…Todd Burkdoll explained that Alternaria is probably at the top of the list of concerns for growers. “It tends to be a later season problem. It’s induced by the climate…
Agronomic Minute: Mite Mitigation Approaches
…can get out of control makes early prevention efforts critical. Leaf stippling and webbing are strong indicators of mite populations growing in orchards. Smith explained that they have several materials…
Agronomic Minute: Monitoring for Fire Blight in Apples
Apple bloom in California means that growers will want to be monitoring for signs of fire blight in their orchards. While apple cultivars can vary in their susceptibility to the…
Almond Matters: Recent Rain Emphasizes Importance of Disease Prevention
…Alternaria, rust, and scab to a minimum. Once defoliating diseases get out of control the trees can begin losing their leaves, putting negative pressure on nut development and impacting yield….
Almond Matters: Getting Ahead of Peach Twig Borer
…pest with the first fungicide applications going out, you can put on a post petal fall application of fungicide for Alternaria, scab, and shothole,” said Burkdoll. “With that, you can…
Agronomic Minute: Mitigating Risks of Alternaria Pressure
…up north, it’s mostly an issue in Kern County and the Southern San Joaquin Valley. Alternaria really is at its worst when there’s leaf wetness.” Growers with a history of…
Desert Lettuce Shows Good Quality, But Challenges Ahead for Industry
…lettuce and leaf lettuce. Since then, things have been on track for a positive growing season. “We ended up seeing the blister and the peel starting the second week of…
Pear Tree Diseases Every Farmer Needs to Lookout For
…crown, collar, or root rot, which cause the leaves to wilt on the tree, but they will remain attached. Fire Blight is one of the more dreaded pear tree diseases….
Poisonous Plants Harmful to Horses on the Farm
…poisonous on its own, it’s susceptible to a blight called ergot, which can be extremely dangerous to horses. Ergot can cause tremors, convulsion, rolling tongue and eyes, and full-body paralysis….
Growers Have New ‘One-Two Punch’ for Almond Bloom
…lessening the potential resistance, but still having fantastic activity on the spring complex whether it’s scab, shothole, rust, and also alternaria for your summer disease. They 100 percent complement each…
Agronomic Minute: New Integrated Program to Help Improve Production
…of walnut blight in their orchards. Implementing an integrated program such as ProNutiva has helped growers that have been dealing with resistance issues in traditional management approaches. Research has shown…
Pests and Diseases to Watch Out for This Spring
…done in late winter before the weather warms. The four spring diseases to watch out for: rust, fire blight, leaf spots, and early blight. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land…
Ways to Add Unbeatable Texture to Your Garden
…grass offers a graceful shape, plus soft, feathery plumes that dance in the breeze. Little Blue Stem is a lovely, tough-as-nails prairie native, little bluestem offers gray-green leaf blades that…
Cevya Fungicide Combats Disease in Variety of California Crops
…Alternaria and powdery mildew,” Caffrey explained. “We are very excited about Ceyva. It’s going to fit a broad spectrum of diseases you have and is really going to complement Merivon…