8 a.m. Registration, coffee, etc.

8:30 a.m. Almond production strategies to ensure food safety. Tom Krugman, Director of Administration, Almond Board of California.

9 a.m. Best management practices for protecting surface water. Parry Klassen, Executive Director, Coalition for Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship.

9:40 a.m. Growing almonds with reduced risk pesticides; progress report after three years of a local field trial. Roger Duncan, UCCE Farm Advisor, Stanislaus County. Click here for PowerPoint demonstration

10:10 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Management of plant bug, ten-lined June beetle and other occasional pests in almond orchards. Walt Bentley. IPM Advisor, UC Kearney Ag Center.

11:10 a.m. The pros and cons of shredding almond prunings. Roger Duncan.

11:30 a.m. Taking advantage of USDA’s EQIP program to help pay for shredding and other practices that mitigate air and water quality problems. Michael McElhiney, Natural Resources Conservation Service.

12:00 Adjourn

For further information, contact UCCE farm advisor Roger Duncan at phone:  209-525-6800     
   FAX:  209-525-6840
   E-mail:  raduncan@ucdavis.edu