Upcoming Events
51st Quad-County Walnut Institute
February 28, 2023
7:30AM to 12:00PM
at the Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center, Evelyn Costa Assembly Room 2
2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206-3949
2 hrs DPR CE Credits Pending
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| 7:15 |
Registration and CE credit Sign-Ins, Coffee/ refreshments |
| 8:00 - 8:05 AM | Welcome and Introductions Mohamed Nouri, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, San Joaquin County |
| 8:05 - 8:35 AM | Mold Infections and Their Management in Walnuts & Whole Orchard Recycling Mohamed Nouri, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, San Joaquin County |
| 8:35 - 9:05 AM | Updates on Walnut Husk Fly, Flatheaded Borer, and Worm Pests Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE Area IPM Advisor for North San Joaquin Valley |
| 9:05 - 9:35 AM | Management and Environmental Impacts on Walnut Quality Bruce Lampinen, UC ANR Pomology Extension Specialist, UC Davis |
| 9:35 - 10:05 AM | New Research on the Benefits of Cover Cropping in Orchards Vivian Wauters, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis |
| 10:05 - 10:20 AM | Break |
| 10:20 - 10:50 AM | California Walnut Industry Update Robert Verloop, CEO California Walnut Board |
| 10:50 - 11:20 AM | Managing Infiltration Problems & Related Impacts and Diseases Cameron Zuber, UCCE Farm Advisor, Merced County |
| 11:20 - 11:50 AM | Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot and Paradox Canker Disease in Walnuts Jaime Ott, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, Tehama County |
| 11:50 - 12:00 PM | Closing |