Crop Currents
Farm Advisor's Quarterly Newsletter
| Issue | Articles |
|---|---|
| June 2009 Crop Currents |
Cooperative Extension Budget Update Pesticide Safety Training Spray & Calibration Field Meeting Financial Aid for Organic Growers Calendar |
| Special Issue - March 2009 |
CRISIS ALERT Contra Costa County has proposed to eliminate their UC Cooperative Extension office to save money. Open the link below and click on Crisis Alert to see what you can do to prevent the closure. There is a brief situation overview, some "talking points", a sample support letter, and a contact list for the County Supervisors. Contact you Supervisor TODAY! |
| February 2009 - Regional Meetings |
Sensory Defects in Olive Oil - UCD (Feb 17) Fresh Produce Marketing Strategies - UCD (Mar 24-26) Walnut Dehydrator Workshops - Stockton (Apr 8) |
| Crop Currents |
Local Meetings - February 2009 Contents: Agricultural Marketing Meeting for Contra Costa County Growers (Knightsen, February 24) |
| Pesticide Safety Training 2009 | Notice of Pesticide Safety Training in Spanish |
| February 2008 | Sabbatic Leave; Buy Fresh, Buy Local; Cherry Buckskin Taskforce; Weather Report; Syrah Vine Health Issues; The Trellis Alliance; Resources, Publications, Websites, Calendar: Classes/Meetings/Events |
| December 2007 - Upcoming Meetings |
Dec. 12, 2007 - Specialty Crops Conference Dec. 17-19, 2007 - California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium Jan. 4 or Jan. 8, 2008 - Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2008 - Unified Wine & Grape Symposium |
| November 28, 2007 | Cherry Buckskin Meeting - Saturday, December 15, 2007 - "Must Attend" Forum for Brentwood Cherry Growers |
| September 2007 | Strip Rust Resistant Wheat; Got Turkeys in Your Vineyard?; Processing Tomato Variety Trial; New Roadside Stand Ordinance; Seeking Walnut Stumps & Trunks; Organic Price Report; Grape & Olive Growers Association; Disaster Assistance Program Deadlines |
| July 2007 | Tomato Variety Trial - Field Viewing July 23-July 27 |
| February 2007 | Walnut Institute meeting; weather update; spring temperatures, thinning, and harvest dates; grape resources online; year-round IPM programs; new UC fig varieties; new Codling Moth insecticides; tree crops - fungicide efficacy, treatment timing; grapevines - fungicide efficacy |
| February 2007 Announcement | Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees Workshop - East County - February 9, 2007 |
| January 2007 | Weather report; local metings; trees - domant spray considerations; peach leaf curl; trees & vines - spring frost |
| CA Cherry Research Review Meeting | January 9, 2007 Meeting Announcement |
| Fall 2006 | Local Meetings; Trees - Orchard Replant Considerations, Fall Zinc and/or Urea Sprays; Fruit & Veggies - GAPs Reduce Microbial Contamination; Grains - Stripe Rust Management Plan; Tomatoes - Processing Tomato Variety Trial; EQIP funding for Conservation Practices |
| August 28, 2006 Announcement | Contra Costa Grower Meeting |
| August 2006 Announcement | 2006 Early Season Processing Tomato Variety Trial |
| April 2006 Announcement | Pesticide Safety Training in Spanish reminder |
| March 2006 Announcement | Olive Pruning Demonstration |
| February 2006 |
Trees: Record Low Chill Year Pesticide Safety Training in Spanish Tri-County Walnut Institute Trees: Spring Disease Control Grapes: Spring Disease Control Walnuts: Solving Serr Drop Tomatoes: Dodder Resistant Varieties |
| January 2006 | Weather Report; Pesticide Safety Training in Spanish; Intro to Organic Gardening; Cherry Research Review; Cherry Buckskin Disease Update; Trees: Timing Rest Breaking Sprays for Cherries; Dormant Spray Alternative |
| 2005 Continuing Ed Class Announcement |
Private Applicator Continuing Education Class November 17, 2005 |
| Fall 2005 |
Local Meetings Cover Crops Herbicide Registrations & Performance Overseeding Older Alfalfa Stands Tomato Trial Results New UC Varieties |
| June 2005 |
Training Young Cherry Trees The Spanish Bush System Orchard Leaf Analysis How Much Water Do Your Trees and Vines Really Need? Resources/Calendar |
| January 2005 | Weather report, Pesticide safety training in Spanish, Lodi Grape Day & CA Olive Day, New walnut varieties, Dormant spray alternative, Wheat stripe update, Tomato trials results, Announcements, Resources, Calendar |
| March 2004 | New Knightsen location; Pesticide Safety Training CORRECTION; Olive Fruit Fly Meeting - and more ... |
| January 2004 | Weather report; pesticide safety training in Spanish; state budget cuts affect UCCE; grapes - vine mealybug update; cherries - cherry buckskin update, advancing cherry bloom & harvest; vegetables - tomato trials results, corn stunt alert; bioterrorism, EQIP, new rootstocks |