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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