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UCCE North San Joaquin Valley Almond Day
January 31 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Free
Assorted presentations by University of California farm advisors and specialists on the latest, research-based information on farming almonds. Offering 2.0 Hours of DPR Continuing Education Credits 3.5 Hours of CCA Hours.
7:30 Registration opens
8:30 Welcome with Roger Duncan, Farm Advisor, UCCE Stanislaus County
- Bacterial Blast – Why It Was a Problem In 2019 and Can We Protect Against It?Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, Professor of Plant Pathology, UC Riverside
- Economics of Establishing an Orchard and Growing Almonds
Dr. Brittney Goodrich, Professor of Agricultural Economics, UC Davis - Determination of Local Management Strategies for Managing Navel OrangewormDr. Houston Wilson, Integrated Pest Management Specialist, UC Riverside
- Evaluation of Soil Characteristics and Salinity and Interpreting Soil and Water Reports
Dr. Phoebe Gordon, UC Cooperative Extension, Madera County - Update on Local Field Trials
Roger Duncan, UC Cooperative Extension, Stanislaus County - Management Strategies for Navel Orangeworm in 2020
Dr. Jhalendra Rijal – Biology and Management of Navel Orangeworm - Organic Almond Production
Dr. Brent Holtz, UC Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County
