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News, Updates and Articles On Orchard Crops In The Northern California Area.
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Issue Articles
October 2009 Sacramento Valley Prune Newsletter
July 2009 Walnut Newsletter Fast Facts about Ethephon Use on Walnuts
Continue Watching for Aphid and Spider Mite Infestations
Crown Gall Treatment
Best Management of Replant Alternative Fumigants
Managing Codling Moth in Walnuts Using Pheromone Mating Disruption Field Day
Sacramento Valley Prune Newsletter - July 2009 What Can Ypu Do Now to Produce the Largest Prunes Possible?
Harvest Timing for Sutter
Fruit Brown Rot Management for Prunes
Gopher Control - Better Late Than Never!
Wrapper Burn
April 2009 Nickels Field Day Announcement
April 2009 Steps for Producing Large Prunes
Irrigation with Reduced Water Supplies
Prune Aphids in Spring/Summer
Making Money Growing Prunes in 2009
Temperatures 30 Days After Bloom May Influence Fruit Size
Orchard Facts - February 2009 Sutter/Yuba Prune Day Announcement
Walnut Dehydrator Workshops
Orchard Facts - February 2009 Winter Irrigation for Sacramento Valley Prunes
Hand and Mechanical Pruning Comparisons for French Prunes
What to Do If It's Hot During Prune Bloom
Brown Rot Blossom and Twig Blight and Preventing Fungicide Resistance
Oil Burn in Prunes
Walnut Day & Almond Institute Meeting Notice for Upcoming Walnut Day and Almond Institute
December 2008 Managing Walnuts for Cold Temperatures
Winter Irrigation During Drought
Guidelines for Planting Walnuts
Pruning Tips for One & Two Year Old Trees
Manex - The Rest of the Story
2009 Walnut Grower Meeting Schedule
Newsletters Available Electronically
October 2008 Reducing Blow-Over Risk in Prune
Manipulating Prune Bloom to Manage Risk of Heat at Bloom
Maintaining Adequate Potassium Nutrition
Pre-bloom Aphid Management
Effective Timings and Materials for Prune Aphid Control
Orchard Facts - August 2008 Sacramento Valley Walnut Newsletter
Cover Crop Seeding Demonstration
Managing Walnut Harvest for Quality
Site Preparation for Walnut Planting
Fumigation Guidelines
Planting a Successful Annual Reseeding Cover Crop
Why Are Some Individual Young Walnut Trees Turning Yellow and Not Growing?
Orchard Facts - July 2008 Field Sizing French Prune
Sutter Harvest Parameters
Estimation of Harvest Date in the Sac. Valley
Managing Fruit Brown Rot in Prunes
Blue Prune Drop and Leaf Scorch
June 2008 - Walnut Codling Moth Pheromone Disruption Meeting
Codling Moth Management
Walnut Husk Fly
Be Watching for Spider Mites or Aphids
July - Time for Leaf Analysis
Walnut Grower Referendum
Newsletters Available Electronically
April 2008 Nickels Field Day
Making Money Growing Prunes in 2008
Crop Management for Dried Plums
Using Spring Weather Data to Predict Harvest Date for "Improved French" Prune
Spring Irrigation
March 2008 - Walnut New Walnut Rootstocks and Pest Interactions
Walnut Blight Control
Spring Fertilization for Walnuts
Managing Pistillate Flower Abortion in Walnut with ReTain
Guidelines for Care of Young Walnut Trees
Newsletters Available Electronically
March 2008 Sacramento Valley Prune Newsletter
What To Do If It's Hot At Bloom - 2008
Brown Rot Blossom and Twig Blight
Brown Rot Fungicide Resistance Management
Considerations for In-Season Nutrition of Prunes
New Dried Plum/Prune Varieties Available for Planting
February 2008 Yuba/Sutter Prune Day
September 2007 Nematode Problems in Prune Production
Pruning and Training Prune Trees
Fall Spray Controls Prune Aphid the Next Season - Fall, 2007
Orchard Facts - July 2007 Irrigation Management - Pre/Post Harvest
Prunes Need Honey Bees
Cytospora Management
Prune Harvest Timing
Orchard Facts May 2007 Prune Crop Control
Early to Mid Season Irrigation Considerations Related to Fruit Quality
World Prune Outlook
Spray Drift Management
Using Spring Weather Data to Predict Harvest Date for "Improved French" Prune
Orchard Facts April 2007
Nickels Lunch Reservation Form
Orchard Facts Nickels Field Day
Orchard Facts March 2007 Checking Your Annual Report Card
Orchard Facts Statewide Prune Day
Orchard Facts Statewide Pistachio Day
Orchard Facts Almond/Walnut Day
September 2006 Prune Aphids: Life Cycles and Over Wintering Biology

Fall Spray Controls Prune Aphid the Next Season
July 2006 Prune Harvest Timing

Glyphosate Resistant Ryegrass in California and Resistance Management Considerations

Blue Prune Drop and Leaf Scorch

Preharvest Pest Management

Irrigation Management
Pre and Post Harvest
May 2006 Prune Orchard Irrigation
Summer Nutrition/Leaf Sampling
Web-spinning Spider Mites
Summer Diseases: Rust and Fruit Brown Rot
May 2006 Nickels Field Day Announcement
Walnut Day & Almond Institute 2006
October 2005
September 2005
April 2005 Nickels Field Day
February 2005 UCCE Statewide Prune Day
Frost Control Suggestions
Planting Deciduous Trees
Fungicide Treatment for Bloom and Leaf Disease in Almonds and Prunes - Material Efficacy and Timing
January 2005 Walnut Day/Almond Institute
May 2004 Nickels Field Day
IPFP Field Day
Risk Management Seminars
Prune Handbook Available
Crop ET Data
February 2004 UCCE Statewide Prune Day
January 2004 Butte/Glenn Almond/Walnut Day
Off Type Chandlers
Almond Rejects - 2003 in Review
Almond Orchard Sanitation
Dormant Season Pest Management
Planning the Future of Cooperative Extension
New Almond and IPM Manual
May 2003 Prune Pest and Orchard Management Short Course
May 2003 Almond Pest Management Alliance Spring Field Meeting
April 2003 Nickels Estate Field Day, Water Budget Irrigation Scheduling, Newsletters Available Electronically, Weather and Evapotranspiration Data Available
February 2003 Sutter/Yuba Dried Plum Day
Advances in Codling Moth Management for Walnuts, Apples, Pears
May 2002 Almond Pest Mgt. Alliance Meeting
April 2002 25th Annual Nickels Field Day
Registration Sheet
April 2002 Glenn County Surface Water Stewardship Workshop
February 2002 42nd Biennial Statewide Dried Plum Day
January 2002 Edition 2 Walnut Day & Almond Institute Program and Registration Form
January 2002 Butte/Glenn Almond/Walnut Day
Controlling Prune Aphid
IPM for Almonds
November 2001 Orchard Dormant Spray Meeting
April 2000 CIMIS Weather Data
IPM Update
Water Budget Irrigation Scheduling
July 1999 Blue Prune Drop and Leaf Scorch
Union Mild Etch of Almond
Prune Harvest Timing
October 1998 Precautions for Using Potassium Chloride
Branch Wilt of Walnuts
July 1998 Irrigating Young Trees
Leaf Analysis
IPM Update