Sacramento Valley Prune News

Topics Include: Current pesticide use in prunes/future options in prune pest management, Phellinus wood rot in prunes, Laws and Regs update, Cytospore management in prune orchards, California Prune Board Activities, Mechanical Hedging, and Delivering big fruit: Thinning and sizing

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Fall, 2019

Oct 2, 2019

Fall & Winter Prune Orchard Considerations
Long Pruning for Greater Early Yields
Cytospora: A year-round fight
Increase Your Return on Investment with Post-Harvest Weed Scouting

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Pre-Harvest, 2019

Aug 6, 2019

Pre-Harvest& Harvest Prune Orchard Considerations
2019 Canker Review
Delivering the largest fruit possible this year
2019 UC IPM Breakfast Meetings

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Bloom News, 2019

May 7, 2019

Don't get caught out in a perfect storm
Field Day on Cropload on Wednesday, May 8th starting at 9 am. See announcement at http://www.sacvalleyorchards.com/event/prune-cropload-check-field-meeting/

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Spring 2019

Apr 30, 2019

Prune Management Considerations: Spring - Summer
The Advantages of Tighter Spacing and Greater Light Interception in California Prune Orchards
Thinning Prunes
Updated cost of producing prunes now available
Spring Prune "Cropload Check" Field Meeting
2019 UC IPM Breakfast Meetings

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Bloom, 2019

Feb 12, 2019

Annual UCCE South Sacramento Valley Prune Meeting

Co-sponsored by Sutter Co Ag Commissioner’s Office

February 21, 2019

8:00 AM – 12:30 PM followed by hosted lunch

--Thanks to Sunsweet Growers Inc.--

Veterans Memorial Hall, 1425 Veterans Memorial Circle, Yuba City

2.0 hours PCA CE approved (0.5 L&R; 1.5 Other)

3.5 hours CCA CE approved (0.5 NM, 1.5 PM, 1.0 CM, 0.5 PD)

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Pre-Bloom, 2019

Jan 30, 2019

2019 UCCE Winter Prune Meetings
Orchard Considerations for Bloom and Beyond
Update on Heart Rot in Prunes
Is This a Year to Skip Thinning?
Weed Management Considerations When Replanting Trees in an Established Prune Orchard
Bloom Disease Treatments in Prune and Honey Bee Safety
Trends in World Prune Markets
2019 UC IPM Breakfast Meetings
Fungicide efficacy/timing tables

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Fall, 2018

Oct 16, 2018

Fall & Winter Prune Orchard Management Considerations
Cytospora Post-harvest: Cut it out! Protect fresh cuts!
Pros and Cons of Mechanical Pruning

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Email Extra - Prune Rootstock Trial Field Day

Jul 25, 2018

Head out to the field to check out for yourself 14 rootstocks in two Sacramento Valley trials!

PRUNE ROOTSTOCK TRIAL FIELD DAY

THURSDAY, JULY 26 - MIKI ORCHARDS 10204 HWY 70, MARYSVILLE, CA 95901

6:45 am - Registration

7:00 am - Discussion and walking tour of Yuba County prune rootstock trial

RSVP to this free event at: ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=25079

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Pre-Harvest, 2018

Jun 26, 2018

Prune Rootstock Trial Field Day
Pre-Harvest and Harvest Prune Orchard Considerations
Managing canker diseases in prune orchards: what we have learned so far
Prune Harvest Timing
July Leaf Sampling: A Critical Task in Prune Production
Growing the Valley Podcast

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Bloom, 2018

Feb 16, 2018

South Sacramento Valley Prune Meeting
Prune Bloom Orchard Management Considerations
Dry, Warm, Winter Raises Questions about Irrigation
Thinning Prunes
Evaluating New Rootstocks: What's the Latest?
New Hazard for Interplanted Orchards
Fungicide Efficacy

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Fall 2017

Sep 13, 2017

Advances in Prune Production Meeting
Fall Prune Orchard Management Considerations Following A Heavy Crop
Aphid Management Review

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Saramento Valley Prune News - Preharvest, 2017

Jul 7, 2017

July and August Prune Management Considerations
Root Asphyxiation (Waterlogging)
Bacterial Canker Experience in the Sacramento Valley
Advances in Cytospora canker management
Save the Date: Recent Advances in Prune Research
Upcoming IPM Meetings
Website Resources

