…year. It’s called the Strawberry Advisory System or SAS for short. Its promising model simulates leaf wetness in plants. Before the system was developed, strawberry farmers traditionally sprayed weekly during…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantines
…new counties will be announced separately. Courtesy: UC ANR The quarantine prohibits the movement of citrus and curry leaf tree nursery stock, including all plant parts except fruit, out of…
The California Kitchen: Black Berry Chicken Salad Lettuce Wrap
…Cup Roasted Chicken Breast 1 Cup Toasted Macadamia Nut’s ½ Cup Mayo ¼ Cup Berries Fresh Red Leaf Lettuce 3 T Mustard 1 T Honey 1 T Brown Sugar To…
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
…harvested and peach orchards were being thinned. Pesticide sprays on almond and pistachio orchards continued. Canopy management including shoot separation, shoot thinning, and leaf removal was completed, in order to…
Shot Hole Borer Trapping in Avocado Groves
…holes, discolored wood, leaf discoloration and wilting, and dieback of entire branches. In box elders and avocados, a while crusty ring of sugar, also called a “sugar volcano” can be…
Psyllid Quarantines Affecting Bottom Line
…99. “It’s just a matter of getting that leaf trash off the fruit however that happens,” Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marylin Kinoshita says. “Even with the spray-and-move option they shouldn’t…
The California Kitchen: Roasted Radish and Crème Fresh Vichyssoise
…Diced Small 1 Celery Stalk 1 Carrot ½ Onion 1QT Chicken Stock 3 T Sugar 1 Cup Cream 1 bay leaf 10 pepper corns 3 cloves of garlic TT Crème…
Bacterial Spot History Shows Losses
…caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni and has also been referred to as bacteriosis, bacterial leaf spot, or bacterial shot hole. Bacterial spot occurs on leaves, twigs, and fruit of…
Agri View: Invasive Diseases
Everett Griner talks about landscape plants affected by imported invasive diseases in today’s Agri View. Invasive Diseases From: Fine Gardening Boxwood Blight Since the first confirmed case in the United…
Agri View: Olives in Florida?
…the Ford/Veech family, has spent six generations farming in Florida, and has a more than 50-year-old citrus grove. Williams checks the leaf structure to see which of the 11,160 olive…
Identifying Vine Mealybug, A Growing Problem
…equipment. Battany says if infestations are not managed properly, they can directly reduce fruit quality with their feeding habits, and indirectly by spreading leaf roll virus. Growers may not see…
The California Kitchen: Potato Confit
…Duck Fat 2 Cup Arbosanna Olive Oil 4oz Shallots 1 Sprig of Thyme 1 Sprig of Rosemary 1 T Black Pepper Seeds 1 Bay Leaf To get the cooking directions,…
Innovative Pest Management Solutions
…extension IPM efforts. Previously funded projects include an extension-led project through Cornell University to identify and report locations of late blight outbreaks in Florida, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, and…
New walnut variety ‘Durham’ released
…before ‘Chandler’ with a protandrous bloom habit (the catkins shed before the female bloom). Leafing and bloom are later than ‘Solano’ or ‘Ivanhoe’ and therefore provide better blight avoidance. Harvest…