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Irrigation Tools and Strategies for Avocados
With funding from CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor Ali Montazar will…
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Identifying Trunk and Scaffold Disease of Almonds
With 26 fungal species associated with canker disease, it is important for growers and farm managers to determine…
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Quick Knockdown of Pests with PyGanic®
PyGanic® Crop Protection is a botanically derived, organic contact insecticide that delivers quick knockdown of a broad spectrum…
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Research Reveals Reasons for SWD Fruit Fly Damage
New information on the invasive fruit fly spotted wing drosophila (SWD) comes from Dr. Artyom Kopp at UC…
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Vineyards Need Preventative Care
Extending the profitable lifespan of a table grape vineyard includes management practices to prevent trunk diseases, weed and…
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Watch for Almond Tree Damage with Poling
An investigation into mid-canopy wood peeling in young almond trees by Cameron Zuber, a UCCE staff research associate…
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Management Options for Prune Bloom
Prune bloom time will soon be here. UCCE orchard systems farm advisors have noted in Sac Valley Orchard…
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Delayed Spring Growth and Grapevine Production During Drought
After 2021 grapevine budbreak, we received many calls about dead spurs, delayed bud break, stunted shoot growth and…
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A New Biocontrol Approach for the Reduction of Pierce’s Disease in Vineyards
Though vineyard managers continually face many challenges to optimal productivity, Pierce’s Disease (PD) represents a particularly formidable threat…
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Diagnosing Vineyard Problems
The 2021 season was a challenging year for western grape growers. After an unusually dry, cool winter, many…
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