Events

UCCE Summer Almond Field Day June 1, Ballico

Past Event:

Summer Almond Field Day

Sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension

• Friday, June 1, 2012, 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• 12727 El Capitan, Ballico, Calif.

For more information, please call the Merced UCCE Office - 209-385-7403

8 a.m. - Registration, PCA and continuing education credits sign-up

8:30 - 20-minute talks followed with a 5-minute Q&A

• Summer Insect Pest Management in Almond Orchards

Walter Bentley, Area wide UCIPM advisor, Kearney Ag Center

• Tree Spacing Considerations for Efficient Almond Production

Roger Duncan, Farm Advisor, UCCE Stanislaus County

• Managing Vertebrate Pests Within Orchard Systems

Roger Baldwin, Area wide UCIPM Vertebrate Pest Advisor, KAC

• Pre-Plant Fumigant Selection for Nematode and Replant Disease Management

Greg Browne, USDA-ARS, Davis, CA

• Herbicide Selection for Orchard Weed Control and Resistance Management

Brad Hanson, UC Weed Specialist, UC Davis

• Overview of Almond Field Trials Conducted Within Merced County

David Doll, Farm Advisor, UCCE Merced County

2.0 hours of PCA, CCA and Private Applicators Credit have been requested.