Save the date for February 22-23, 2022 for the UCCE Virtual Statewide Walnut Meeting!

Agenda and registration can be found HERE.

February 22nd – Day 1 Topics Pests and Diseases

3.5 hrs of DPR CE Credits

• Managing Walnut Scale, an Insidious Pest in California Walnut Orchards
• Research Updates on Major Walnut Pests-Navel Orangeworm, Codling Moth, and Walnut Husk Fly
• Biology and Management of Flatheaded Borer in Walnuts
• California Walnut Industry Update
• Investigating Botryosphaeria/Phomopsis Diseases of Walnut in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties
• Walnut Mold Management
• Identifying Diseases of Walnut and Management Strategies

February 23 – Day 2 Topics General Orchard Management

• Let the Tree Tell You when it’s Time to Start Irrigating
• Walnut Whole Orchard Recycling (WOR): Early Results
• Evaluating Different Cover Crop Mixes for Nitrogen Management in Walnut Orchards
• Management and Environmental Impacts on Walnut Quality
• Best Management Plans for Walnut Orchard Fertility and Salinity Management
• Walnut Improvement Program (WIP) Updates
• International Nut Markets: Economic Fundamentals for Walnuts
• Five years of SGMA: Lessons Learned and New Challenges