2026: Earlier Almond Irrigation Start Revisited

Dr. Or Sperling (ARO-Volcani) and Zac Ellis (OFI) discuss the exciting 2025 results from their proactive irrigation scheduling application in California almond orchards. You can ask questions and provide feedback to the researchers at: Or Sperling: orsp@agri.gov.il or +972 52 6278189 Zac Ellis: Zac.ellis@ofi.com (559) 303-0599 Maciej Zwieniecki: mzwienie@ucdavis.edu Come to an upcoming extension meeting! In the San Joaquin Valley: UC Cooperative extension has a Regenerative Almond Orchard Field Day on Tuesday, April 21st at the UC Merced Experimental smart farm The Almond Board of California also has four upcoming IPM meetings, tackling rodents, red leaf blotch, Carpophilus and other pests: Ceres: Wednesday April 22 Durham: Thursday April 23 Fresno: Tuesday April 28 And Bakersfield: Thursday, April 30 And finally Wednesday, June 16, if you’re an almond variety nerd like me you can’t miss the Almond Board’s Crackout Event at Merced College In the Sacramento Valley we have a Third Thursday: Nematode Management in Orchards meeting in Orland on April 16 from 11-1 Nickels Field Day is Tuesday, May 19 in Arbuckle I have two almond variety meetings at the Chico State Farm in June. Thursday June 11 and Thursday, June 25th. The Third Thursday on July 16 will be in Yuba City and cover Walnut Mold The Third Thursday on August 20 will be in Orland and tackle labor economics Following a harvest season hiatus, there will be a Third Thursday on November 19 in Yuba City recapping 2026’s IPM challenges and lessons The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the University of California. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. The "University of California" name and all forms and abbreviations are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organization, product, or service.

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2026: Earlier Almond Irrigation Start Revisited is an episode from Growing the Valley by Phoebe Gordon.

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This episode was published on Apr 8, 2026.

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