Field Notes Newsletter

This newsletter is an opportunity for our ag advisors to share happenings from the field, development of new technologies & research results of local importance.

Issue	Articles
Field Notes May 2013	Got Mulch? Using Mulch in the Landscape Tomato Spotted Wilt Field Risk Index and Thrips Projections Medusahead on Rangelands Managing for Quality The ABC's of Forage Analysis: What are NFC and NSC? Almond Mite Management in May Delta Research Overview Crop Digest: Grapes	5/13/13	Download (1,407KB PDF)
Pomegranate Workshop - Meeting Notice	When: April 4, 2013, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Where: Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center Nectarine Room 9240 South Riverbend Avenue Parlier, CA 93642 RSVP to rhmolinar@ucanr.edu	3/20/13	Download (276KB PDF)
Field Notes February 2013	Almond Bloom Disease Control Soil Leaching Requirement of Alfalfa Rice Variety Trial Results Crop Digest: Grapes Employee of the Month Flaw	2/26/13	Download (1,954KB PDF)
Field Notes November 2012	Fertilize Alfalfa in the Fall Points to Consider in the Prevention of Crown Gall Microbial Soil Inoculant Tested on Walnut Crown Gall Dormant Weed Control in Tree Nut Crops 2012-2013 Processing Tomatoes: Local Evaluation of Full-Season Varities Back to Basics: The ABCs of Forage Analysis Dormant Weed Control in Tree Nut Crops 2012-2013	11/14/12	Download (1,178KB PDF)
Field Notes August 2012	Pursuit Herbicide Injury to Almond Walnut Blight: What Went Wrong This Season? Soil Conservation: A Historical Look Conservation Tillage: Classifications and Examples Update on Thrips-vectored Virus Diseases in Vegetables Putting Our Best Foot Forward UCCE Silage Day Conservation Ag and Controlled Traffic Farming 2012 Beef Quality Assurance Program Small Landowner Livestock Short Course	8/15/12	Download (3,839KB PDF)
Field Notes May 2012		5/10/12	Download (1,530KB PDF)
Field Notes February 2012	Welcome to Michelle Leinfelder-Miles Western Flower Thrips Suspected as Cause of Cherry Damage Water Diversion Measurement Workshop Drip Irrigation of Tomatoes Workshop Crops Digest-Grapes Spotted Wing Drosophila Recommendations for Sweet Cherry Drought on Rangelands Drought Sales of Livestock, Managing the Taxes Rosetta Stone, Spanish Immersion Tool Controlling gophers in Orchards Eat Your Fruits & Veggies and Don't Fear the "Dirty" Rhetoric Calendar of Events	2/22/12	Download (1,720KB PDF)
Field Notes November 2011	* Fall Nutrition in Almond Orchards * Processing Tomatoes: Local evaluation of full-season varieties * In the Vineyard	11/16/11	Download (907KB PDF)
Meeting Notice	LOW EMISSIONS NUT HARVESTING FIELD DAY October 5, 2011 10:00 a.m. til noon 3013 Shoemake Avenue, Modesto See and compare new, cleaner operating nut harvesting equipment at work.	9/29/11	Download (335KB PDF)
Field Notes August 2011	Crop Digest: Grapes Verticillium Wilt on Young Almond Trees Forage Production and Irrigated Pasture Weeds Managing for More Milk *Calendar of Events	8/29/11	Download (1,142KB PDF)
Meeting Notice from Small Farm Center	Collaborating to Access New Markets a workshop offered by the UC Small Farm Center When: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Where: 147 W. Main Street, Woodland, CA (Yolo County Housing Authority) Registration is online at http://ucanr.org/collaborating $15 until June 24, or $20 after. Lunch included. Questions? Penny Leff, 530-752-7779 click link to see or download the flyer	6/13/11	Download (227KB PDF)
Field Notes May 2011	Distinguishing Bacterial Canker from Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot Managing Mistletoe Yellow Book Goes Online Crops Digest - Grapes Update on Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus What do New Changes in Aluminum Phosphide Labels Mean for Burrowing Mammal Control?	5/23/11	Download (2,244KB PDF)
