Almond Notes

• Save The Dates
• Almond Management Considerations
• Playing Potassium Catch Up?
• Small Steps Boost Net Grower Returns
• New Threat to California Almonds: Red Leaf Blotch
• Know your Business

• Pre- & Post-Harvest Almond Orchard Considerations
• Timing Almond Harvest in 2024
• First Hull Split Spray: Timing and Practice
• Monterey Maladies and the Need for Careful Irrigation Management
• New Orchard Team Member!

• Almond Management Considerations
• Pest Management for Shothole and Scab
• Navel Orangeworm Updates
• Disease management decisions in low-income years(s)
• Nickels Field Day Agenda

• Save the Dates
• Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• Efficacy of a Hull Split Spray vs. Sanitation for NOW Control
• Wet winter concerns: Phytophthora and waterlogging
• Winter sanitation critical for reducing insect pest damage risk to almonds in 2023-2024
• Preventing Bacterial Blast Damage in 2024
• Almond Fungicide Efficacy

• Save the Dates
• Post-Harvest Almond Orchard Considerations
• Be Careful with Almond Variety- Rootstock Selection
• Plant cover crops now to prepare for another wet winter
• Reality Check
• Planning for big Crop in tight times
• Bacterial blast/canker: What do we know?

• Pre- & Post- Harvest Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• NOW hullsplit spray considerations
• Don’t Neglect Your Boron
• Spring 2023 retrospective: Bacterial Blast
• New Orchard Advisor!

• Nickels Soil Lab Field Day
• Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• Strategies for orchard weed management in hard economic situations
• Navel Orangeworm Biofix in a Wet Spring
• Dial-in spray coverage for cost-effective spraying

• Upcoming Meetings
• Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• Vegetation for Infiltration
• Disease Management in Tight Budget Year
• Rootstock Selection to Increase Tree Health, Longevity, and Yield
• Almond Grower Meeting Agendas
• North Valley Nut Conference Agenda
• Almond Fungicide Efficacy

• Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• Management Practices for Improved Water Capture
• 2022 Almond Season IPM Reflections
• UC IPM Air Blast Sprayer on-line calibration course
• Time for a Hard Look
• Upcoming Orchard meetings
• New IPM Advisor Introduction

• Almond Orchard Management Consideration
• When do you shake almonds?
• Protecting Sacramento Valley Waterways from Pyrethroid Exceedances
• Is it time for a closer look at alternative nutrient sources?
• Follow us on Twitter
• Listen to Growing the Valley Podcast

• Almond Management Considerations: Spring & Early Summer
• Irrigating Freeze Damaged Almonds in a Drought
• Fertilizing Almonds after a Frost
• Staff Research Associate Introduction
• Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day
• Follow us on Twitter!
• Listen to Growing the Valley Podcast
• Are your friends getting the newsletter?

• Almond Orchard Management Consideration
• Potted tree irrigation after planting: Getting the first year right
• Protecting Young Almond Trunks with Cartons
• Late Winter to Early Spring is the Most Effective Time for Gopher Management
• Weed management in young almond orchards
• 2022 Almond Fungicide Table

• Sacramento Valley Tree Crop IPM Webinar
• Walnut Freeze Webinar
• Winter/Spring Sacramento Valley Tree Crop meetings
• Fall Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• UCCE Central Valley Pistachio News
• New Advisor Introduction
• Climate & Management Considerations for Future Almond Orchards
• Preparing for 2022
• Follow us on Twitter
• Announcing the new UC – Almond Board guide to considering and using cover crops in your almond orchard.
• Listen to Growing the Valley Podcast!

• Pre- & Post-Harvest Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• Almond Hull Split Spray Considerations in a Tight Fiscal Year
• Ant Management
• Maintaining Quality with Pick Up & Stockpiling Best Practices
• Volunteers needed for UC Davis study on glyphosate & herbicide selection
• Listen to the Growing the Valley Podcast for the Latest on UC Orchard Research

• What new research into carbohydrates is teaching us about California orchards
• Almond May Spray Considerations in a Tight Fiscal Year
• Irrigating with lower quality water? What to consider first.
• Lean Price Year Nutrient Management
• New Staff Research Associate
• Tree and Vine Crop Herbicide Chart – Updated (2021)

