Statewide Virtual Walnut Meeting is February 16-17

Feb 3

UCCE Virtual Walnut Series February 16-17, 2021

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Agenda

Tuesday February 16

9:00 AM Opening Remarks and Housekeeping
Kari Arnold, UCCE Area Orchard and Vineyard Systems, Stanislaus County

9:05 Early Season Water Management
Kari Arnold, UCCE Area Orchard and Vineyard Systems, Stanislaus County

9:20 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 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 1

10:30 Walnut Training Update B
ruce Lampinen, UCCE Orchard Management Specialist, UC Davis

11:05 The Four R’s of Nitrogen Management
Katherine Jarvis-Shean, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, Capitol Corridor

11:40 Walnut Whole Orchard Recycling: Early Results
Luke Milliron, Orchard Systems Advisor, Glenn and Tehama Counties 12:00 ADJOURN

Wednesday February 17

9:00 AM Opening Remarks and Housekeeping
Kari Arnold, UCCE Area Orchard and Vineyard Systems, Stanislaus County

9:05 Managing Rodent Pests in Walnuts-What’s New? Roger Baldwin, UCCE Specialist, UC Davis

9:40 Walnut Rootstocks and Diseases
Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare County Greg Browne, USDA Research Plant Pathologist

10:40 Blight Update
Jim Adaskaveg, Professor and Plant Pathologist, UC Riverside

11:15 Navel Orange Worm, Coding Moth and Pacific Flatheaded Borer Updates
Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE IPM Advisor, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced Counties

12:00 ADJOURN

Phoebe Gordon