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Spring, 2017

May 11, 2017

Prune Management Considerations: Late Spring through Summer
Thinning Prunes
Techniques to Time First Irrigation Dates for Prune
Prune orchard nutrition: thoughts for 2017
Why are some prune trees yellow in the spring? The Bicarbonate Blues

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Sac Valley Prune News - Bloom, 2017

Feb 22, 2017

Annual Prune Meeting Agenda
Prune bloom orchard management considerations
Crop Load Adjustment (Thinning Prunes)
Bad Bloom Weather Options
Fungicide Efficacy

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Sac Valley Prune News - Fall, 2016

Nov 1, 2016

Upcoming Meetings
Fall prune orchard management consideration following a light crop (without hurting the next crop)
Preliminary Observations for New Prune Rootstocks
Food for thought when planting a new prune orchard
Potted tree irrigation after planting: Getting the first year right
Prune Industry Summit 2017

Upcoming Prune Meetings:

February 1, 2017 - Prune Industry Summit 2017, Lincoln, CA
February 17, 2017 - UCCE Tehama County Prune Meeting, Red Bluff, CA
March 3, 2017 - UCCE South Sacramento Valley Prune Meeting, Yuba City

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Preharvest, 2016

Jul 12, 2016

Preharvest/ Harvest prune orchard practices in a tough year
New Prune Rootstock Performance
Prune Breeding Program Update
New Website Resource for Sac Valley Tree Crop Production
Twitter: Timely prune orchard management information
Prune Orchard Cover Crop Location Needed!

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Sac Valley Prune News - Spring 2016

Apr 26, 2016

Prune Orchard Management Considerations - Fruit Development to Harvest
Prune Bloom 2016
Weekly Soil Moisture Loss Reports to Assist with Water Management
Pocket Gopher Management: Don't wait too long!
Cropload Evaluation and Shaker Thinning for Orchard Health and Profit

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Sacramento Valley Prune Newsletter - Bloom, 2016

Feb 22, 2016

UCCE Sutter-Yuba Annual Prune Meeting
Prune Bloom Orchard Management Considerations
Nitrogen Management for Prunes
2015 Field Evaluation of Prune Rootstocks
Fungicide Efficacy

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Fall, 2015

Oct 23, 2015

2016 UCCE Prune Meetings
Fall Prune Orchard Management Considerations
Ran and pruning don't mix!
Weed Management in Prunes
A good year for a fall spray in prunes?
Have any of your trees blown down? Give us a call!
Gear Up, Throttle Down^TM = pest control and cost/time savings

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Preharvest, 2015

Jul 22, 2015

5 Preharvest practices to consider
Predicting an Early 'French' Harvest
Prune Cracking
Blue Prune

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Bloom, 2015

Feb 19, 2015

Prune Grower Meeting
Prune Orchard Activities
Heat at Bloom Update
Honey Bee Safety During Prune Bloom
Pesticide Safety Workshop
Herbicide Registration Chart

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2014 Orchard Spraying Field Meetings

Oct 30, 2014

Colusa-Sutter-Yuba Orchard Spraying Field Meetings

(Same program -- different dates/locations)

November 12, 2014, 8:00am - 12:30pm

(south Sutter County -- Wilson Road x Highway 99)

November 14, 2014, 8:00am - 12:30pm

(Nickels Soil Lab, Arbuckle)

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Fall 2014

Oct 30, 2014

Orchard Spraying Field Meetings
Fall Orchard Considerations
Potassium Nutrition - Maintaining Optimum Levels by Replacing What You've Lost
Cytospora Cankers Can Destroy an Orchard
Fall Weed Management Considerations in Prune Orchards
Irrigation System Maintenance
Herbicide Registration Chart

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Sacramento Valley Prune News - Spring 2012

Apr 23, 2012

Prune Field Meeting
Crop Load Assessment and Adjustment
When to Thin and Why
Get What You Pay for with Fertilizers
Internet Updates

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Sacramento Valley Prune News May, 2009

Apr 28, 2009

Spring Prune Field Day, Yuba City, May 6th. Nichels Field Day, Colusa May 15th. Prune Orchard Checklist. Temperatures 30 days after bloom may influence fruit size. Irrigation with Reduced Water Supplies. Steps for Producing Large Prunes. Prune Aphids in Spring/Summer. Making Money Growing Prunes in 2009.