Statewide Pistachio Day is January 12 and 13, 2021, featuring talks on water and irrigation, climate change, salinity tolerance of rootstocks, new Navel Orangeworm research, and more. Click the link below for the full agenda, as well as to register. Continuing education credits have been requested.
Good morning, I will be holding a variety trial field day on May 5, 9 to 11. Please be at the meeting location a bit early as it takes some time to get to the actual location.
UCANR advisors are hosting two meetings on June 1. One is a meeting on olive oil irrigation in San Joaquin County, the other is a rootstock field day and hands on pressure chamber training at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center. Locations, agendas, and CE information is in the attached PDF.
Crop Manage is an irrigation and nitrogen fertilization decision support tool developed by University of California researchers. This workshop will provide hands-on training to help you learn the newest version. Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and many other crops are supported.
Rodenticides are currently under review by the EPA. The attached PDF describes what you might expect when the review is done, as well as the opportunity to provide public comment.
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service is currently conducting the 2022 Census of Agriculture, and questionnaires were sent out in December 2022. Please take the time to respond to these! The data collected in these informs decisions on policy, programs, rural development, and research.
CORRECTION: I stated that you could soil apply Solubor at 50 lbs/acre, when I should have stated Borax, which is approximately 10.5% boron (Solubor is 20%), and added the pounds of actual boron/acre.
A crop manage and hands-on pressure chamber training workshop will be held at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center on April 19. Please see the attached PDF for the agenda and the sign-up link.
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) pilot program for groundwater recharge (On-Farm Recharge, and Groundwater Recharge Basin or Trench) is open for applications and the deadline is April 3rd. Please see below details for additional information.
The Madera County Resource Conservation District is holding several events in April, listed below. They are also offering free distribution uniformity tests in April through November.
