- This event has passed.
North Sacramento Valley Prune Day
February 22, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch $15North Sacramento Valley Prune Day
Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff
Friday, February 22nd
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
8:00 AM — Registration
PCA and Private Applicator sign-ups, Coffee and Doughnuts
8:25 AM — Welcome and Meeting Overview
Luke Milliron, UCCE Butte County & Dani Lightle, UCCE Glenn County
8:30 AM — Tehama County Ag Commissioner Laws & Regulations Update
Doni Rulofson, Tehama County Assistant Ag Commissioner
9:00 AM — Rootstock Evaluation Update
Luke Milliron, UCCE Farm Advisor Butte, Tehama & Glenn Counties
9:30 AM — California Prune Board Activities
Donn Zea, California Prune Board
10:00 — 10:15 AM Break
10:15 AM — Getting the most value out of an acre of prunes
Ted DeJong, Professor Emeritus, UC Davis Plant Science Department (Luke Milliron will be substituting)
10:45 AM — Insect and Mite Update
Emily Symmes, UC IPM Advisor Sacramento Valley
11:15 AM — Prune Production Research Update, 2018
Drew Wolter, UCCE Horticulture Intern
11:30 AM — Nitrogen Management in Prunes
Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba & Colusa Counties
Buffet Lunch – Only by Prepaid Reservation–$15.00 per person. Register here by Thursday, February 14, 2019.
Leave a Reply