UCCE Virtual Walnut Series
February 16 and 17, 2021 | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Pending Continuing Education Credits

DPR – 3.0 hrs “Other”

CURES – 0.5 hrs Nitrogen

CCA – 3.0 Crop, 0.5 Soil and Water, 0.5 Nutrient, 0.5 Professional Development, 2.0 IPM

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Agenda – Tuesday, February 16

• 9:00 AM – Opening Remarks and Housekeeping – Kari Arnold, UCCE Area Orchard and Vineyard Systems, Stanislaus County
• 9:05 AM – Early Season Water Management – Kari Arnold, UCCE Area Orchard and Vineyard Systems, Stanislaus County
• 9:20 AM – An Overview of UC Walnut Varieties and the Walnut Improvement Program: Can we Surpass Chandler? – Pat Brown, Professor, UC Davis and Nut Crops Breeder
• 9:55 AM – California Walnuts Industry Update – Pam Graviet, Director, International Marketing | Jennifer Williams, Marketing Director, Domestic Advertising | Josh Rahm, Director, Technical and Regulatory Affairs, California Walnut Commission
• 10:30 AM – Walnut Training Update – Bruce Lampinen, UCCE Orchard Management Specialist, UC Davis
• 11:05 AM – The Four R’s of Nitrogen Management – Katherine Jarvis-Shean, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, Capitol Corridor
• 11:40 AM – Walnut Whole Orchard Recycling: Early Results – Luke Milliron, Orchard Systems Advisor, Glenn and Tehama Counties

Agenda – Wednesday, February 17

• 9:00 AM – Opening Remarks and Housekeeping – Kari Arnold, UCCE Area Orchard and Vineyard Systems, Stanislaus County
• 9:05 AM – Managing Rodent Pests in Walnuts – What’s New? – Roger Baldwin, UCCE Specialist, UC Davis
• 9:40 AM – Walnut Rootstocks and Diseases – Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare County | Greg Browne, USDA Research Plant Pathologist
• 10:40 AM – Blight Update – Jim Adaskaveg, Professor and Plant Pathologist, UC Riverside
• 11:15 AM – Navel Orange Worm, Codling Moth and Pacific Flathead Borer Updates – Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE IPM Advisor, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced Counties