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Current Fruit and Nut Notes

Issue	Articles	Type	Date Added
Fruit and Nut Notes Issue 37: April 2012 -Prune & Almond	In this Issue: Prune News Crop load assessment and adjustment When to thin and why Get what you pay for with fertilizers Almond News Nickels Field Day- May 3rd Nitrogen use efficiency in almonds Almond pruning wound cankers Fungicide efficacy tables	PDF	4/10/12
Meeting Notice	Cherry and Berry Growers SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA Information and Pest Management Meeting April 3, 2012 at 1:00 - 2:30 pm Solano Cooperative Extension Office 501 Texas Street, Fairfield	PDF	3/25/12
Fruit and Nut Notes Issue 36: March 2012 -Walnut	In this Issue: Walnut Blight Management Training and Pruning Young Walnut Trees Tools for Weed Management Decisions in Orchard Crops South Sacramento Valley Prune Day- March 1st Walnut Pruning Field Meeting- March 6^th Solano/Yolo Walnut Growers Meeting- March 21^st	PDF	2/23/12
Meeting Notice- Farm & Ranch Succession Planning Workshop	A Farm & Ranch Succession Planning workshop will be held by UC Cooperative Extension, the Center for Land Based Learning and California FarmLink. When: Friday, February 10, 2012, 9:30 AM to 3 PM Where: Norton Hall, 70 Cottonwood St., Woodland, CA Why: Succession planning is simply a collection of arrangements that are made to help ensure a smooth transition of farming or ranching operations to the next generation. This should be of interest to young and older farmer/ranchers alike. There are many arrangements and strategies that are better to have in place well ahead of time. Cost: $10/person, due at the door RSVP to Yolo County Cooperative Extension at (530) 666-8143 by February 7^th.	PDF	2/3/12
Fruit and Nuts Notes Issue 35: Jan. 2012- Almond	Winter irrigation Pruning and training young almond trees Guidelines for planting almonds Focus on bees, colony strength and health Orchard Sanitation: a key winter practice in almond production South Sacramento Valley Winter Almond Meeting - February 2^nd Almond Board Sustainability Workshops in February South Sacramento Valley Prune Day- March 1st Walnut Pruning Field Meeting-March 6^th Solano/Yolo Walnut Growers Meeting- March 21^st	PDF	1/19/12
2012 Winter Meetings Notice	2012 winter Meetings Notice South Sacramento Valley Almond Grower Meeting: Feb 2, 2012; Arbuckle Walnut Pruning Field Meeting: March 6, 2012; Nickels Soil lab; Arbuckle Solano & Yolo Walnut Growers meeting: March 21, 2012; Woodland	PDF	1/18/12
Fruit and Nuts Notes Issue 34: Oct. 2011- Almond	In this Issue: Observations on Krymsk 86 rootstock A Short Review of Three Micronutrients: Zinc, Manganese, Iron Review of Navel Orangeworm Control Research in Almond Gopher Control Alternaria Leaf Spot and Leaf Rust of Almond 4 Day Farm Supervisor Seminar ( in Spanish)- Modesto, March 13-16, 2012	PDF	10/20/11
Fruit and Nuts Notes Sept. 2011-Prune & Walnut	New prune rootstock research Considerations when removing prune orchard Prune orchard fertility Prune research reports online Science of ethephon use in walnuts Replanting individual trees in walnut orchards Trap and monitor walnut husk fly Walnut huller and dehydrator food safety Useful websites for walnut production	PDF	9/19/11
Fruit & Nut Notes August 2011 Issue 32-Walnut	Howard Nut Drop Codling Moth - The 2011 Season Movento (Spirotetramat) as a Nematicide Update on New Walnut Varieties Forde, Gillet, and Sexton Preparing Young Walnut Trees for Winter	PDF	7/27/11
Fruit & Nut Notes August Issue 31 - Almond	Rotation crops and intercrops that do not increase nematode pests New changes in aluminum phosphide labels Herbicide resistant weed survey Using leaf tissue analysis for almond nutrition Understanding and applying information from a soil test: Salinity	PDF	7/26/11
Fruit & Nut Notes July 2011 - Issue 30 - Prune	Managing Fruit Brown Rot and Prune Rust Blue Prune Drop and Leaf Scorch Bloom Time Temperature Compared to Fruit Set in 2011 Update on Spotted Winged Drosophila in Prunes When Will Harvest Start in 2011?	PDF	7/22/11
