Almond Pest Management Alliance Dormant Season Seminar

When:    Thursday, December 11, 2003           Registration opens: 8:30 am

Where:   Elks Lodge, Manzanita Place, Chico

Program:   9am to 11am

Moderator:   Joe Connell – UC Farm Advisor, Butte County                              

Regulatory Update

·        Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Project

Bob Elliott, Associate Environmental Research Scientist

Department of Pesticide Regulation

·        Proposed Dormant Spray Regulations

Marshall Lee, Senior Environmental Research Scientist

Department of Pesticide Regulation

·        Discharges from Irrigated Lands – Ag Waiver Coalition

Richard Price, Agricultural Commissioner

Butte County Department of Agriculture

PMA Update

·        What caused the Damage in 2003 in the Almond PMA Orchard or

Would Dormant Sprays Have Reduced the Damage in 2003?

Carolyn Pickel, Area IPM Advisor, UCCE

Joe Connell, Farm Advisor, UCCE

·        Update on San Jose Scale Dormant Spur Sampling &

Anticipating and Detecting Spider Mite problems in Advance

                        Walt Bentley, IPM Specialist, UCCE Kearney Agricultural Center

Refreshments Sponsored by:  the Almond Pest Management Alliance;

The Almond Board of California, UCCE, and CDPR.

2 hours of PCA credit have been requested

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