UCCE Yolo-Solano-Sacramento Walnut Meeting

Woodland Community & Senior Center, 2001 East St, Woodland, CA

Wednesday, March 4th, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

8:00 a.m.                 Whole Orchard Recycling – Early Peak & Lesson from Almonds

    Luke Milliron, Orchard Advisor, Butte, Glenn, & Tehama Counties

8:20 a.m.                 Healthy Soils Program

   Emily Lovell, Climate Smart Agriculture Program Specialist

8:30 a.m.                Laws and Regulations Updates

  Jenni King, Yolo County Ag Commissioner’s Office

  0.5 CCA CEU’s (Prof Dev) / 0.5 “Laws” DPR

9:00 a.m.               Botryosphaeria/Phomophsis and Mold in Walnut

  Dr. Themis Michailides, UC Davis Plant Pathology Specialist

  0.5 CCA CEUs (IPM) / 0.5 “O” DPR

9:30 a.m.                Local Research & Extension Updates

   Kat Jarvis-Shean, UCCE Advisor, Sacramento, Solano & Yolo Cos

10:00 a.m.               Break

10:15 a.m.               California Walnut Industry Update

  Claire Lee, Pam Graviet, & Abhi Kulkarni, California Walnut Board

10:45 a.m.               Spider mite and NOW Management Updates

   Emily Symmes, Sac Valley IPM Advisor

                                  0.5 CCA CEUs (IPM) / 0.5 “O” DPR

11:15 a.m.                Codling Moth Predation by Beneficial Birds

   Rachael Long, UCCE Advisor, Sacramento, Solano & Yolo Counties

   0.5 CCA CEUs (IPM) / 0.5 “O” DPR

11:45 a.m.               Registered Apprenticeship for the Nut Industry

   Marisa Alcorta, Center for Land-based Learning

12:00 p.m.              Adjourn