Sacramento Valley Orchards Website: https://www.sacvalleyorchards.com/ - The combined source of UCCE articles, updates, research, and events for tree crops in the Sacramento Valley.
Growing the Valley Podcast: https://www.growingthevalleypodcast.com/ - An excellent podcast with information on all things orchard management, hosted by farm advisors Luke Milliron and Phoebe Gordon.
The farm advisor team in the North Sac Valley provides growers and industry members with quarterly newsletters providing orchard management considerations, updates on ongoing research both locally and statewide, and in-depth articles on current production challenge. Please access the subscription request here to get the most up-to-date information from UCCE! To sign-up, visit: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=21282.
Farm Advisors
UCCE Farm Advisors serve as a local connection to UC research and information. The team in the Sacramento Valley works to develop and provide extension resources with the latest management recommendations, implement local research programs that address the unique needs of our region, and make farm calls to growers to assist with challenges in the field. Are you seeing something unusual in your field? Would you like help diagnosing a disease or identifying a weed? Do you have an idea for a new research project? Give us a call!
Becky Wheeler-Dykes serves Glenn, Tehama and Colusa Counties as an Orchard Systems and Weed Ecology Farm Advisor. Her research goals include expanding current work on olive knot and olive fruit fly, continuing projects testing new varieties of major crops in the region, and providing more tools for growers in weed management. Becky can be reached by email at bawheeler@ucanr.edu or by phone or text at 530-884-9313.
Curt Pierce works with other UCCE Advisors and community stakeholders on local water issues such as improving efficiencies, precision irrigation, scheduling, and system maintenance of agricultural irrigation systems; as well as groundwater recharge, water flow measurement, diversion, and drainage. His research focus is on precision irrigation and drought mitigation strategies for tree crops. Curt can be reached by email at calpierce@ucanr.edu or by phone or text at (530)304-7346.
Cross-County Farm Advisors Serving Glenn County
Luke Milliron – Orchard Systems Farm Advisor based in Butte County, serving Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties. Luke can be reached by email at lkmilliron@ucanr.edu.
Jaime Ott – Orchard Systems Farm Advisor based in Tehama County, serving Tehama, Glenn, Butte, and Shasta Counties. Jamie can be reached by email at njott@ucanr.edu.
Sudan Gyawaly – Area-wide Integrated Pest Management Advisor based in Butte County, serving Butte, Glenn, Tehama, and Yuba/Sutter Counties. Sudan can be reached by email at sgyawaly@ucanr.edu.
Join us for our first North Sac Valley new meeting series! Third Thursday Things from the Field! Hear updates on orchard management strategies for upcoming challenges and share what you've been seeing in the field. WHEN Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
In this Issue: 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 a Big Crop in Tight Times Bacterial Blast/Canker: What Do We Know?
In this Issue: Fall Prune Orchard Management Considerations Canker Management After Pruning/ Hedging: Spray Now or Pay Later Replanting Prunes Back into Prunes Prune Brownline Alert Gear Up, Throttle Down to Control Pests, Spray Drift, and Costs New Orchard Advisor Introduction...
In This Issue Fall Walnut Considerations Freeze Reminder Cover Crops for a Wet Winter Nematode Management in Walnut Meeting Save the Dates Trees-to-Tomatoes Walnut Variety Trial Introduction New Advisor Introduction Sacramento Valley Orchard Source...
In this Issue: Pre & Post Harvest Almond Orchard Management Considerations NOW Hullsplit Spray Considerations Dont Neglect Your Boron Spring 2023 Retrospective: Bacterial Blast New Orchard Advisor Joins UCCE Sac Valley Team...
In this Issue: Pre-Harvest & Harvest Prune Orchard Considerations 2023 Getting the Best Grower Returns at Harvest Potassium Review New Orchard Advisor Joins UCCE Sac Valley Tea,...
In this Issue: 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...
