As a throwback from American Vineyard’s Central Coast Grape Expo last year, now is the time to prepare our vineyards with the right tools to prevent trunk diseases from spreading in the vineyard. Watch this interview with international expert and emeritus Plant Pathologist at UC Davis Doug Gubler who shared some great insights.
Sacramento, Calif., (December 8, 2017) – Come join us on Thursday, January 4, 2018 for the 23rd Annual Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day. The meeting will be 8:30 a.m. – Noon, followed by Lunch: Noon – 12:45 p.m. The meeting will be in the Ag Building Meeting Room, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City.
The meeting program will be as follows:
Cooperative Extension Sutter-Yuba Counties ¨ 142A Garden Highway, Yuba City, CA 95991-5512 Office (530) 822-7515 ¨ Fax (530) 673-5368 ¨ http://cesutter.ucanr.edu/
Meeting Sponsored by: University of California Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties
Co-Sponsored by: Sutter County Agricultural Department – PCA and Private Applicator Credit pending- 1 hour (.5 hour of regulations)
CCA Credit pending 2.0 hours.
RSVP to the UCCE Sutter-Yuba office at (530) 822-7515 or mlsearcy@ucanr.edu by Tuesday, January 2nd if you plan to stay for lunch.
Temecula, Calif., (November 29, 2017) – The 2017 California Citrus Nursery Society (CCNS) annual meeting was held at the Embassy Suites in Temecula, CA on November 2, 2017. CRB Associate Research Scientist, Dr. Mojtaba Mohammadi and CRB Director of Communications, Carolina Evangelo attended the meeting which was led by CCNS Executive Director, Tom Delfino. The meeting featured talks from the following speakers:
A Panel Discussion on the effects of the new HLB Quarantine Zone on UC Riverside was a highlight of the meeting. Panel participants included Dr. Tracy Kahn, Dr. Peggy Mauk, Dr. MaryLou Polek, Dr. Mike Roose and Dr. Georgios Vidalakis.
The meeting concluded with a banquet and speech by Dr. Mike Roose highlighting the genetic relationships between citrus species.
On Friday, November 3, a group of meeting attendees headed to UC Riverside where Dr. MaryLou Polek, led a tour of the USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus & Dates. Drs. Tracy Kahn and Mike Roose followed up with a tour of the Citrus Variety Collection (CVC) at UC Riverside. Dr. Chandrika Ramadugu led participants on a tour of ongoing field trials evaluating the horticultural traits of hybrid citrus trees developed for HLB resistance. After lunch, participants traveled to the Citrus Clonal Protection Program’s Rubidoux facility in Riverside. Dr. Georgios Vidalakis, the CCPP director, gave a presentation on the history of CCPP including its mission and ongoing research activities.
American Vineyard Magazine is pleased to invite grape growers and vineyard consultants to attend the Sonoma Grape Expo coming on November 10th. This FREE bi-ennial Expo will feature an industry trade show, educational grower seminars, and state of wine grape industry addresses by Jeff Bitter from Allied Grape Growers and Todd Azevedo from the Ciatti Company. The USDA-Farm Service Agency and NRCS will also be onsite to answer questions and accept applications for Wildfire Disaster A complimentary breakfast and Tri-Tip lunch will be served. 3 hours of Continuing Education Credits for Private Applicators & PCAs, and 4.5 hours for CCAs have been approved. The Sonoma Grape Expo will be held at the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Learn more about the Sonoma Grape Expo and pre-register here.
Davis, Calif., (November 6, 2017) – Tree fruit and nut growers are invited to attend the “Principles of Fruit and Nut Tree Growth, Cropping and Management” course offered by the UC Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center. The annual two-week course will be held from Feb. 19, 2018, through March 1, 2018, at the UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center (ARC).
Understanding the fundamentals of tree biology is essential to making sound orchard management and business decisions in the fruit and nut industries. However, access to educational courses on basic fruit and nut tree biology, and how it relates to horticultural practices, is limited. This course incorporates lecture, lab exercises and field demonstrations to provide information on all aspects of plant biology and the relationship between tree physiology and orchard management.
Week 1 (Feb. 19 – Feb. 23) – Five days of lectures, hands-on exercises, demonstrations and field tour at the UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center and UC Davis teaching orchards.
Week 2 (Feb. 26 –March 1) – A four-day field tour throughout tree fruit and nut growing regions in Northern and Central California. The field tour includes visits to current UC experiments, processing facilities and orchards in a wide range of tree fruit and nut crops.
