February 7, 2022 * 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM (noon)

Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center, Evelyn Costa Room, 2101 E Earhart Ave, Stockton

 7:30 AM            Registration and CE credit Sign-Ins

8:00 AM            Welcome and Introductions

                         Mohamed Nouri, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, San Joaquin County

8:00 AM            Session Moderator

                         Kamyar Aram, UCCE East Bay Specialty Crops Advisor, Contra Costa & Alameda

8:05 AM            Commissioner’s Update, Laws and Regulations 

Tim Pelican, San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures

8:30 AM Investigating Botryosphaeria/Phomopsis Diseases of Walnut in San Joaquin and
Stanislaus Counties

Mohamed Nouri, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, San Joaquin County

9:00 AM Updates on Walnut Husk Fly, Flatheaded Borer, and Scale Insects

Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE Area IPM Advisor for North San Joaquin Valley

10:00 AM BREAK

10:15 AM Session Moderator

Mohamed Nouri, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, San Joaquin County

10:15 AM Management and Environmental Impacts on Walnut Quality

Bruce Lampinen, UC ANR Pomology Extension Specialist, UC Davis

10:45 AM California Walnut Industry Update

California Walnut Commission

11:15 AM Walnut Improvement Program Updates

Pat J. Brown, Associate Professor and Nut Crops Breeder, UCD

11:45 AM General Walnut Disease Field Identification and Management Options

Kari Arnold, UCCE Orchard and Vineyard Advisor, Stanislaus County

1.5 Hours of DPR and 2.5 Hours of CCA Continuing    Education Credits pending