February 2011	Tomato Powdery Mildew Control Programs Experience is Increasing With New UC Walnut Varieties Back to Basics: Milk Quality-It Starts on the Farm Pruning First Season Dormant Almond Trees Conservation Cropping Conferences Crop Digest-Grapes Calendar of Events Pocket Gopher IPM *59th Annual Oakdale Livestock Forum	2/14/11	Download (2,397KB PDF)
May 2010	Monitoring Pests in an Almond Orchard Matching Animal Requirements With Feeding Practices Calendar of Events Tomato Powdery Mildew Foreman Training Video Tapes Crop Digest: Grapes Greenhouse Gasses and Livestock Production OICT Field Tour & Barbeque *Nitrogen and Almond Growth	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
Vol. 6, No. 4 - February 2010	* A Welcome...And a Farewell * Too Much of a Good Thing * Walnut Research Reports * 2010 Spotted Wing Drosphila (SWD) * Colorado Feedlot Wage Survey 2009 * Dairy Herdsman Short Course * Carbon Sequestration on Rangelands * 58th Annual Oakdale Livestock Forum * Plant Picks for a Green 2010 Landscape * Almond Bloom/Post-Bloom Period * Crops Digest - Grapes 2010 * Comparing ReTain & Hold - Reducing PFA in Serr Walnuts * Update of Research on Tomato Powdery Mildew * Calendar of Events	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
Vol. 6, No. 3 - November 2009	* Crop Digest - Grapes * New County Director/Advisor Appointed * Controlling Bacterial Canker in Cherries * Colorado Feedlot Wage Surey 2009 * Spray Safe * Almond PMA * 2009 Processing Tomato Variety Evaluation * Tis the Season for Control of the Pesky Scale	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
Vol. 5, No. 3 - August 2009	* Potassium Requirements for Tomatoes * Ranch Water Quality Shortcourse * Spotted Wing Drosophila, A New Pest of Soft Fruits * Productivity, Excellence and Giftedness * Crop Digest * Key Points for Growing a Healthy Lawn * Is Dairy Production More Environmentally Friendly? * Calendar of Events	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
Vol. 5, No. 2 - May 2009	* Codling Moth Control Options Near Waterways * Root-Knot Nematodes in Tomatoes * A Thank You From Mick Canevari * Crop Digest - Grapes * Ecological & Economical Impacts of Management Options for Medusahead * Poisonous Weeds Affect Livestock * Composting 101, The Basic Course * Almond PMA * Newsletter Mailing List Update * Weed Control Performance Reviewed	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
Vol. 5, No. 1 - February 2009	* Irrigating Orchards in a Drought Year * Crop Digest--Grapes & Almonds * Irrigating Alfalfa with Limited Water Supplies * Livestock Lines Revisted * Deficit Irrigation Strategies for Processing Tomatoes * Wheat Irrigation & Moisture Stress * Drought Tolerant Plants for Your Landscape * Supervisory Training Seminar	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
Vol. 4, No. 4 - November 2008	Delta Responsible Landscape Training UC Master Gardener Program is Growing Processing Tomato Variety Evaluation Alfalfa Weed Control & Variety Trial Highlights Cancellation of Manex Registration Announced Causes & Control of Cherry Limb Dieback Crop Digest: Grapes & Almonds Pasteurized Colostrum & Your Calf Management *Upcoming Livestock Meetings	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
Vol. 4, No. 3 - Sept. 2008	* Fertilizer Sticker Shock? Consider Cover Crops * Viruses & Powdery Mildew in Tomatoes * Country Of Origin Labeling (COOL) * San Joaquin County Agritourism Conference * Crop Digest - Grapes & Almonds * Extending the Life of Ornamental Trees * The Stories We Tell Ourselves * 2007/08 San Joaquin Delta Wheat Variety Trial * Evaluation of Insect Repellents & Barriers as Methods to Control Cucumber Mosaic Virus of Bell Peppers	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
May 2008	* Meet the New Farm Advisor * Considerations in Planting Olives for Oil * Calendar of Events * Thanking our Cooperators * Can You Trust the Selection Interview? * Controlling Medusahead--What Options do I Have? * Root & Crown Rot of Tomatoes, Peppers & Squash * Management Strategies for Offsetting Rising Fertilizer Costs * Grapes & Almonds * Salt: Can We Cut it Out of Our Plant's Diet?	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
