Orchard Systems Program

Upcoming UCCE Workshops

_______ January 2019 __________

Airblast Sprayer Calibration Traiing

January 17, 2019 @ 7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

CSU Farm Pavilion, 311 Nicholas C Shouten Ln

Chico, CA. 95928

$20.00

North Sacramento Valley Almond & Walnut Day

January 21, 2019 @ 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Glenn County Fairgrounds, 221 E. Yolo St.

Orland, CA. 95963

UCCE Colusa Almond Meeting

January 22, 2019 @ 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Granzella's, 457 7th St.

Williams, CA. 95987

_______________ February __________________

UCCE Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day

February 4, 2020 @ 8:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

142 Garden Highway

Yuba City, CA. 95991

UCCE Sacramento-Solano-Yolo Almond Meeting

February 5, 2020 @ 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

UCCE Capitol Corroidor (Woodland), 70 Cottonwood St.

Woodland, CA. 95695

UCCE Tehama Walnut Meeting

February 7, 2020 @ 8:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.

Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road

Red Bluff, CA. 96080

UCCE Northern Sac Valley Prune Meeting

February 21, 2020 @ 8:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.

Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road

Red Bluff, CA. 96080

UCCE Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day

February 26, 2020 @ 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Yuba City Veteran's Memorial Hall, 1425 Veteran's Memorial Circle

Yuba City, CA. 95993

UCCE Sac Valley Pistachio Day

February 28, 2020 @ 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

UCCE Capitol Corroidor (Woodland), 70 Cottonwood St.

Woodland, CA. 95695

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New Website Resource for Sac Valley Tree Crop Production

The UC Cooperative Extension Orchard Crop Advisors in the Sacramento Valley are excited to announce the launch of our new website – the Sacramento Valley Orchard Source! This site will bring together the wealth of information we provide in one location, including:

Timely newsletter articles through our Blog
Weekly Soil Moisture Loss (ET) Reports for the Northern and Southern Sacramento Valley
Pest Catch Reports based on weekly scouting in the Northern Sacramento Valley
Crop-specific production and management information for almonds, prunes and walnuts
Calendar of area Cooperative Extension meetings & events

We’ve built this site for you, the growers, PCAs, managers and allied industries. Please let us know what you think so we can continue to improve it.

Visit us at http://www.sacvalleyorchards.com/ to check it out!

Danielle M. Lightle

Title: Farm Advisor

Specialty: Orchard Systems in Glenn, Butte, & Tehama Counties

Bio: Dani Lightle began as an orchard systems farm advisor based in Glenn County in 2014. She completed her Ph.D. in entomology at Oregon State University where her research focused on small fruit cropping systems. Her current research includes walnut and almond horticulture.

Walnut Day 2016

*New* Copies of presentations from the 2016 Butte/Glenn Walnut Day can be downloaded here.

Orchard Facts

News, Updates and Articles On Orchard Crops In The Northern California Area.

Issue	Type	Date Added
Sacramento Valley Walnut Newsletter Glenn County - Fall 2023	PDF	9/14/23
UCCE Glenn County Sacramento Valley Almond Newsletter - Pre-Harvest 2023	PDF	7/21/23
UCCE Glenn County Sacramento Valley Prune Newsletter - Pre-Harvest 2023	PDF	7/10/23

William H. Krueger

Title: Farm Advisor, Emeritus

Specialty: Tree crops in Glenn County and olives in Tehama County

Bio: Bill Krueger served as a Glenn County Horticulture Farm Advisor from 1980 until 2012, with a specialty in olives and integrated pest management. At Washington State University he earned his B.S. and Masters degrees in Horticulture. Working in all phases of crop production for almonds, prunes, walnuts and olives, Bill was involved in cooperative research looking for safer, less disruptive methods of pest and disease control. Bill's vast knowledge and expertise make him a valuable asset to the northern California area.