Please use the link below for directions to the event location:

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8:30 am — Registration

Coffee and Donuts provided by Farm Credit Services of Colusa-Glenn, ACA

Cycle I: 9:20-10:45 am

1) Updates on almond Red Leaf Blotch epidemiology and management

Renaud Travadon, Project Scientist, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

2) 11 years of yield comparison: Independence & Nonpareil/pollinizers

Franz Niederholzer, Orchards Advisor, UCCE Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties

3) Protecting young trees from herbicide-induced trunk injury: recent research

Ryan Hill, UCCE Agronomy and Weeds Advisor, Tehama, Glenn, and Shasta Counties

4) Advances in table olive harvesting

Becky Wheeler-Dykes, UCCE Orchards Advisor, Glenn, Colusa, and Tehama Counties

Minmin Wong, Project Scientist, Plant Sciences Department, UC Davis

Cycle II: 10:45 am -12:10 pm

5) Understanding orchard variability: Making the most per acre

Patrick Brown, Distinguished Professor, Plant Sciences Department, UC Davis

6) Root Cause Analytics – A practical tool for managing orchard variability and maximizing ROI

Dan Rooney, CEO LandScan,

7) Leaffooted plant bug monitoring tools

Sudan Gyawaly, UC IPM Advisor, Sacramento Valley

8) Walnut rootstock update and availability of test plants

Andreas Westphal, Professor, Nematology Department, UC Riverside

12:15 pm – BBQ Tri-Tip Lunch (Pierce H.S. FFA fundraiser) by reservation.

Please call 530-458-0570 by May 12 (Tuesday) to reserve your lunch

Lunch Speaker

South Colusa/North Yolo (SCNY) Recharge Coalition

Mr. Jordon Navarrot

Deputy Manager, Reclamation District 108

General Manager, Dunnigan Irrigation District