Meeting Notices	Collaborating to Access New Markets-June 29th Weed Day 2011- July14th	PDF	6/14/11
Fruit & Nut Notes April 2011- Issue 29 - Prunes	Sacramento Valley Prune News Using Urea Efficiently In-Season Potassium Fertilization Options for Prunes A New Season - When to begin irrigating and how much water to apply Crop Load Assessment and Adjustment	PDF	4/28/11
Fruit & Nut Notes Issue 28 - Almonds	Understanding and applying information from a soil test: Part 4 Bacterial blast Handling late planted trees Determining sprayer speed in the field Nitrogen contribution from irrigation water Nickels Annual Field Day: May 12, 2011	PDF	4/14/11
Fruit and Nut Notes March 2011 Issue 27 - Walnuts	Incidents of Walnut Scale are Increaseing Walnut Blight Management Using Bud Populations Information Section 18 For Manzate Flowable and Pro-Stick Fungicide Clonal Pardox Walnut Rootstocks and Pest Interactions update Ivanhoe Walnut Blight Update Frost/Weather Forecasting Resources Early Season Ground Squirrel Managment Solano and Yolo Walnut Growers Meeting; March 30^th Gopher and Ground Squirrel Control in Orchards Crops- Field Meeting; April 14^th Orchard Floor Managment Field Day: Demonstration and Herbicide Trial; April 27^th	PDF	3/18/11
Fruit & Nut Notes Issue 26-Prune & Almond	Encouraging Prune Size and Quality Waterlogged orchards Maximizing prune grower profits in tough times High Temperatures at Bloom Reduces Fruit Set in Prunes Springtime Disease control in Almonds Simple Jar Test-how to evaluate spray compatibility Implementing frost protection for Almonds Sutter/Yuba Prune Day; March 1, 2011 Walnut Pruning Field Day; March 10th Solano and Yolo Walnut Growers Meeting; March 30th	PDF	2/24/11
Email Extra	Organic Tree Fruit Meeting Feb 23rd	PDF	2/3/11
Fruit & Nut Notes Meeting Notices Jan 2011	Almond Grower Meeting, Feb. 14th Almond Sustainability Program Workshop, Feb. 22nd Walnut Pruning Field Meeting, March 10th Walnut Growers Meeting, March 30th	PDF	1/25/11
Fruit & Nut Notes-Nov 2010 Issue 25-Almonds	Almond Board Conference, Dec. 8-9 Fall Nutrition Management Looking Back at 2010 Leaf Diseases Hull Rot Review Why Dormant Spray Almonds? Understanding and Applying Information from a Soil Test: Part 3 *Blue Orchard Bee Field Day; Dec. 7th	PDF	11/9/10
Fruit & Nut Notes - Issue 24 Prunes	Scale pest in orchards Cytospora Canker in prunes Fall spray for aphid management Using High oil rate before bloom *Citrus Research Grower's Educational Seminar: Oct 29th	PDF	10/5/10
Fruit & Nut Notes - Issue 23 Walnuts	Preparing young trees for winter Controlling Glyphosate-resistant weeds with Rely Using Ethephon to accelerate harvest Potassium deficiency in walnuts *Common causes and photos of yellowing walnut trees : web link	PDF	9/7/10
Fruit & Nut Notes - Issue 22	Producing Large Prunes Field Sizing French Prunes Managing Fruit Rot in Prunes Spotted Winged Drosophila: damage in Prunes? *Quarantine areas	PDF	7/29/10
Fruit and Nut Notes Issue 21- Almonds	Biofix for almond worm pests Delivering a clean prune crop Almond blow-over problems Verticillium wilt in almonds Understanding soil testing-part 2 Spider mite control at hull split *Controlling pocket gophers	PDF	7/21/10
Fruit and Nut Notes Issue 20	-Walnut Husk Fly Field Meeting, June 9th -Orchard management impacts on quality -Codling moth management -'Ivanhoe' early harvesting cultivar -'Ivanhoe' local observations -Botryosphaeria and Phomopsis cankers -Walnut Dehydrator Workshop, June	PDF	5/31/10
Fruit and Nut Notes Issue 19-April 2010	Prune Crop Load Assessment Prune Bloom Temperatures 2010 Eriophyid mite damage in young prunes In-season Aphid Control for Prunes Prune Rust Management July-Leaf Analysis in Prunes Soil Testing- Part 1 Almond Nutrition at Nickels Soil Lab Biofix for OFM, PTB, NOW Annual Nickels Field Day -May 6th	PDF	4/22/10
Fruit & Nut Notes-Issue 18	Hold vs Retain Phytophthora in Walnuts Winter Freeze Damage and Spring Recovery Spring Frost Walnut Blight Control Blight Management Hulling and Dryer Cost Research Reports On-Line	PDF	3/22/10