• Almond Orchard Management Considerations – Bloom through Early April
• Early Season Irrigation: Do We Know When to Start?
• Hive Strength and Bee Health/Safety
• Bloom season specific sprayer calibration saves money and time
• What new research into carbohydrates is teaching us about California orchards

• Allan Fulton, Irrigation/Water Advisor Retires
• Post-Harvest Orchard Management Considerations
• Orchard sanitation is key to a quality crop.
• Almond Leaf Scorch

• Pre- & Post-Harvest Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• Hull Split Hull Rot Management
• Maintaining Quality with Pick Up & Stockpiling Best Practices
• Navel Orangeworm Management Considerations
• Ant Management is Especially Important in a Heavy Crop Year

• Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• New EPA Paraquat Restrictions
• Young Orchard Weed Management
• Honey Bee Colonies, Pollination, Bee Safety, and Beekeeper Responsibilities
• 2020 Sacramento Valley Winter Tree Crop Extension Meetings
• Fungicide Efficacy Tables
• Navigating Irrigation Technology

• Newsletters are going online!
• Post-Harvest Almond & Walnut IPM Workshop
• 2019 IPM Breakfast Meetings
• Winter Almond Meetings
• Fall & Winter Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• Zinc and Boron Review
• Potassium management for sustained almond yields
• Almond Variety Planting Trends
• Increase Your Return on Investment with Post-Harvest Weed Scouting
  
  

• Newsletters are going online!
• 2019 IPM Breakfast Meetings
• Cover Crop Seed Selection
• Summer-Fall Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• Advisor Retiring

• Newsletters are going online!
• 2019 IPM Breakfast Meetings
• Pre- and Post- Herbicide Performance on Threespike Goosegrass in Tree Nut Orchards
• The Many Possible Causes of “Gummy Nuts” in Almonds
• Almond Management Considerations: Spring & Early Summer
• Hull Split Timing and Sprayer Practices for Best Pest Control Results
• Hull Rot Management

• North Sacramento Valley Almond & Walnut Day
• Newsletters are going online!
• Growing the Valley Podcast on Almonds
• 2019 IPM Breakfast Meetings
• Winter & Bloom Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• Early Season Irrigation: Do We Know When to Start?
• The Rot from Within: Wood Decay in Almonds
• Protecting Honey Bees at Bloom
• Almond Bloom Diseases

• Newsletters are going online!
• UCCE Fall & Winter Meeting Dates
• Post-Harvest Nutrition Review
• Post-Harvest Orchard Management Considerations
• Cover Crops in Almonds: Research Updates
• SoilWeb Workaround
• Keep an Eye Out for Potential Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Damage

• 2018 IPM Breakfast Meetings
• Growing the Valley Podcast
• Bloom Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• Irrigation management for Hull Rot control
• Monterey and the Leafing Failure
• July Leaf Analysis

• 2018 IPM Breakfast Meetings 
• Bloom Almond Orchard Management Considerations 
• When is peach twig borer a concern? 
• Navel Orangeworm Considerations 2018 
• Honey Bees and Bloom Sprays 
• How is Band Canker Infecting Young Trees? 
• Missing the Target: Why you Should Irrigate Potted Trees Directly onto Potting Media 
• Pesticide Safety

• Waterlogged Orchards 
• Correction: When to Apply the First Irrigation? 
• Nutrient Deficiencies in a Wet Spring 
• April Showers bring Yellowing Krymsk 
• Bloom Review: 2017 
• Almond Management Considerations 
• Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day Agenda

• 2018 UCCE Winter Almond Meetings 
• Upcoming IPM Breakfast Meetings 
• Bacterial Spot: A Dangerous Disease 
• Gophers Kill Trees! 
• Update on Yellow Monterey Almond Trees 
• Almond Orchard Management Checklist 
• New Pesticide Labels for Pruning Wound Infections 
•  FNRIC Pomology Short Course 
• New Farm Advisor Introduction

• When To Apply the First Irrigation? 
• Winter and Bloom Almond Orchard Management Considerations 
• Honeybees, Colony Strength, and Beekeeper Responsibilities 
• Fungicide Options and Timings 
• Butte & Glenn County Almond and Walnut Day AGENDA 
• Protecting Honeybees During Bloom

