruit & Nut Crops Variety DemonstrationDownload (PDF)
November/December 2002
Jun 8, 2011
New Farm Advisor; Herbicide Charts & Vegetation Mgmt; Late Fall Practices: Peaches, WalnutsDownload (PDF)
2003 Efficacy & Timing
Jun 8, 2011
Fungicide Efficacy & Timing for Deciduous Tree Fruit & Nut Crops & GrapevinesDownload (PDF)
February 2003
Jun 8, 2011
Chilling hours update; Fungicide efficacy & treatment timing table; February reminders for peaches; Oriental Fruit Moth; Peach Twig Borer; Pesticide resistance management; Fungicide resistance in fungi; Insecticide resistance managementDownload (PDF)
Advances in Codling Moth Management
Jun 8, 2011
Codling Moth Management for Apples, Pears, Walnuts Program/Registration Info 5.5 hours creditsDownload (PDF)
January 2003
Jun 8, 2011
Annual Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day Water Management & Sizing, Fungicide Resistance Management Strategies, Insecticide Resistance Management Strategies, Oriental Fruit Moth, Plant Growth Regulators, Agricultural Used Oil & Oil Filter Recycling PCA-1.5 hours & CCA-2.5 hours pendingDownload (PDF)