Please RSVP at 530-822-7515 or to mlsearcy AT ucanr.edu by January 31st, 2017 if you plan to stay for lunch.

Thursday, February 2, 2017
8:30 a.m. – Noon / Lunch:  Noon – 12:45 p.m.
Ag Building Meeting Room, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City

 Meeting Program

 8:30 a.m.         Registration Coffee and Danish, Courtesy of Canning Peach Association

9:00 a.m.         Welcome, Chill update, new peach cost study,  Janine Hasey, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter-Yuba Counties

Laws and Regs/ Pest Management

New Worker Health and Safety Updates, Jan Kendel, Ag Biologist, Sutter County Agricultural Dept.

 Orchard weed management update, Brad Hanson, UCCE Weed Specialist, UC Davis  

 Industry Updates

 Cling Peach Board Activities Update, Sarb Johl & Chris Zanobini, Cling Peach Board

 10:30 a.m.       Cling Peach Board Nominations, Chris Zanobini, Cling Peach Board

 10:35 a.m.       Break

Nitrogen Regulations

 Nitrogen fertilization in Peaches, best practices, regulations and resources, Mark Cady, Senor Environmental Scientist. CDFA

 Butte-Yuba-Sutter Water Quality Coalition – Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Updates, Hillary Miller, Education and Outreach Coordinator

Mechanization

Machine Harvest Update, Rich Hudgins, President & CEO, California Canning Peach Association

 Noon                Lunch – Mexican lunch provided by California Cling Peach Board

Meeting Sponsored by:  University of California Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties
Co-Sponsored by:      Sutter County Agricultural Department

 PCA and Private Applicator Credit pending- 1 hour (.5 hour of regulations)
CCA Credit pending 2.0 hours
Note: Water Quality Coalition presentation will satisfy annual BYSWQC outreach event requirement