Richard P. Buchner UC Orchard Crops Farm

Advisor -Tehama County

- Emeritus -

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TEHAMA WALNUT DAY

February 2, 2018

7:45 am-1 pm — Red Bluff Elks Lodge

TEHAMA PRUNE DAY

February 23, 2018

7:45 am-1 pm — Red Bluff Elks Lodge

Walnut - Almond Day

January 31, 2018 Chico Silver Dollar Fairgrounds

January 2018

Volume #1

UC Cooperative Extension Tehama County 1754 Walnut Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080 Phone (530) 527-3101

Website: cetehama@ucanr.edu

Dani Lightle UC Orchard Systems Advisor

Glenn County

Luke Milliron UC Orchard Systems Advisor

Butte County

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of Agriculture and Natural Resources not to engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person in any of its programs or activities (Complete

nondiscrimination policy statement can be found at http://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/files/169224.pdf). Inquiries regarding ANR’s nondiscrimination policies

may be directed to John Sims, Affirmative Action Compliance officer, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2801 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618, (530) 750-1397.

To simplify information, trade names of products may be used. No endorsement of named products is intended, nor is criticism implied

of similar products which are not mentioned.

Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California, and County of Tehama, Cooperating.

Full color articles and photos are available on our Website: cetehama@ucanr.edu

FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 2, 2018 7:45 AM - 1:00 PM

RED BLUFF ELKS LODGE,

355 GILMORE ROAD, RED BLUFF, CA 96080

CO-SPONSORED BY UC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

TEHAMA COUNTY AG COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE

CHUCK CRAIN - CRAIN OF CALIFORNIA

Cost $15.00 per person

Detach and mail this form with a check made payable to “UC Regents” .

Mail to: UC Cooperative Extension - Walnut Day

1754 Walnut Street

Red Bluff, CA 96080

Name:______________________________________ Amount Enclosed: $_______________

Company:______________________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________ City:_____________ State:____ Zip:______

Day Phone: ______________________________ Email: ______________________________

If Reservation is for more than one person, please list names of others attending below:

______________________________________________________________________

For Questions or more information, contact:

Cindy McClain --530 527-3101

24TH ANNUAL

TEHAMA WALNUT DAY

Register ON-LINE at http://cetehama.ucanr.edu

Select: “Orchard Crops" from the program bar on the left

— or use mail in registration below ——

Meeting & Lunch Registrations Due by January 25, 2018

1.5 hours of CE (Continued Education) credits or 2 hours of CCA (Certified Crop Advisors) credits have been requested

“Tehama Walnut Day” February 2, 2018

AGENDA

Welcome to our 24th annual Walnut Day here in Tehama. Feel free to ask questions throughout the program. There will be a

time period at the end of the final presentation to speak with the presenters. We’d like to “Thank You” for taking time out of

your day to come and join us, to gain information and perspective from leaders in the walnut industry. As always, we welcome

you to stop by the Cooperative Extension Office to meet our staff and talk with our advisors, we look forward to serving you.

7:45-8:15 AM -- REGISTRATION

- Sign In / Pick up Name Tags (Lunch tag)

- Coffee and Doughnuts

8:15 AM Tehama County Ag Commissioner Laws & Regulations Update – - Doni Rulofson, Tehama County Assistant Ag Commissioner

8:45 AM IPM Updates: Navel Orangeworm, Codling Moth, and Scale Pests – Emily Symmes UCCE Integrated Pest Management Advisor-Sacramento Valley

9:15 AM Avoiding Pitfalls of Potted Trees – Dani Lightle, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor – Glenn County

9:45 AM Break

10:00 AM Update for the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program – Emmy Westlake and Rob Rianda

Mobile Irrigation Lab Program – Kevin Greer,Tehama County Resource Conservation District

10:30 AM Walnut Blight Management Review – Luke Milliron, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor – Butte County

11:00 AM Water Management in Walnuts: Spotlight on Early Season – Allan Fulton, UCCE Irrigation & Water Advisor – Tehama, Glenn & Colusa & Shasta Counties

11:30 AM California Walnut Board Update – Jennifer Olmstead, Claire Lee and Michelle Connelly

12:00 PM -- BUFFET LUNCH - Prepaid Reservation -- $15.00 per person

12:30 PM -- Discussion Period / Questions & Answers

Meeting Sponsors: UCCE-Tehama Co., Tehama County Ag Commissioners, Chuck Crain-Crain of California

Fast & Easy On-Line Registration: http://cetehama.ucanr.edu/Orchard_Crops/

Yolo-Solano-Sacramento Almond Meeting

Free

February 6th, 2018, 8:00-noon. Save the date! More information and the agenda will be posted closer to the event.

Find out more »

February 6th, 2018 Yolo-Solano-Sacramento Almond Meeting Woodland Almond

February 7th, 2018 Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Almond Day Colusa Almond

February 19 to March 1, 2018

Principles of Fruit and Nut Tree Growth,

Cropping, & Management

The Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center at UC Davis is offering a two-week extension course focused on understanding basic fruit and nut tree biology and physiology and how it relates to agronomic practices. Under-

standing the fundamentals of tree biology is essential in making sound or-chard management and business decisions in the fruit and nut trees industry.

