Northern Sacramento Valley Prune Meeting
February 23, 2018
Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080

8:00 AM — Registration
PCA and Private Applicator sign-ups, Coffee and Doughnuts

 8:25 AM — Welcome and Meeting Overview
Hosts- Dani Lightle (UCCE Glenn County) and Luke Milliron (UCCE Butte County)

8:30 AM — Tehama County Ag Commissioner Laws & Regulations Update
Doni Rulofson — Tehama County Assistant Ag Commissioner

9:00 AM — Cytospora Canker of Dried Plum
Dr. Themis Michailides — UCCE Plant Pathology Specialist, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center

9:30 AM — California Dried Plum Board Activities and FSMA Update
Debbie Mitchell—California Dried Plum Board

10:00 — 10:20 AM Break

10:20 AM — Wood Decay 101
Bob Johnson — UC Davis Plant Pathology PhD Student

10:50 AM — Update for the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program
Emmy Westlake and Rob Rianda
Mobile Irrigation Lab Program
Kevin Greer, Tehama County Resource Conservation District

11:25 AM — Prune Production Research Updates
Luke Milliron — UCCE Farm Advisor, Butte, Tehama & Glenn Counties

11:40 AM — Orchard of the Future Discussion
Franz Niederholzer — UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba & Colusa Counties

Buffet Lunch – Only by Prepaid Reservation–$15.00 per person
RSVP online or by calling 530-527-3101

1.5 hours DPR CE credits pending and 2.0 hours CCA credits approved