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California Cling Peach Day

A Virtual Event via Zoom
Thursday, February 25, 2021
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and California Cling Peach Board

Register here: ucanr.edu/ClingPeach

8:50 AM Zoom room opens

9:00 Welcome & Introduction - Roger Duncan, UC Cooperative Extension Tree Crops Advisor, Stanislaus County.

9:05 Management of Brown Rot, Powdery Mildew, Peach Leaf Curl, Bacterial Blast and Canker Diseases of Peach in California - Jim Adaskaveg, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Riverside

9:35 Development of New Cling Peach Varieties & Regional Testing of New Processing Peach Selections Effects of Close Tree Spacing Over 20 Years - Tom Gradziel, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis

10:05 Break

10:15 Monitoring of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) in Northern San Joaquin Valley Peach Orchards - Jhalendra Rijal, UC Cooperative Extension, Stanislaus County

10:45 Study on Mechanical Mass-Harvesting of Cling Peaches - Stavros Vougioukas, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis

11:15 Wrap up CEUs have been applied for: California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR):

1.0 Hrs of Other Certified Crop Advisers (CCA): • 1.0 Hrs of Integrated Pest Management • 1.0 Hrs of Crop Management For More Information, Contact: UC ANR Program Support Unit, anrprogramsupport@ucanr.edu, 530-750-1361

Earlier Event: February 24
Statewide Prune Day
Later Event: March 11
Airblast Sprayer Webinar