Education

The Principles of Fruit and Nut Tree Growth, Cropping, and Management course, also known simply as the FNRIC’s “Principles” course, will be hosted from March 9th - 13th, 2026.

Principles covers the basics of tree biology, with a focus on making business decisions for your orchard informed by plant physiology. Learn from experts in pomology at the University of California and participate in demonstrations at nearby teaching orchards. Key course topics include:

The UC Davis Fruit and Nut Center will have a booth at The Almond Conference 2025. Learn more about our course offerings, the services we provide to Californians, of just to say hi!

Eligibility
To be eligible for a 2026 Principles of Fruit & Nut Tree Growth, Cropping & Management Course Scholarship you must be:

Join us for the Lake/Mendo Grapes and Olive Field Day:

Find out what the latest University of California Grapes and Olive research is.

Cultivars, Canopy Management, Diseases, Water Management, Fruit Fly, and so on.

Join us on this excellent opportunity to learn about the current north coast grape and olive situation and future perspectives.

Register here! https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=41167

Learn about the sample costs to produce walnuts, prunes, and strawberries at https://coststudies.ucdavis.edu/en/current/year/2022/

The sample costs in these guides can aid in making production decisions, determining potential returns, preparing budgets, and evaluating production loans. The guides will cover the estimated cost of pruning, irrigation, fertilizer, pest management, harvesting, and more! See page two on each guide for a table of contents.

The Pistachio Nut Growth Decision Support Tool is now available! This calculator was developed by researchers from UC Davis and the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.