Nut, Prune and Olive Programs
Farm Advisor
Specialties: Orchard Systems
ejfichtner@ucanr.edu
(559) 684-3310
Fax: (559) 685-3319
Publications
- Pest Notes
- UC Pest Management Guidelines
(UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)
- UC Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies
- Almonds
Double Line Drip Irrigation. Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2016 PDF - Almonds
Flood Irrigated. San Joaquin Valley North. 2011. PDF - Almonds
Micro-sprinkler. San Joaquin Valley North. 2016. PDF - Olive Oil
Super High Density. San Joaquin Valley 2007. PDF - Olives - San Joaquin Valley. 2005 PDF
- Pecans - Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley - 2005. PDF
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Pistachios
Low Volume Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley South. 2015. PDF
- Almonds
Blog
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UCCE Partners with Department of Water Resources to Post Timely Crop Water Use Estimates To Aid Growers With Irrigation Scheduling
Scheduling irrigation events based on crop use allows growers to meet the water demands of crop production wile reducing both the risks of over- and underwatering. Together with improvement of irrigation system efficiency, the integration of the...
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Walnut Scale: an insidious pest of walnut in California
Walnut scale (Quadraspidiotus juglansregiae) is a common pest of walnut throughout California's Central Valley. Populations of the pest in commercial walnut orchards (Figure 1 A and B) appear to have increased over the past decade, inciting a recent...
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Local Orchard Systems Advisors Welcome the UC ANR President’s Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources
On December 10, 2021 the UC ANR President's Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources, joined by the new UC President, Michael V. Drake, MD., visited both the Lindcove Research and Extension Center and the UCCE Tulare County office for...