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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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? |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
