It’s not uncommon to find gumming on the trunks and scaffolds of some almond trees when walking through an orchard. While it can be very concerning for the health of the tree, determining whether or not a canker disease is causing it is not so simple. Watch this brief interview with UC Davis Plant Pathologist Florent Trouillas as he explains …
What are My Options for Managing Vine Mealybug in the Vineyard?
Vine mealybug is a major pest grape growers all over California have to deal with. Not only does this insect produce honeydew that serves as a substrate for black sooty mold, but is also a vector for spreading devastating Leafroll-associate viruses. Watch this brief interview with UCCE Entomology Farm Advisor David Haviland as he shares options growers have for managing this …
Mechanical Pruning Trial in ‘French’ Prune – Through Year Three
Work continues at the mechanical pruning trial site in Red Bluff. The trial, funded by the California Prune Board and led by Dr. Rich Rosecrance at Chico State, was initiated in 2019 and aims to identify lower cost pruning alternatives for growers without compromising yield or fruit quality. The study site is an orchard planted in 2011 at a spacing …
Almond Nitrogen Fertilizer Recommendations Following Whole Orchard Recycling
Whole orchard recycling has been a great alternative to the traditional burning of aging almond orchards; however, incorporating the carbon rich wood chips back into the soil presents concerns for nitrogen availability upon replanting. Watch this brief interview with UCCE Farm Advisor Brent Holtz as he shares his nitrogen application recommendations for replanting almonds following orchard recycling based on recent …
Growers Limited to Insecticides for Control of Walnut Husk Fly
As growers prepare to begin monitoring their orchards for walnut husk fly emergence in June, watch this brief interview with Jhalendra Rijal from the Tree & Vine Expo, as he shares more about the nature of this pest and the limited tools growers have to control it. Read more in-depth information about walnut husk fly control in the May issue …
Could Rangeland Return to the Central Valley?
Public Policy Institute of California — California’s farmers are struggling to irrigate their crops during the current severe drought. At the same time, they’re in the early days of a major longer-term transition that will see them using less water overall to safeguard the long-term availability of groundwater, under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). A significant amount of irrigated …
Annual Sweetpotato Growers Meeting, Feb. 15
Growers are excited to be gathering back in-person for the 56th annual Sweetpotato meeting held by the UC Cooperative Extension in the UCCE Classroom at 2145 Wardrobe Ave. in Merced, CA. The Sweetpotato Council of California will also be holding their business meeting right after. Due to current Covid rules, face masks will be required to be worn throughout the …
Napa Valley Grapegrowers, Farmworker Foundation & UCCE Partner To Support Equitable Working Conditions For Farmworkers
The Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation (FWF) and Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) are partnering with the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) on a farmworker-focused, Job Satisfaction Survey. The outcome of the survey will be used to improve the well-being of farmworkers by promoting equitable working conditions. “The Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation was established to support Napa County vineyard workers through …
Weather Conditions Cause of Rind Breakdown in Satsuma Mandarin
Although you never know about the weather, we do know that if heavy rain occurs after color break in mandarins there can be significant rind breakdown. This problem can destroy much of the crop and the problem is largely preventable. Pre-harvest rind decay of mandarins in California generally occurs shortly after rain falls and is most severe on Satsuma mandarins. …
Students Gain Recognition for Research at California Weed Science Society Conference
It’s 2022 and the California Weed Science Society was back in person at the Hyatt in Sacramento! It was touch and go leading up to the conference, but after it started everything seemed to go off without a hitch. There were lots of good exhibitors and a great lineup of speakers to listen to. My favorite part of the conference …
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