Ask your PCA
April 8, 2009
What qualities do you want in an IPM program?
By Tim Ustick, San Joaquin PCA, CAPCA Member
Jan. 14, 2009
What do you hope to accomplish with a dormant spray for almonds?
By Barry Malm, Dos Palos PCA, CAPCA member
Oct. 22, 2008
How do you manage beet armyworm in spinach?
By Ron Riddle, Santa Maria PCA, CAPCA member
Oct. 8, 2008
How do you manage beet armyworm in head lettuce?
By Dale DeShane, Bakersfield CAPCA member
Sept. 17, 2008
How important is beet armyworm control in tomatoes?
By Nick Groenenberg, Agricultural Consulting, Hanford PCA, CAPCA member
July 23, 2008
What are you doing to control pests like worms, thrips and leafminers?
By Ron Riddle, AgRx, Santa Maria CAPCA member
July 9, 2008
How important is residual and broad-spectrum worm control in tomatoes?
By Ray Stoll, Western Farm service, CAPCA member
June 18, 2008
When do you begin treating for beet armyworm in tomatoes?
By Rob Brooks, Westan Growers Inc., CAPCA member
May 14, 2008
What will you look for as we go into summer?
By Ron Riddle, AgRx, Santa Maria CAPCA member
February 13, 2008
How did winter rains impact the crops?
By Nick Groenenberg, Hanford PCA, CAPCA member
January 16, 2008
What are you doing to get ready for next season?
By J.J. Gross, CCA, Wilbur-Ellis Inc.
December 5, 2007
Are fungicides going on the nut crops yet?
By Tim Ustick, Stockton PCA, CAPCA Member
November 7, 2007
How busy will you be this fall?
By Dale Deshane, Supervised Control Service Inc., Bakersfield PCA, CAPCA member
October 10, 2007
What vegetable pests are you expecting this fall?
By George Brackeen, Brackeen Ag Consulting, Santa Maria PCA, CAPCA member
September 5, 2007
How do things look going into the harvest?
By Mike Marshall, Agricultural Advisors Inc., Sutter County PCA
August 8, 2007
How do vegetables look heading into the fall?
By Ron Riddle, Santa Maria PCA
July 4, 2007
How do the crops look, especially alfalfa?
By Nick Grownenberg, Hanford PCA
June 6, 2007
Can you give us a rundown of the season so far?
By Dale Deshane, Supervised Control Service Inc., Bakersfield PCA
May 2, 2007
How do the crops look? Have you started applying copper yet?
By Mike Marshall, Agricultural Advisors Inc., Sutter County PCA
April 4, 2007
Are you seeing insect or disease pressure in vegetables yet?
By George Brackeen, Santa Maria PCA
March 7, 2007
How do Sacramento Valley tree crops look at this point?
By Mike Marshall, Sutter County PCA
February 7, 2007
What is your dormant program in almonds and walnuts?
By Tim Ustick, Stockton PCA
December 20, 2006
How early do you apply fungicides on tree crops?
By Barry Malm, Dos Palos PCA
November 15, 2006
What is your weed control plan for alfalfa this winter?
By Nick Groenenberg, Hanford PCA
September 20, 2006
Now that defoliation of cotton plants is under way, could you reflect back on this growing season?
By Dale Deshane, Bakersfield PCA
August 23, 2006
How have you dealt with the challenges of an extended wet spring and record high temperatures in July?
By Tim Ustick, San Joaquin County PCA
July 19, 2006
What insect and disease pressures are you seeing this summer in cotton and tomatoes?
By Nick Groenenberg, Hanford PCA
June 21, 2006
What can growers do this year to deal with the increasing problem of thrips invading their vegetable fields?
By Ron Riddle, Santa Maria PCA
May 17, 2006
What challenges has the late, wet spring presented to California's vegetable growers?
By George Brackeen, Santa Maria PCA
March 26, 2006
How have the late rains affected disease pressure in nuts?
By Jared Gross, Colusa County PCA
March 15, 2006
What do orchardists need to do to be proactive this spring because of the temperatures dropping to below freezing?
By Mike Marshall, Sutter County PCA
February 15, 2006
With above-average rainfall in January, what are some concerns growers are facing?
By Ron Riddle, Santa Maria PCA
February 1, 2006
How should growers deal with insect flare-ups in winter alfalfa?
By Dale Deshane, Bakersfield PCA
January 18, 2006
With the recent rains, what should strawberry growers do?
By Will Harrison, Placentia PCA
January 4, 2006
What should farmers be doing to prepare for spring?
By Tim Ustick, Stockton PCA
December 7, 2005
What is the best way for lettuce growers to deal with downy mildew?
By Dale Deshane, Bakersfield PCA
November 16, 2005
How do you deal with lepidopterous pests attacking vegetables?
By Nick Groenenberg, Hanford PCA
October 5, 2005
How do pest control advisors help growers?
By Tim Ustick, Stockton PCA
September 21, 2005
What are concerns in protecting cotton and alfalfa crops?
By Dale Deshane, Bakersfield PCA
September 7, 2005
How do today's agricultural chemicals compare to the past?
By Barry Malm, Dos Palos PCA
August 17, 2005
What are the main concerns of processing tomato growers?
By Nick Groenenberg, Hanford PCA