February 2008	* Irrigation Management for Almond Trees Under Drought Conditions * Locke Ranch IPM Award * Grapes & Almonds Crop Digest - Chilling & Rainfall * Calendar of Events * Thanking our Cooperators * Managing Fungicides Applications to Avoid Resistance * Packing Shed Quality Control * Fertilizing Wheat for Yield & Quality * Water Efficient Landscapes in California Central Valley * Availability of UC Clonal Paradox Rootstocks * AgVenture	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
December 2007	* San Joaquin County UC Master Gardeners * Grapes & Almonds - November 2007 * Fusarium Diseases of Tomatoes * Weed Control Makes You Money in Alfalfa * Egg on Your Face: Quality Control Object Lesson * Ag Labor Management Book Available * Time to Irrigate Your Orchard * Agriculture Center Demonstration Garden Update * Calendar of Events * Thanking Our Cooperators	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
August 2007	* Meet the New Advisor * Field Observations in Tomatoes & Peppers * 2007 National Association of County Agents & Advisors, Grand Rapids, Michigan * Grapes & Almonds * Water Quality Update * Range Camp Update * Field Bindweed & Water Quality * Interpersonal Negotiation Skills Seminar * The Accommodating Syndrome * Interstems Not Effective in Improving Orchard Performance of Colt Rootstocks for Cherries	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
May 2007	* Bell & Specialty Pepper Variety Trial * Fruit Crops: Preventing Food-Borne Illness * Management Practices to Reduce Chlorpyrifos Found in Surface Waters * Grapes & Almonds * Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus * Rodent control for Alfalfa & Other Crops * Dairy Cow Nutrition: The Corn Grain Dilemma	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
February 2007	Search for a "Super-Paradox" Rootstock Agricultural Discharges & Water Quality Grapes/Almonds Crop Digest Ag Labor eSeminars Processing Tomato Variety Evaluation New "Food Safety at Farmers Markets & Agritourism Venues" Publication Available *Consider Best Management Practices when Control Weevils in Alfalfa	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
November 2006	* Alfalfa & Grass Hays * Grape & Almond Seasons Draw to a Close * Documenting Meeting Attendance * Phytophthora & Phosphonates * Year One in the Valley * Photo Journal: Sabbatical in Equador	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
August 2006	* New Walnut Varieties Released by UC Davis * Tarweed Control * Grapes & Almonds * Puncturevine * Lygus Control in Dry Beans * Reducing Dairy Cattle Heat Stress * Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
May 2006	* Information for Small Farms * Coping with the Aftermath of Wet Weather in Veg Crops * Moving Mulch Around * Almonds & Grapes * Winter Conditions Relentless for Field Crops * Do Cover Crops Compete with Vines for Water? * Using XanthoCast to Assess Walnut Blight Risk	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
February 2006	Combining Dairy Manure & No-Till Use of Powdery Mildew Model for Reduction of Fungicide Application Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil Are English Rootstocks the Answer to Blackline? Cold Weather Issues in Grapes & Almonds 2005 Bell Pepper Variety Evaluation Trial *Managing Rain-Damaged Crops	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
November 2005	Meet the New Farm Advisor 2005 California Small Farm Conference Crop Digest 2005 - Grapes & Almonds Finding a Balance on Valley Dairies Avoiding Fall Frost & Winter Freeze Injury in Walnut Orchards Wheat Varieties for 2006	7/26/10	Download (PDF)
August 2005	Solarizing as an Alternative to Vegetable Bed Fumigation Wine Grapes & Almonds Move Toward Harvest Roundup Ready Alfalfa UC Releases New Cherry Rootstocks *Drinking Water for Dairy Animals	7/26/10	Download (PDF)