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Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day-2023

May 18, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Marine Ave, Arbuckle, CA

1.5 hr PCA CE credits requested; 2.0 hours CCA CE credits (0.5 hr S&W Man, 1.5 hr IPM) requested

8:30 am — Registration
Coffee and Donuts provided by Farm Credit Services of Colusa-Glenn, ACA

Cycle I: 9:20-10:45 am
1) Spray coverage basics
– Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Orchard Advisor, Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties

2) Phytophthora vs. waterlogging
– Jaime Ott, UCCE Orchard System Advisor, Tehama, Glenn, and Butte Counties

3) Budget weed management in orchards
– Brad Hansen, UCCE Extension Weed Specialist, UC Davis

4) Stem Water Potential for orchard health and performance
– Curt Pierce, UCCE Water Resources Advisor, Glenn, Tehama, and Colusa Counties.
– Luke Milliron, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, Butte, Tehama, and Glenn Counties

Cycle II: 10:45 am -12:10 pm
5) Current season insect pest update
– Sudan Gyawaly, UC IPM Advisor, Sacramento Valley

6) Hulls and shells as potassium-rich organic matter amendments
– Sydney Cho, Plant Sciences Department, UC Davis

7) Phytophthora root/crown rot management in almonds
Jim Adaskaveg, Professor, UC Riverside

12:15 pm – BBQ Tri-Tip Lunch by reservation.
————————Luncheon Topic/Speaker———————
Dunnigan area recharge program
Bill Vandenwaal, Dept. Manager, RD108

Cost: $20.00 per person
Make checks payable to: Pierce High School
Mail to: Cooperative Extension
P.O. Box 180
Colusa, CA 95932

Or, pay at the door (cash or check only)
Reserve your lunch spot today by calling,
530-458-0570 (by May 12th). Thanks!

 

Details

Date:
May 18, 2023
Time:
8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Organizer

Franz Niederholzer

Venue

Nickel’s Soil Lab Estate
38.965391, -122.077322 + Google Map

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