The course is taught by UC Davis faculty, extension specialists and farm advi-sors.

Week 1: 5 days of lectures, hands-on exercises, and field demonstrations at UC Davis. Week 2: A 4-day field trip throughout fruit and nut tree growing regions of Northern and Central California, including visits to current UC experiments, processing facilities, and orchards in a wide range of fruit and nut crops.

Registration is $2,850 for the entire course and $1,850 for the first week only.

February 22nd, 2018

12:30-4:30pm Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day

Yuba City

Veterans

Memorial Hall,

Walnut

February 23rd, 2018 Northern Sacramento Valley Prune Day Red Bluff Prune

March 1st, 2018 (TENTATIVE) Sutter-Yuba Prune Meeting TBA Prune

March 6th, 2018

8:00am-noon Yolo-Solano-Sacramento Walnut Meeting

Woodland

70 Cottonwood Street,

Walnut

March 7th, 2018 (raindate: March 8th)

Walnut No Pruning & New Varieties Field

Meeting Wheatland Walnut

Upcoming Meetings in the Sacramento Valley Region

Quick

& Easy

2018

15th Annual TEHAMA PRUNE DAY Friday - February 23, 2018

Register ON-LINE at http://cetehama.ucanr.edu

Select: “Orchard Crops" -- "Upcoming Meetings"

We now have “ONLINE” Credit Card Payment Options

*************************************OR***************************************

Or - - Detach and mail this form with a check made payable to “UC Regents”

*** Registrations need to be received by Thursday-February 15, 2018 ***

Cost $15.00 per person

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Mail to: UC Cooperative Extension - Prune Day

1754 Walnut Street

Red Bluff, CA 96080

Name:______________________________________ Amount Enclosed: $_________________

Company:_______________________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________ City:_____________ State:____ Zip:________

Day Phone: ______________________________ Email: _______________________________

If Reservation is for more than one person, please list names of others attending below:

______________________________________________________________________

For Questions or more information, contact:

Richard Buchner or Cindy McClain

(530) 527-3101

Red Bluff Elks Lodge 355 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080

Butte-Glenn-Tehama

Walnut and Almond Day

Wednesday, January 31st, 2018

Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, Chico

Walnuts: 8:30am – noon Lunch: noon – 1pm Almonds: 1:15 – 4:45pm

Hosted by: Dani Lightle– UCCE Glenn Orchard Advisor &

Luke Milliron– UCCE Butte Orchard Advisor

Program Agenda

Walnuts ( 2.0 hours CE credits / 2.5 CCA credits, pending approval)

7:30am – Registration opens; Trade Show open

8:30am – Agricultural Commissioner’s Update

Butte County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office

9:00am – Understanding Bot and Mold of Walnut and Disease Management

Dr. Themis Michailides, UCCE Plant Pathology Specialist, Kearney

Agricultural Research and Extension Center

9:30am – Update on Training Walnuts During the Canopy Development Phase

Dr. Bruce Lampinen, UCCE Walnut Specialist, UC Davis

10:00am – Break; Trade Show open

10:30am – California Walnut Board Update

California Walnut Board

11:00am – Updates on Walnut Blight Control

Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, Plant Pathology, UC Riverside

11:30am – Spraying Carefully to get the Most out of your Pesticide Dollar

Dr. Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba & Colusa

Counties

UC Cooperative Extension, Glenn County – P.O. Box 697 (821 E. South Street) – Orland, CA 95963

(530) 865-1107 – FAX (530) 865-1109 – http://ceglenn.ucanr.edu

Wednesday, January 31st, 2018

Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, Chico

Walnuts: 8:30am – noon Lunch: noon – 1pm Almonds: 1:15 – 4:45pm

Noon – Complimentary Lunch

Almonds (1.5 hours CE credits / 2.5 hours CCA credits, pending approval)

1:15pm – Diagnosis and Management of Canker Diseases of Almond

Dr. Florent Trouillas, UCCE Plant Pathology Specialist, Kearney Agricultural

Research and Extension Center

1:45pm – Water Management in Almonds: Spotlight on Early Season

Allan Fulton, UCCE Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor, Tehama, Colusa,

Glenn & Shasta Counties

2:15pm – Almond Board of California Update

Almond Board of California

2:45pm – Break; Trade Show open

3:15pm – Whole Almond Orchard Recycling and the Effect on Second Generation Tree

Growth, Yield & Fertility

Dr. Brent Holtz, UCCE Farm Advisor, San Joaquin County

3:45pm – Navel Orangeworm Management Update

Dr. Emily Symmes, UCCE Sacramento Valley Area IPM Advisor

4:15pm – Butte-Yuba-Sutter Water Quality Coalition Update

Rachel Castanon, Program Coordinator, Butte County Farm Bureau

4:45pm - Adjourn

This event is held in conjunction with the North Valley Nut Conference hosted by

West Coast Nut.

Butte-Glenn-Tehama

Walnut and Almond Day

Cooperative Extension PRSRT STD

University of California US POSTAGE

1754Walnut Street Paid

Red Bluff, CA 96080 Red Bluff

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