Crop Currents
Farm Advisor's Quarterly Newsletter
| Issue | Articles |
|---|---|
| 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 |