jul-aug-2020

IN YOUR ORCHARD Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor, Colusa & Sutter/Yuba Counties and equipment awareness and safety are critical considerations, especially when working long hours. In addition, there is the added risk of COVID-19 infections this year. Final Note In the Almond Facts July/August 2019 column, I stressed the importance of field supervision during harvest. I can’t think of a more important “final note” for this year. Grower and management boot prints, walking behind the shaker(s) and pickup machines in the orchard are critical to a successful harvest. Website Resources • Pressure Chamber Use : anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8503.pdf • Stockpiles : almonds.com/sites/default/files/grower_stockpile_ management_best_practices_from_abc_2014%5B1%5D.pdf • Harvest Dust : almonds.com/growers/in-the-orchard/harvest/harvest-dust • Mites : www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/almond/webspinning-spider-mites/ • Ants : www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/almond/Ants/ • COVID-19 : almonds.com/tools-and-resources/grower-tools/COVID-19- resources-for-almond-growers and aghealth.ucdavis.edu/ 3 8 A L M O N D F A C T S