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*In this issue*

1) Considerations for pastures that have lost irrigation water

2) Do you still have irrigation water?  Now is the time to think of pasture renovations

3) Neospora in beef cattle

• Considerations For Pastures That Have Lost Irrigation Water.
• Do you still have irrigation water for pastures? Now is the time to think of irrigated pasture renovations.
• Neospora in Beef Cattle.

*Meeting Announcement*

Cattle health workshops

March 9th - Orland Livestock Commission Yard

March 10th - Shasta Livestock Auction Yard

See the agenda at the link below

Inside  This Issue:

Spotlighting the 2022-23 Ambassador and BLAST Teams

Enrollment Deadline - October 25th (some clubs may  have earlier due dates)....to be eligible to enter Fair.

National 4-H Week Oct 3-9, 2022

4-H Awards Day - October 9th

Manton Apple Festival - October 1st - (Baked Apple Pies needed for Camp Fundraiser)

Corning Olive Festival - October 8th - Baked goods for Camp Bake Sale

Dairyville Orchard Festival - October 15th - Petting Zoo & 4-H Outreach

Tractor Supple Paper Clover Drive October 5th -16th, 4-H Fundraiser

Operation Christmas Child - Oct 3rd-31st Donations  to stuff shoe boxes

Presentation Day Workshop - Nov 5th

Record Book Workshop - Nov 12th

Favorite Foods Day - Dec 17th - "Entries due Dec 9th"

Judging Skills Day - Dec 17th

Be sure to check out this issue for all the upcoming events and activities! 

Note that Fun Night date has moved from Nov 12th to February 11, 2023.

Remember to enroll today...the sooner the better as the last day to enroll to be eligible for fair participation is Oct 25th!!!  Don't Wait!!

Help us celebrate National 4-H Week with the "First Baby Born during 4-H Week"  baby basket.  We are needing any new baby items. or hand made items.  We need to recieve your donations by the end of the month..Sept 30th.  This counts as a great community service credit in your record book!!!

In This Issue:

• Walnut Management Considerations
• Time for a Hard Look
• Six Steps to Prepare for the Next Sudden Autumn Freeze
• New IPM advisor introduction
• NOW pre & post-harvest
• Climate smart agriculture blurb (included separately for       Butte, Glenn, Tehama only)
• Upcoming Orchard Meetings

IN THIS ISSUE

• Summer and Fall Prune Orchard Considerations 2022
• Late-season Irrigation Management in Prune
• Five Practices to Help Prevent Bacterial Canker
• Pre-harvest Management of Brown Rot
• 2022 Summer Field Meeting– August 4, 2022

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Pre- & Post-Harvest Almond Orchard Management Considerations
• When do you shake almonds?
• Protecting Sacramento Valley Waterways from Pyrethroid Exceedances
• Is it time for a closer look at alternative nutrient sources?
• Meeting Announcements

— MEETINGS POSTPONED  —

due to the concern of the Coronavirus, these meetings have been postponed until a later date.

• IRRIGATION SEASON WINDS DOWN AND WE NEED YOUR HELP
• WATER USE BY YOUNG DEVELOPING PRUNE TREES

Detailed Meeting Announcements

• LOCAL  HANDS ON WATER MEASUREMENT WORKSHOP
• AB 589 WATER MEASUREMENT CERTIFICATION TRAINING
• SWEEP GRANT OPPORTUNITY WORKSHOP
• TEHAMA PRIVATE APPLICATORS CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP

Mark Your Calendars - General Info Provided 

• POST-HARVEST ALMOND AND WALNUT IPM WORKSHOP
• NORTH VALLEY NUT CONFERENCE
• TEHAMA WALNUT DAY
• NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY –Tehama Prune Day

A look at the basic principals of soil science that influence soil testing and the types of information contained in the reports.

This article will focus on the role of soil testing in orchard management, describe steps to acquire informative soil testing information, and discuss two of the more familiar parameters in a soil test report: pH and saturation percentage (SP).

This article will focus on the nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in orchard management.