Information on production and management of orchard and specialty crops grown in El Dorado and Amador counties.

 

Issue	Articles
April, 2006, Issue #8	Apple Scab Trial Results - 3 years of local studies. Excerpts from the U.C. "Efficacy and Timing of Fungicides, Bactericides, and Biologicals for Deciduous Tree Fruit, Nut Crops and Grapevines 2006 (included with mailed version.) Central Valley Postharvest Newsletter (included with mail version.)
February 2006 Issue 7	Inside this issue: What's all the fuss about Diazinon? What growers can do to ensure pesticides like diazinon do not reach our waters. Codling moth updates. Christmas Tree Corner; Nordmann Fir trials expanding, now is the time to control Weeds.
January 2004
April 2003	Inside this Issue: Update on Codling Moth: What you need to know, Apple Scab Trial Underway, Stone Fruit Grower Meeting Highlight: Kevin Day on Growing quality Fruit, Internet Resources: Get Online for Informaion!
April 2002, Issue 4	Inside this issue: What's new for codling moth controls, earwig control for peaches and nectarines: act now or pay later! and chemical thinning guidelines for apples
February 2002, Issue 3	Inside this issue: Notes from the PlacerGrown Conference: Tips for a successful Farmers' Market, Blueberry Production, Marketing to Restaurants, and Chilling hours Accumulated for El Dorado County.
October 2001, Issue 2	Inside this issue: Codling moth trap findings, Rainfall accumulation--a historical perspective, Cork Spot, Managing San Jose Scale
December 2000, Issue 1	Inside this issue: Get to know your new Farm Advisor. Walnut trees, Apple trees--chemical thinning, Peach leaf curl, and the UC Small Farm Center.