UCCE Northern Sacramento Valley Almond & Walnut Meeting

Tuesday, January 21st, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Glenn County Fairgrounds
221 E. Yolo St, Orland

Agenda

7:00am – Registration, Trade show open

8:00am – Laws and Regulations Update – Marcie Skelton, Glenn County Agricultural Commissioner

8:30am – Navigating Irrigation Tech Overload – Allan Fulton, UCCE Irrigation Advisor

9:00am – Insect & Mite Updates – Dr. Emily Symmes, UCCE IPM Advisor

9:30am – Flash updates from the Walnut & Almond Boards of California – California Walnut Board (Pam Graviet, Jennifer Williams and Abhi Kulkarni) & Almond Board of California (Tom Devol)

10:00am – Break; Trade Show Open

10:45am – Butte-Yuba-Sutter Water Quality Coalition Update – Rachel Heilman, Program Coordinator, Butte County Farm Bureau

11:00am – Almond Foliar Diseases – Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, UC Riverside Plant Pathology Professor

11:30am – Walnut tree training: The no pruning/no heading approach – Janine Hasey, UCCE Farm Advisor Emeritus

12:00pm – Lunch

Credits to apply for:
DPR: 0.5 Laws & Regs and 1.5 Other
CCA: 2.0 hour