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Virtual UCCE Statewide Prune Day
February 24 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Virtual UCCE Statewide Prune Day
Wednesday February 24, 2021
Held via Zoom
Register here: Virtual UCCE Statewide Prune Day Registration – February 24 (ucanr.edu)
8:30 Update on Laws and Regulations
Butte County Ag Commissioner’s Office.
9:00 Update on New UC Davis Prune Cultivars
Sarah Castro, UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences
9:30 Cytospora Canker Management Update
Dr. Themis Michailides — UC Davis Plant Pathology Specialist
10:00 Phellinus Wood Rot Management Update
Daisy Hernandez, PhD Candidate, UC Davis Plant Pathology
10:30 Break
10:45 A Grower Perspective on Young Tree Training and Orchard Pruning for Sustainable High Yields
Joe Turkovich, Grower in Winters, CA
11:15 Best Practices for Sustainable Production of Large Fruit Throughout the Year
Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba Counties
11:45 Prune Board Update & Production Research Update
Donn Zea, Executive Director, California Prune Board
Meeting Content Questions? Call Luke Milliron. Cell: (530) 828-9666
Technical (Zoom) Questions? Email: anrprogramsupport@ucanr.edu