Peach Workshops

2021 Cling Peach Day

• Roger Duncan, UC Cooperative Extension Tree Crops Advisor, Stanislaus County
• Jim Adaskaveg, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Riverside
• Tom Gradziel, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
• Jhalendra Rijal, UC Cooperative Extension, Stanislaus County
• Stavros Vougioukas, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis

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2015 Cling Peach Day

• An Overview of Cling Peach Insect Pests and their Control
• Update on Peach Disease Control - Dr. James E. Adaskaveg
• Nematode Control Options for Peaches - Dr. Andreas Westphal
• Fertilization Guidelines for Peaches - Roger Duncan

2009 Cling Peach Day

• Use of a String Blossom Thinner in Canning Peaches
• Developing Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems & Corresponding Market Certification Reward for Canning Peaches in the San Joaquin Valley
• Cost Effective Zinc Nutrition
• Darwin String Thinner Video

2008 Cling Peach Seminar

• Monitoring OFM in Mating Disruption Orchards
• Mechanical Pre-Thinning of Peaches
• Cutting Labor & Input Costs While Increasing Fruit Size
• Mechanical Thinning Video

2007 Cling Peach Meeting

• Update on Laws and Regulations for Orchardists
• Monitoring OFM in Pheromone-Treated Orchards and Use of Supplemental Insecticides
• Early Spring Effects on Fruit Growth
• Results of Local Chemical Thinning Trials Using Ammonium Thiosulfate & a Surfactant
• Decreasing Reliance on Hand Labor-Mechanical Thinning Experiences in the Sacramento Valley and Future UCCE Efforts
• Results of Local Mechanical Pre-thinning Efforts