This course is designed by UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences scientists for tree fruit and nut growers and professionals. People who have small acreage farms or who are new to the fruit and nut business are also welcome.
Hands-on exercises and field demonstrations include:
The course instructors are experts in fruit and nut tree production:
There is no known comparable course in the United States that provides instruction by faculty and Cooperative Extension researchers in university research facilities. The course provides a UC Davis pomology education in a shorter time frame and at a reduced cost than is currently available through traditional university classes.
In previous years, participants have included first-time growers as well as established members of the California fruit and nut tree industries, growing almonds, walnuts, pistachios, stone fruit, pome fruit, and specialty tree crops. In course evaluations, participants stated that the course was “superb,” “an amazing opportunity” and “an interesting week of fruit tree wisdom.
Attendees will receive a certificate after completing the course.
The fee is $2,850 for the entire course (plus the lodging cost for the field trips), or $1,850 for the first week only. A scholarship is available for California growers under specific criteria.
Visit http://fruitandnuteducation.ucdavis.edu/education/principles to register and for more information about the program and instructors.
If you have any questions, please contact Julie Jacquemin at the Fruit and Nut Research Center at fruitsandnuts@ucdavis.edu or (530) 754-9708.
November has come and growers & PCAs are anticipating the annual Tree & Vine Expo on November 7th at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, held by American Vineyard, California Fresh Fruit, and Pacific Nut Producer Magazines. The Expo will feature educational grower seminars, and state of the grape, nut, and tree fruit industry addresses by Jennifer Williams from the California Walnut Board, Kelly Covello from the Almond Alliance of California, Amy Uber for the California Department of Food & Agriculture, and Erica Moyer from Turrentine Brokerage. A complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided. The expo provides a great environment for the industry to get together, celebrate the harvest, enjoy some good food, gain continuing education credits and network at an industry trade show with over 130 vendors. DPR has approved 4 hours of PCA credits for the expo, including 1 hr of Laws & Regs. Five hours of CCA credits have also been approved (1.5 hr Soil & Water Management, 1.5 hr IPM, 1.5 hr Crop Management, 1 hr Professional Development). Registration is FREE and will begin at 7:00 a.m., and the meeting will conclude at 2 p.m. Learn more about the Tree & Vine Expo and pre-register here.
Visalia, Calif., (October 13, 2017) – UC Agriculture and Natural Resources will be offering a three-day, multi-topic Pistachio Production Short Course on Nov. 14-16, 2017. Held in Visalia, this course will provide participants with the latest information and research from several UC experts on pistachio orchard production, field preparation, planting, pruning, economics, diseases, integrated pest management, and harvesting. The course is designed for orchard decision makers, and covers the latest scientific research that supports current and developing pistachio production practices, including regional differences.
The short course will take place at the Visalia Convention Center at 303 E Acequia Ave in Visalia. Registration is open and offers at a three-day package that includes a light breakfast and lunch each day. Discounted early registration ends Oct. 23, 2017. Register at http://ucanr.edu/registration2017pistachio.
Visit our website to see the latest information and to sign up to receive email notices http://ucanr.edu/sites/PistachioShortCourse/.
If you have any questions, please contact Kellie McFarland at (530) 750-1259 or anrprogramsupport@ucanr.edu.
Join AGERpoint for an almond yield monitoring field day on Friday, October 13, 2017. Growers are invited to view a live demonstration of how the combination of yield monitoring, mapping, geospatial technology can enable more accurate management decisions. The event is free and will begin at 10 a.m. just off of Lerdo Hyw, 1 mile east of I-5 Buttonwillow, California. For more information, email sales@agerpoint.com.
Tulare, Calif., (October 11, 2017) – Tulare County Farm Bureau’s (TCFB) Education Committee will be hosting a FREE garden workshop at 4:00 p.m., on October 18, at the COS Farm for teachers with school gardens.
The workshop will include a presentation from the COS horticulture department, useful garden curriculum, and an opportunity for participants to talk to horticulture experts about school gardens.
The workshop will conclude with a plant giveaway of free flower and vegetable plants for schools.
The workshop is limited to 20 teachers with a maximum of two representatives from each garden-site.
Teachers who have received a school grant in the past 3 years have priority registration through Oct. 10. Teachers whom have not received a grant, but wish to attend will be placed on a waiting list and notified of space after Oct. 10.
RSVP to TCFB Office, by October 13. Call (559) 732-8301, or email bfund@tulcofb.org.