NOV 3, 2022
AGENDA
International Agri Center, Tulare, CA
NEW EDUCATIONAL TRACK FOR SOIL HEALTH
8:30 AM to 11:30 AM ON THE TRADE SHOW FLOOR
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11am–11:30am
Trunk and Scaffold Diseases Florent Trouillas, UCCE Associate Specialist, Plant Pathology 0.5 DPR Other, 0.5 CCA IPM
11:30am –12pm
Increased Stink Bug Pressure and What to Do About It
EASY In-Person CEU 3.5hrs. DPR
5.5hrs CCA
7am Tradeshow/Coffee
and Doughnuts 8am–8:30am
Preplant and Postplant Strategies for Controlling Nematodes in Almonds Andreas Westphal, UC Riverside Associate Professor, Nematology 0.5 DPR Other, 0.5 CCA IPM
8:30am–9am
New Pistachio Phenology Growth Model Louise Ferguson, UCCE Pomologist 0.5 CCA Crop Management
Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE Area IPM Advisor, Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Merced Counties 0.5 DPR Other, 0.5 CCA IPM
12 pm–1pm Industry Lunch
Presentation of West Coast Nut Industry Titan Award Keynote Presentation: Price Outlook for Nut Crops, David Magana, Senior Analyst, RaboResearch
1:00pm–1:30pm
Managing Salinity in Orchards with Marginal Water Quality Mae Culumber, UCCE Nut Crops Farm Advisor, Fresno County 0.5 CCA Soil and Water
1:30pm–2pm
New Rest Breaking Treatments for Walnuts Kat Jarvis-Shean, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sacramento County 0.5 CCA Crop Management
2pm–3pm
NOW Panel: Management and Future Directions of Navel Orangeworm from Nut Industry Leader Roundtable a grower, researcher, handler and Richard Waycott, CEO, Almond Board of California; PCA perspective Richard Matoian, President, American Pistachio 9am–10am
Growers; Robert Verloop, Executive Director and CEO, California Walnut Board and Commission
10am -11am Tradeshow/Break
Moderated by Bob Van Steenwyk, UCCE Entomologist 1.0 DPR Other, 1.0 CCA IPM
3pm–3:30pm
New Findings in Walnut Scale
Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare County 0.5 DPR Other, 0.5 CCA IPM
9:30am–10am
Protecting Vineyards from Grapevine Red Blotch Disease
Justin Tanner, Post Graduate Researcher, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis 0.5 DPR Other, 0.5 CCA IPM
10am-11am Tradeshow/Break 11am–12pm
EASY In-Person CEU 2.5hrs. DPR
4.0hrs. CCA
7am Tradeshow/Coffee
and Doughnuts 8am–8:30am
Gopher Control in Vineyards
Roger Baldwin, Human-Wildlife Advisor, UCCE 0.5 DPR Other, 0.5 CCA IPM
8:30am–9am
Update on Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Control David Haviland, Entomologist, UCCE 0.5 DPR Other, 0.5 CCA IPM
9am–9:30am
The State of Pierce’s Disease in California
Philippe E. Rolshausen, Associate Specialist, UC Riverside 0.5 DPR Other, 0.5 CCA IPM
Vineyard Nutrition Panel-Building the Right Fertilizer Program
Steve Vasquez, Technical Viticulturist, Sunmaid Grower, Larry Bettiga, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Monterey County, Jerel Kratt, CEO, Regenerative Crop Consulting, Inc., Tien Tien, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Kern County, Paul Crout, Senior Product Manager and Agronomist, Helena Agri-Enterprises 1.0 CCA Nutrient Management
12pm–1pm Industry Lunch
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