• Potted Tree Irrigation After Planting 
• Fall Zinc and Boron Review 
• Visit the Sac Valley Orchard Source Event Calendar 
• Leaf Rust of Almond 
• 2016 Almond Production Short Course 
• Pocket Gopher Management 
• Post-Harvest Considerations

• Beware of Anthracnose 
• Managing Soil Variability for Increased Almond Production 
• Herbicide Symptom Gallery 
• Register July 1 for the Almond Short Course! 
• Almond Orchard Management Considerations 
• New Website Resource

• Alternative Preemergence Herbicide Strategy for Summer Grasses in Orchards
• Weekly Soil Moisture Loss Report to Assist with Irrigation Management 
• Pocket Gopher Management—Don’t Wait too Long!
• In Season Almond Pest and Disease Considerations
• Announcement: Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day

• Butte/Glenn Almond Institute Agenda 
• El Niño Rains and Pruning Don’t Mix 
• Frost Protection 
• Wet or Dry, Get Ready 
• Krymsk 86 in Cool, Wet Conditions 
• Pre-Bloom Almond Orchard Management considerations 
• Upcoming Almond Meetings

• Navel orangeworm in 2015 
• Almond scab 
• Band canker 
• N budgeting following the four Rs 
• In-season almond orchard management considerations 
• Nickels Field Day, May 6th

• Fall-Winter Almond Orchard Management Considerations 
• Irrigation System Maintenance 
• Building an Effective Orchard Weed Management Program 
• Winter Sanitation - Hull Rot and Navel Orangeworm

• New Farm Advisor introduction 
• New IPM Advisor introduction 
• Navel orangeworm management -- 2014 
• Advisor Retirement – Thanks! 
• Leaf analysis and salinity monitoring 
• Research reveals the core components of optimum almond production 
• Nitrogen Management in Orchard Crops -- Red Bluff Meeting July 24th

• New Farm Advisor Introduction 
• Insect Activity, Spring 2014
• Foliar Nutrient Sprays
• Nitrogen Use Efficiency Irrigation Management 
• Nickels Field Day, May 14th 
• Nickels map & lunch reservation form

• Pollination and honey bee safety
• Orchard Sanitation: a key winter practice in almond production
• Observations on Butte County rootstock trials
• Almond fungicide efficacy, treatment timing & suggested programs
• Almond Institute / Walnut Day Butte & Glenn Counties, Chico, Feb. 12th
• South Sacramento Valley almond meeting, Colusa, Feb. 4th

• Navel orangeworm management - 2013
• Almond hull rot – cultural and chemical management
• Alternaria leaf spot and leaf rust of almond
• Water management for almond: in-season, harvest and post-harvest
• Pre-harvest almond orchard nutrition

• NICKELS SOIL LAB ANNUAL FIELD DAY

• Almond Varieties
• Crown Rot or Pruning Wound Cankers
• New Video: Managing Almond Pests using the Year-Round IPM program
• Tying Young Tree
• Navel Orangeworm Pressure?

• Butte-Glenn Almond Institute Day
• Groundwater Nitrogen Dilemma 
• Bee Careful with Pesticides
• Almond Orchards with wild insects have higher fruit set
• Nickels Field Day
• Springtime Disease Control

• Winter Sanitation-Best Impact on Navel Orangeworm
• Walnut Blight
• Almond Institue & Walnut Day-February 22, 2013: Registration form and info about new location for this year!!

• Pocket gopher and ground squirrel management for autumn
• 40th Annual Almond Conference moved to Sacramento
• Hull rot
• Leaf blight
• 2012 Navel orangeworm- Part 2
• Planning your weed management program 

• Butte-Glenn Walnut Day & almond Institute Feb. 1st
• Pruning and training your almond trees
• Guidelines for planting almonds
• Winter irrigation
• Focus on bees, colony strength and health
• South Sacramento Valley Winter almond Meeting Feb. 2nd
• Almond Board Sustainability Workshops in Feb.
• Orchard Sanitation: a key winter practice in almond production

• Springtime Disease Control
• Simple Jar Test- how to evaluate spray compatibility
• Waterlogged Orchards
• Implementing Frost Protection

• Biofix for almond worm pests
• Delivering a clean crop 
• Almond tree blow-over problems 
• Verticillium wilt in almonds 
• Understanding and applying information from a soil test - Part 2