The collaborative newsletter of Roger Duncan, Kari Arnold, and Jhalendra Rijal.
Pistachio Short Course
Oct 8, 2020
Sign up now for the Pistachio Production Short Course November 2 - 19.
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The Scoop Volume 25.3 July 2020
Jul 28, 2020
In This Issue:
- IPM Task at Harvest: Identifying Insect Pest Damage Through Harvest Sampling
- Managing Walnut Mold
- Walnut Rootstocks
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3rd “virtual” Tree & Vine IPM Breakfast Meeting
Jun 15, 2020
Greetings,
We will be holding the 3rd “virtual” Tree & Vine IPM Breakfast Meeting organized by the Stanislaus County UCCE Pomology and IPM Advisors as a part of a webinar series. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, from 7-8 am. In this meeting, we invited guest speaker, Dr. Robert Van Steenwyk, Extension Entomologist Emeritus, UC Berkeley. Dr. Van Steenwyk’s presentation will cover "Managing navel orangeworm, and walnut husk fly" at this meeting.
In addition, we will share updates on current pest management-related topics relevant to growers and pest control advisers. We have requested 1-hour of DPR continuing education credit for the ‘Other’ category. To be eligible for the CE credit, attendees are required to take a quiz at the end and pass with at least 70% correct. Multiple attempts are allowed.
To join this webinar, you need to have the ‘Microsoft Team’ app installed on your smartphone or computer. Please install the app in advance of the meeting.
Link to install Microsoft Teams app: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app
Or
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IPM Breakfast Virtual Meeting
Jun 2, 2020
Greetings:
We will be holding the 2nd “virtual” Tree & Vine IPM Breakfast Meeting organized by the Stanislaus County UCCE Pomology and IPM Advisors as a part of a webinar series. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, from 7-8 am. In this meeting, we invited guest speakers from the Agricultural Commissioner’s Office-Stanislaus County to provide the latest on laws and regulations.
Guest speaker:
Amit Sandhu, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner-Stanislaus County
In addition, we will share updates on current pest management related topics that are relevant to growers and pest control advisers. We have requested 1-hour of DPR continuing education credit for the ‘laws & reg’ category. To be eligible for the CE credit, attendees are required to take quiz at the end and pass with at least 70% correct. Multiple attempts are allowed.
To join this webinar, you need to have the ‘Microsoft Team’ app installed on your smartphone or computer. Please install the app in advance of the meeting.
Link to install Microsoft Teams app: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app
If the join Microsoft link above does not work, use the link below:
<a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a4681b
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IPM Breakfast Virtual Meeting
May 19, 2020
Good morning,
As we communicated previously, we will be holding a “virtual” Tree & Vine IPM Breakfast Meeting organized by the Stanislaus County UCCE Pomology and IPM Advisors as a webinar series. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday May 20, 2020, from 7-8 am. In this meeting, we will share updates on pest management related topics that are relevant to growers and pest control advisers. We have requested one hour of DPR continuing education credit for the ‘Other’ category. To be eligible for the CE credit, attendees are required to pass with at least 70% correct. Multiple attempts are allowed.
To join this webinar, you need to have the ‘Microsoft Team’ app installed on your smartphone or computer. Please install the app in advance of the meeting.
Link to install Microsoft Teams app: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app
If the join Microsoft link above does not work, use the link below:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWMzMDNiYTAtYjVkMS00NzA5LWFjYTAtMzQ5NDYzMjkzOWEz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22a8046f64-66c0-4f00-9046-c8daf92ff62b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2226e56672-222e-44cf-90d
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Pesticide Safety Webinars / Seguridad con Pesticidas Webinarios
Apr 29, 2020
This webinar series, presented by the UC Integrated Pest Management Program, will provide participants who successfully complete course(s), Continuing Education (CE) units for the 2020 calendar year. Topics include how to find and use PPE during COVID-19, proper use of respirators,
practices for keeping pesticides out of water, and how to properly read and follow a pesticide label.
Who Should Attend?
- Ag supervisors
- Growers
- Certified pesticide applicators
- Safety Managers
- Pesticide Handlers
Dates
Webinars will be offered Tuesdays from 3-4 pm via Zoom
Please see link for more information
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Scoop: Volume 25, Issue 2
Apr 15, 2020
In This Issue:
• Delayed irrigation in walnuts
• Compost may not improve orchard performance
• Managing true bugs in almonds
Please consider visiting the San Joaquin Valley Tree and Vines website, found at https://www.sjvtandv.com/. This website contains many articles and information specific to our valley about trees and vines in the San Joaquin Valley.
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