Growing the Valley
Episodes
Encore: Irrigation Part 9: Irrigation Pumps with Jon Chilcote
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phoebe discusses irrigation pumps, including their capacity and maintenance, with Jon Chilcote, a USDA NRCS team engineer for the Southern San Joaquin...
Black Fig Fly with Kadie Britt
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite it’s fun acronym (BFF), the newly introduced Black Fig Fly is no friend to figs. Native to the Mediterranean, it’s recently been found in...
August 2022 1 Minute Challenge
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phoebe and Luke talk about best management practices in almonds, pisachios, walnuts, and prunes, as well as the problems they’re diagnosing out in t...
Almond Harvest Timing with Mel Machado
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel Machado (Blue Diamond Almond Growers) discusses important considerations for timing almond harvest, including grower objectives, varieties, and nu...
Irrigation in Prune with Franz Niederholzer
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Franz Niederholzer (UCCE Orchard Advisor in Colusa and Sutter/Yuba) discusses how irrigation best practices in prune orchards this summer maximize...
July 2022 1 Minute Challenge
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phoebe and Luke discuss important things to keep track of in July.Thank you to the Almond, Pistachio, Prune, and Walnut Boards of California for their...
Drought in Almond with Ken Shackel
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ken Shackel (UC Davis) sits down to discuss what we know about coping with drought in almond production. For more information consult the UC Almon...
Breeding Pt. 5: Prune with Sarah Castro
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 200th episode of Growing the Valley Podcast – Sarah Castro (UC Davis) discusses exciting new varieties in the prune breeding program. Mark yo...
Encore: Field Evaluation of Almond Varieties - Results Through 7th Leaf
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phoebe, Luke, and Roger Duncan (UCCE Stanislaus) discuss results out of their respective regional almond variety trial sites. Additional resources: Tw...
Spotted Lanternfly with Surendra Dara
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Spotted Lanternfly is in the United States and could pose a threat to some of the specialty crops we grow here in California. Surendra Dara explains ...
Whole Orchard Recycling Update with Mae Culumber and Brent Holtz
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mae Culumber (Fresno County) and Dr. Brent Holtz (San Joaquin County) discuss how Whole Orchard Recycling—the practice of incorporating recycled...
June 2022 1MC
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phoebe and Luke step up to the plate once again to see who wins this month’s one minute challenge! They also discuss farm call trends and other iss...
Encore: Irrigation Part 2: Basic Irrigation Technologies With Spencer Cooper
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Phoebe talks with Spencer Cooper of the Almond Board of California on how to go from running water through your orchard to preci...
ETa with Mallika Nocco
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mallika Nocco (Specialist at UC Davis) discusses ETa with Phoebe, as well as some research she is doing to try to develop a method for managing irriga...
Walnut Dormancy with Katherine Jarvis-Shean
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is a threat to high chill crops like walnuts, and we know very little about how these plants will react (they’re too big to do contro...
Vertebrate Pests with Roger Baldwin
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Roger Baldwin (UCCE Specialist: Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution) discusses management of vertebrate pests: ground squirrels, voles, moles, roof...
Encore: Spray Application with Lynn Wunderlich
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Proper spray application is an easily overlooked and critically important aspect of integrated pest management. Lynn Wunderlich (UCCE Central Sierra) ...
Plant Bugs with Judith Stahl and Kent Daane
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phoebe sits down with Judith Stahl and Kent Daane (both with UC Berkeley) to discuss plant bugs: life history, damage, and the potential to use trap c...
Start of Irrigation in Almond
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Duncan (UCCE Stanislaus) and Dr. Ken Shackel (UC Davis Plant Sciences) discuss methods of determining when to initiate spring irrigation and cur...
Nitrogen Part 12: Olives with Elizabeth Fichtner
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Tulare County, shares information on managing nitrogen in olive orchards. Careful management is required, as excess nitrogen ...