U.C. Cooperative Extension Almond Day for the North San Joaquin Valley

Sponsored by

University of California Cooperative Extension

& Almond Pest Management Alliance

 Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003

Stanislaus County Agricultural Center

Service and Crows Landing Roads, Modesto

(2 hours of Continuing Education Credits Pending)

8:00                 Registration, coffee, etc.

8:30 –12:00            Program

8:30      “Review Of Four-Year Study Comparing Use of Dormant Sprays and ‘Softer’ Programs in Almond Insect Management”

Roger Duncan, UCCE, Stanislaus County

9:00             “Identification and Control of Ants in Almond Orchard Systems”

Benny Fouche, UCCE, San Joaquin County

9:30            “Salinity Management In Almond Orchards”

                        Blain Hansen, Irrigation and Drainage Specialist.  UC Davis

10:00  Break

10:20   “The Ten-Lined June Beetle, An Emerging Pest In The San Joaquin Valley”

Marshall Johnson, entomologist, UC Kearney Ag Center

10:50   “The Roles Of Potassium & Nitrogen In Almond Production”

Steven Weinbaum, Dept. of Pomology, UC Davis

11:20   “San Jose Scale Biology & Control”

                        Kent Daane, Entomologist, UC Berkeley

There is no fee or pre-registration required for this meeting.