Orchard Notes
A newsletter published by Janine Hasey, farm advisor for walnuts, peaches, kiwifruit, apricot, grape, nectarine, chestnut, pecan, pistachio, persimmon, fuelwood and Master Gardener Supervisor.
| Issue | Articles |
|---|---|
| April-May 2008 Orchard Notes |
Frost Event April 20, 2008 Predicting Peach Harvest Timing Walnut Scale Managing Cover Crops in Walnuts Nickels Field Meeting |
| Cover Crops and Orchards Meetings |
May 14, 2008 Rio Oso Groves, 15 Pleasant Grove Road, Rio Oso Bains Ranch, 3909 Butte House Road, Yuba City CA |
| Sacramento Valley Walnut News |
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 ReTain |
| 2008 February Orchard Notes |
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 Workshops |
| Dec 2007/Jan 2008 Orchard Notes |
13th Annual Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day, January 17, 2007 Chilling Hours Scale Control in Kiwifruit Peach and Walnut Pest Management |
| October - November 2007 |
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 Seminars |
| August - September Orchard Notes |
Walnut Husk Fly Managing Irrigation in Walnuts Summer Pruning Walnuts Managing Walnut Harvest for Quality Meeting Announcement - Cover Crops and Filter Strips for Orchards |
| June 2007 Orchard Notes |
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 Analysis |
| US EPA DRAFT RISK MITIGATION | |
| January 2007 | Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Walnut Day Agenda |
| August & September 2006 | New Publications-"Seasonal Guide to Environmentally Responsible Pest Management Practices in Peaches and Nectarines" & "Cover Crops for Walnut Orchards" |
| May 2006 |
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 Microirrigation |
| February 2006 Newsletter |
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 Efficacy |
| Dec 2005/Jan 2006 |
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 Reminder |
| 2005 Registration Status of Herbicides Trees and Vines | |
| 2005 Susceptibility of Weeds to Herbicides | |
| October/November 2005 |
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 Meetings |
| June-July 2005 Ochard Notes |
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 Growers |
| Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center Demonstration | Sierr Foothill Organic Fruit and Nut Crops Variety Demonstration May 21, 2005. |
| April 2005 Orchard Notes | Field Meeting Cover Cropping, Nutrient and Weed Management in a No-Till Organic Cling Peach Orchard |
| March 2005 |
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 Information |
| 2005 February Orchard Notes | 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 Hedgerows |
| 2004 December-2005 January Orchard Notes |
11th annual Sac Valley Cling Peach Day agenda Upcoming Meetings Walnut Issues Dormant Spray-Peaches Winter Walnut Tips Cost Share Programs through NRCS |
| October 2004 |
Walnut Observation Updates Meeting Announcement for Annual Dormant Spray Mt. 2004 Herbicide Registration on Tree and Vine Crops and2004 Weed Susceptibility Chart |
| July August 2004 |
Mid and late summer updates- Peach nutrition- Irrigation- New walnut varieties- |
| May 25, 2004 Meeting Map | Map for Hundal Farm |
| May-June 2004 | Faster Shoot Strike & Webspinning Mite Monitoring Techniques for Peaches Meeting;Irrigation Meetings; Irrigating Walnut Orchards Using Plant & Soil Based Measurements Meeting |
| April 2004 | 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 Retirements |
| February 2004 | 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 Available |
| January 2004 | Managing Labor Costs Seminar; Upcoming Meetings |
| November December 2003 |
Dormant Spray & Alternatives Continuing Educations Seminars 12/2/03 or 12/9/03 Late Fall/Winter Orchard Practices Reflections of 2003 |
| October 2003 | 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 Charts |
| July 2003 | Mid-Summer Updates |
| May 2003 | 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 Publications |
| Variety Demonstration | Sierra Foothill Organic Fruit & Nut Crops Variety Demonstration |
| Weed Susceptibility | Susceptibility of Weeds to Herbicides |
| Herbicide Chart | 2002 Herbicide Registration on Horticultural Crops |
| November/December 2002 | New Farm Advisor; Herbicide Charts & Vegetation Mgmt; Late Fall Practices: Peaches, Walnuts |
| 2003 Efficacy & Timing | Fungicide Efficacy & Timing for Deciduous Tree Fruit & Nut Crops & Grapevines |
| February 2003 | 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 management |
| Advances in Codling Moth Management |
Codling Moth Management for Apples, Pears, Walnuts Program/Registration Info 5.5 hours credits |
| January 2003 |
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 pending |
| August 2002 | Peaches/Walnuts Summer Update |