Email Extra Meeting announcement	Walnut Pruning Field Meeting March 17th	PDF	3/2/10
Fruit and Nut Notes Issue 17	Meeting announcement Sacramento Valley Prune Day March 4, 2010 Honey Bees for Prune Bloom Heat at Bloom: How much is too much? Heat at Bloom: What to do. Prune out Cytospora Cankers Bacterial Canker and Blast Bloom Brown Rot Management	PDF	2/25/10
Fruit and Nut Notes Issue 16	Meeting Announcements South Sacramento Valley Almond Growers Meeting Solano and Yolo Growers Walnut Meeting Walnut Pruning Field Meeting	PDF	1/25/10
Meeting Announcement	*Farm Foremen Training (in Spanish only) Confronting Difficult Situations	PDF	12/18/09
Fruit & Nut Notes Issue 15	World Prune Situation Zinc as an orchard management tool Fall Potassium soil application Hand and Mechanical Pruning Comparisons *Meeting Announcements	PDF	10/7/09
Fruit & Nut Notes Issue 14	* Facts About Ethephon * Aphids and Spider Mites * Crown Gall Treatment * Management of Replant Alternative Fumigants * Field Meeting: Using Pheromone For Codling Moths	PDF	7/23/09
Fruit & Nut Notes Issue 13	Harvest Timing For Sutter Producing Larger Prunes Fruit Rot Management for Prunes Gopher Control *Wrapper Burn	PDF	7/16/09
Email Announcement	New Walnut Varieties Meeting	PDF	6/30/09
Fruit & Nut Notes Issue 12	* Soil Testing and Analysis * Kaolin Application for Walnuts * Good Neighbor Program for Codling Moth Control Using Puffers * Walnut Scale * Weed Day 2009 - July 16th	PDF	5/18/09
Email Extra	32nd Annual Nickels Field Day, May 15th Blueberry Day, May 20th in Parlier	PDF	5/5/09
Fruit & Nut Notes Issue 11	Making Money Growing Prunes Temperatures 30 Days After Bloom & Fruit Size Producing Large Prunes Irrigation With Reduced Water Supplies Prune Aphids In Spring/Summer Meeting Announcements	PDF	4/24/09
Email Extra	Walnut Pruning Field Day Walnut Dehydrator Workshop Solano/Yolo Walnut Meeting Drought Website	PDF	3/3/09
Fruit & Nut Notes Issue 10	Grower Meeting Announcements Oil Burn In Prunes Winter Irrigation Pruning Comparisons Heat at Prune Bloom Fungicide Resistance Prevention	PDF	2/3/09
December 2008 Issue 9	Managing for Cold Temperatures Winter Irrigation Planting Walnuts Pruning Tips for One and Two Year Old Walnut Trees Manex - Story 2009 Walnut Meeting Schedule *Specialty & Direct Market Workshop	PDF	10/28/10
October 2008 Issue 8	Olive Newsletter Announcement Citrus Symposium For Sacramento Growers - October 29, 2008 Marketing Workshop January 10, 2009 Reducing Blow Over Risk in Prune Manipulating prune bloom to manage risk of heat at bloom Maintaining adequate potassium nutrition Prebloom Aphid Management	PDF	4/15/10
August 2008	Managing Walnut Harvest for Quality Site Preparation for Walnut Planting Fumigation Guidelines Planting a Successful Annual Reseeding Cover Crop Why Young Trees Turn Yellow and Stop Growing Cover Crop Demonstration Meeting Announcement	PDF	9/2/08
July 2008	Field Sizing French Prune Blue Drop and Leaf Scorch Estimation of French Prune Harvest Date Sutter Harvest Parameters Managing Fruit Brown Rot in Prunes	PDF	9/2/08
June 2008	Field Meeting Announcement: Codling Moth Codling Moth Management Watching out for Spider Mites or Aphid Infestation July Leaf Analysis *Walnut Grower Referendum	PDF	9/2/08
April 2008	Making Money Growing Prunes in 2008 Using Spring Weather Data to Predict Harvest Date Crop Management for Dried Plums Spring Irrigation Management	PDF	9/2/08
March 2008 3rd Issue	* Spring Fertilization for Walnuts * Managing PFA with ReTain * Care of Young Walnut Trees * Walnut Blight Control * New Walnut Rootstocks and Pest Interactions * Nickels Field Day May 8th * Olive Production for Oil Short Course	PDF	9/2/08
March 2008	Hot Temps at Bloom Brown Rot and Twig Blight * Brown Rot Fungicide Resistance Management * In Season Nutrition of Prunes * New Dried Plums/Prunes Varieties * Yolo/Solano Walnut Meeting Announcement * Olive Production for Oil Short Course Announcement	PDF	9/2/08
February 2008	Introduction from Carolyn DeBuse Bacterial Cander and Blast of Cherry: Pseduomonas Syringae * Meeting Announcements	PDF	9/2/08