Orchard Systems Program
Announcements & Events
Are you receiving your orchard newsletters?
- 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.
Save-the-Date - Olive Day 2024
- Please save the date for a morning of olive research and industry updates on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. The meeting will be held in Orland, CA. Please sign up for the listerv to receive updates on registration and the lineup of speakers!
Resources
- Sacramento Valley Olive Fruit Fly Trap Counts: https://ceglenn.ucanr.edu/OrchardCrops_MainPage/Olives/Olive_Fruit_Fly_Trapping_Data/.
- 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.
- Irrigation and Water Resources Website: https://ceglenn.ucanr.edu/Irrigation_and_Water_Resources/ - Glenn County Irrigation and drought resources from Curt Pierce, Glenn County Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor.
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!
Glenn-Based Farm Advisors
Becky Wheeler-Dykes – Orchard Systems and Weed Ecology
Curt Pierce – Orchard Systems and Weed Ecology
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.
Orchard Facts
News, Updates and Articles On Orchard Crops In The Northern California Area.