8:30 am — Registration
Coffee and Donuts provided by Farm Credit Services of Colusa-Glenn, ACA

Cycle I: 9:20-10:45 am
1) Frequent fertilizer applications for fertilizer efficiency and orchard health.
Patrick Brown, Professor, UC Davis Plant Sciences Department

2) Table olive harvest trial update.
Rebecca Wheeler-Dykes; UCCE Orchard Systems/Weed Ecology Advisor; Glenn, Tehama, Colusa Co.

3) Monterey failure to bloom discussion
Luke Milliron, UCCE Orchards Systems Advisor; Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties.

4) Navel orangeworm/Carpophilus beetle update
Houston Wilson, Extension Specialist, UC Kearney/UC Riverside

Cycle II: 10:45 am -12:10 pm
5) Butte County groundwater recharge action plan
Christina Buck, Asst. Director, Butte Co Water and Resource Conservation Department

6) Walnut dormancy breaking trial update
Katherine Jarvis Shean; UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor; Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties.

7) Discussion on almond variety/rootstock selection for profitable orchards of the futureRoger Duncan, UCCE Pomology Advisor, Stanislaus County

8) Walnut rootstock trial for nematode management
Andreas Westphal, Extension Specialist, UC Kearney/UC Riverside

12:15 pm – BBQ Tri-Tip Lunch by reservation
All proceeds benefit Pierce High School FFA Program
Please call  530-458-0570 to reserve your lunch spot by May 2nd.