Agriculture

Below is a listing of publications from our local UC Cooperative Extension and the Agriculture and Natural Resources catalog. Click on a publication or image to view the link.

Please use Promo Code PRTUM55 if ordering online. This will insure that your funds stay within the UCCE Central Sierra.

Note: Publications are saved as pdf documents.  You will need Adobe Acrobat to view them.  You can download the free software at https://get.adobe.com/reader/

For the new prospective growers

• Fruit Nut Grape Varieties for Home Orchards A listing of fruit, nut, and grape varieties, sorted by elevation, that will grow in the Sierra foothills.

Christmas Trees

• Christmas Tree Production in the California Sierra Foothills A Brief look at the Christmas Tree Production in the Sierra Foothills.
• Christmas Tree Cost Study 2005 A sample cost study report of "choose and cut" Christmas tree farms growing Douglas Fir and White Fir trees in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, including El Dorado, Placer and Nevada Counties.
• Understanding and Managing Phytophthora Root Rot in Doug and True Firs, with Indentifying chemical and cultural management for Phytophthora A description and identification of the Phytophthora root rot disease, it's symptoms, and some ways to help manage it. 

Grape Publications

• Cover Cropping in Vineyards An introduction to vineyard cover crop management.
• Soil Moisture Measurement Technology When to irrigate and how much to achieve maximum vine performance.
• Soil Effects of Water Deficits Upon Winegrapes Irrigation control to produce high quality fruit.
• Use of Tissue Analysis in Viticulture Proceedings of Varietal Winegrape Production Short Course, March, 2005.
• Soil and Tissue Labs  Listing of laboratories that perform various types of analysis.

Orchard Crop Publications

• Organic Apple Production Manual A review of the organic apple industry.
• Pear Production and Handling Manual The growth and fruit development, as well as practical considerations on pear culture.
• Integrated Pest Management for Apples & Pears, 2 edition Focuses on less invasive methods for pest management.
• 2007 Sample Costs to Establish and Produce Apples
• Controlling Codling Moth Today - Creating a Strategy for the Future
• Determining Codling Moth Sex & Mating Status
• Field Evaluation of Reduced-Risk Insecticides for Codling Moth Control in Apples: Does adding virus help?

Stone Fruit Publications

• Integrated Pest Management for Stone Fruits Focuses on less invasive methods for pest management.
• Special Spotted Wing Drosophila Update!
• Chemical Thinning of Stone Fruits Grown in the Sierra Foothills
• To view the Chemical Thinning Report click Complete CTFA Final Report
• Bird Pest Management of Fruit Grown in the Foothills Gives methods of managing bird pests in orchards of the foothills.