North San Joaquin Valley Almond Day

Free to attend

Date and Time: 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Location: Ceres Community Center, 2701 Fourth St, Ceres, CA 95307

Continuing Education (pending approval): DPR 1.5 hours and CCA 3.0 CEU

Event Organizers: Moneim Mohamed (amohamed@ucanr.edu), Kamyar Aram (kamaram@ucanr.edu), Cameron Zuber (cazuber@ucanr.edu), Jhalendra Rija (jrijal@ucanr.edu), and Brent Holtz (baholtz@ucanr.edu)

Consider attending the North San Joaquin Valley Almond Day at its new location of the Ceres Community Center. This is a half-day event covering various almond topics including pests, disease, irrigation, varieties, rootstocks, weed management, and more. This is a yearly event organized by local UC Cooperative Extension advisors to provide information for almond professionals and growers in the northern San Joaquin Valley, but others outside this region are encouraged to attend. This event is free to attend with coffee, donuts, and other snacks provided. DPR and CCA continuing education are pending approval.

Agenda:

7:30      Coffee, donuts, and sign up for continuing

 8:05      Welcome

 8:15      Integrating Red Leaf Blotch Control into IPM Disease Program for Almond - Brent Holtz, Ph.D., Orchard Crops Farm Advisor, UCCE San Joaquin County

 8:45      Update on Invasive Carpophilus Beetle Research in Almond - Jhalendra Rijal, Ph.D., Area IPM Advisor for North San Joaquin Valley, UCCE Stanislaus

 9:15     Management and Whole Orchard Recycling with Consideration Towards Soil Conditions and Almond Production - Cameron Zuber, Orchard Crops Farm Advisor, UCCE Merced County            

 9:45 – 10:00:  Break

 10:00   Tools for Irrigation Management in Almonds - Ken Shackel, Ph.D., Professor of Plant Science, UC Davis

 10:30   Updates on Almond Variety and Dwarfing Rootstock Trials - Roger Duncan, Emeritus Pomology Farm Advisor, UCCE Stanislaus County

 11:00   Weed Management Research Update in Almond Orchards - Jorge Angeles, Weed Management Advisor, UCCE Tulare County

 11:30   Adjourn