Save the Date: Thursday, April 18, 2019

Where: UC Davis Conference Center

When: 9:00am to 5:00pm

18-19 - Honoring Larry Williams: A Program Focused on Vineyard Water Management

Professor Larry Williams retired from UC Davis in June 2018 after 36 years in the Department of Viticulture and Enology.  Please join us for a special seminar, honoring Larry, focused on irrigation and water management, topics near and dear to Larry’s heart. The day will consist of presentations focused on the latest research regarding optimal vine water management, a grapevine water status technology panel, and a vineyard management panel. The day will conclude with a keynote lecture from Emeritus Professor Larry Williams.   This is a who’s who of water management and irrigation, a program not to be missed!

Please join us after the program for a wine and cheese reception in Larry’s honor. This is the perfect opportunity to interact with Larry and all of the speakers.

WALNUT NITROGEN AND IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT FIELD DAY
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019
10:00 AM – 12:15 PM
ALPINE PACIFIC NUT COMPANY, 6413 E KEYES RD, HUGHSON, CA

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Registration and Coffee

10:00 AM – 12:15 PM 30-Minute Rotating Stations

1. Results from Walnut Field Study on Nitrogen Movement Past the Root Zone
Michael L. Johnson, Ph.D., MLJ Environmental

2. The Science and Art of Efficiently Fertigating with Nitrogen and Other Crop Nutrients
William D. Jones, Agricultural Consultant, CURES Agronomist

3. Nitrogen Fertigation Equipment and Operation
William C. Green, Center for Irrigation Technology (CIT), CSU Fresno

4. Walnuts and the 4Rs for Nitrogen Management: Right Time, Place, Amount and Product
Katherine Jarvis-Shean, Ph.D., University of California Cooperative Extension

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Sign out and Certificate Distribution

2 hours Continuing Education Units for self-certified growers
Please email register@curesworks.org or call (916) 798-8003 to RSVP

Good Afternoon

There are two scheduled San Joaquin Valley Weed Days in April (4/2 and 4/11). Please see link at the bottom of this email for more information.

Thank you

Good afternoon

Our University of California Cooperative Extension Tree & Vine IPM Breakfast meetings will begin again next Wednesday, March 6.  These informal discussions focus on real-time insect and disease issues and their management.  They are held every first and third Wednesday morning from March through June from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. at the Old Mill Café, 600 9^th Street in Modesto.  One hour of continuing education credit is offered at each meeting.  There is no charge – just buy your own breakfast and tip the waitress!  If you have questions or would like to sponsor the $45 fee for CE credits, please call our office at 209-525-6800.

Best wishes,

Roger Duncan
Pomology Advisor and Director
UC Cooperative Extension, Stanislaus County
raduncan@ucdavis.edu
209-525-6800
cestanislaus.ucdavis.edu

Grapevine Production Short Course

Contents of Walnut News Newsletter:

Quad-County Walnut Institute
February 5, 2019

Hello All,

REMINDER!

The 2019 San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium will be held at the CPDES Hall in Easton, CA on January 9, 2019.

Please see agenda for more information.  To register online and pay by credit, click here.

Cost: $15.00 includes meeting, proceedings, and lunch.

$20.00 at the door - cash/check only, as the facility does not have the ability to take credit cards. Late fee does not include lunch or proceedings.

Hope to see you there!

Good morning

The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources and Cooperative Extension is pleased to announce the upcoming Walnut Production Short Course. Over the course of three days, you will learn the latest in research and information involving walnut culture and production. Please see the following link for more information and registration:

http://ucanr.edu/walnutcourse

Thank you 

Kari Arnold

UCCE Area Orchard and Vineyard Systems, Stanislaus County

3800 Cornucopia Way, Suite A Modesto, CA 95358

Office: (209) 525-6800

email: klarnold@ucanr.edu

Short course features:

Three full days in the “classroom” with lectures to cover horticulture, pest control, economics, and related aspects of pecan production from start to finish, plus a full-day field trip to pecan farms.

Cost: $300 short course only, $400 short course and field trip

This tour will explore the use of harvest aids and mechanization for improving efficiency and reducing labor costs in tree fruit production. We will travel to several orchards to see and discuss trellis systems and platforms for harvesting and managing pear, cherry, and apple orchards. Researchers from Washington State University will share results of their work with harvest-assist machines and their effects on productivity, efficiency, and bruising. Researchers and growers will discuss lessons learned from trellis designs and spacing that facilitate mechanization and maximize efficiency.

Special Guests: Matt Whiting (WSU Extension Horticulturist) and Karen Lewis (WSU Tree Fruit Specialist) Organized by UC Cooperative Extension Funding: Calif. Apple Commission, Calif. Cherry Advisory Board, and Calif. Pear Advisory Board 

Agenda for Walnut Pruning Trial Field Day

Spring Issue of Walnut, Grapes, Apricot, and Cherry news. 

Agenda for the 2018 Quad County Walnut Day

• 45th Annual Quad-County Walnut Institute, Thursday, March 12
• Ground Squirrels
• Orchard Sanitation

• Codling Moth Management Meeting
    Thursday, August 14, 2014
• Field Meeting - Identifying & Managing Bot Dieback in Walnuts
     Thursday, August 21, 2014

• 44th Annual Quad County Walnut Institute
  Thursday, March 6, 2014 / 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  San Joaquin County Ag Center / Evelyn Costa Assembly Room
  2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206 
• Tree & Vine IPM Breakfast Meetings
  1st & 3rd Wednesdays, March - June
  Old Mill Cafe
  600 9th St., Modesto
  starting March 5, 2014
  7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
• Orchard Compaction
  
• Tree Planting
  
• Scale Pests
  
• Naval Orangeworm (NOW)

* Quad County Walnut Institute
* Orchard Compaction
* Tree Planting
* Scale Pests