Tri County Walnut Day is February 2

51st Tri County Walnut Day:  A return to in-person walnut extension!

February 2, 2023, 8:00 am-12:00 pm

UCCE Tulare County Agricultural Building, 4437 S. Laspina St. Tulare, CA 93274

Registration fee of $10 may be paid online or at the door

Registration link:  https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=39709

7:30 AM

Coffee and breakfast pastries sponsored by the California Walnut Board

Session 1:  Moderated by Doug Amaral, UC ANR Farm Advisor, Kings and Tulare Co.

8:00

California Walnut Industry Updates

Robert Verloop, CEO of California Walnut Board and Commission

8:30

Management of walnut scale, a multi-season process.

Elizabeth Fichtner, UC ANR Farm Advisor, Tulare and Kings Counties

9:00

Considerations for whole orchard recycling in walnut

Mae Culumber, UC ANR Farm Advisor, Fresno County

9:30

Does whole orchard recycling of walnut affect risk of Botryosphaeria canker and blight disease transmission?

Themis Michailides, Professor of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

10:00

Coffee and refreshments

Session 2: Moderated by Mohammad Yaghmour, UC ANR Farm Advisor, Kern Co.

10:30

Why so many walnut quality problems in 2022?

Bruce Lampinen, Professor of Cooperative Extension, UC Davis

11:00

Economic Considerations for Walnut Production

Brittney Goodrich, Professor of Cooperative Extension, UC Davis

11:30

Strategies for dealing with low chill winters in walnuts

Katherine Jarvis-Shean, UC ANR Farm Advisor, Sacramento, Yolo, and Solano Cos.

Noon

Adjourn

1 hour “other” DPR credit requested                                                                         
3 hours CCA hours requested