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Your North Coast - Rachel Elkins - Back Issues

An archive of issues of Your North Coast Orchard Notes submitted by Rachel Elkins, UCCE Farm Advisor, Lake and Mendicino Counties 
(pdf format)

2002
Your North Coast, July 2002

  • Prepare for Walnut Husk Fly (WHF) Season
  • Leaf Analysis for Orchard Crops 
  • Are you Interested in Participating in Oak Root Fungus Research?
  • Change in Lake County U.C. Cooperative Extension Status
  • Lake County Walnut Summer Field Day
  • UC North Coast Pear Field Day 

Your North Coast, June 2002

  • 2002 Pear Cost Studies Compare Standard Versus Mating Disruption Codling Moth Control Programs
  • Effects of a Cool Spring on Codling Moth Activity
  • Winter and Spring Meeting Handouts Available
  • New UC Catalogue
  • New UC Materials of Interest to Orchardists
  • June Check List
  • Local Pear Farmers Request Help from Backyard Owners of Apple and Pear Trees
  • Lake County Walnut Summer Field Day
  • UC North Coast Pear Field Day 

Your North Coast, Jan. 2002

  • Winter Meetings
  • Prepare for orchard frost protection
  • Proper orchard heater maintenance and operation
  • Changes in burning regulations
  • Effect of orchard floor condition on temperatures
  • Is it safe to combine wind and under-tree sprinklers?
  • Effect of dew point on air temperature
  • Temperatures causing injury to blossoms and young fruit
  • Frost Publications
  • Time to monitor for soft scale in walnut 
      

2001
Your North Coast, July 2001

  • North coast pear research field day
  • Walnut breeding program field meeting
  • Prepare for walnut husk fly (WHF) season
  • Current UC treatment recommendations
  • Leaf analysis for orchard crops
  • North Coast Pear Research Field Day - Agenda 
      

2000
Your North Coast, July 2000

  • Mark your Calendars
  • Update on Local Pestcast Weather Network
  • Prepare for Walnut Husk Fly season
  • Leaf analysis for orchard crops
  • Link to the Calendar of Operations for Backyard Walnut Trees in Lake County
  • Lake County Walnut Summer Field Meeting agenda
  • 2000 Lake County Pear Field Day agenda 
  • 2000 UC Mendocino County Pear Field Day 
      

Your North Coast, Feb. 2000

  • Mark Your Calendars
  • Planning for the 2000 Codling Moth Season
  • Planning for the 2000 Codling Moth Season Meeting agenda
  • Lake County Fruit Frost Meeting agenda 
      

1999
Your North Coast, July 1999

  • Mark Your Calendars
  • Update on Local Pestcast Weather Network
  • Prepare for Walnut Husk Fly (WHF) Season
  • Leaf Analysis for Orchard Crops
  • July Checklist 
     

Your North Coast, May 1999

  • Access to Local Weather Information
  • 1999 Lake County Walnut Update Handouts
  • Focus on Summer Care of Young Trees
  • Summer Checklist for Young Fruit and Nut Trees
  • California Olive Oil Council
  • VIII International Symposium on Pear 
     

Your North Coast, Feb. 1999

  • Mark Your Calendars
  • Prepare for Orchard Frost Protection
  • Proper Orchard Heater Maintenance and Operation
  • Effect of Orchard Floor Condition on Temperatures
  • Is It Safe to Combine Wind and Under-Tree Sprinklers?
  • Effect of Dew Point on Air Temperature
  • Temperatures Causing Injury to Blossoms and Young Fruit
  • Frost Publications (Available at UCCE Lake County Office)
  • Effects of the December Freeze
  • Time to Monitor for Soft Scale in Walnut
  • If There are More Than 5 Nymphs Per Foot .....
  • Pomological Reference Available in Spanish
  • Upcoming University Extension Offerings (Unex)
  • Next Generation Pear Growers
  • 1999 Lake County Walnut Update Meeting Agenda
  • 1999 Lake County Walnut Update Program and Registration Form