Foothill Grower's Tree Fruit Meeting, February 9, 2016
Welcome. Update on weather statistics & disease management , Lynn Wunderlich, UCCE Farm Advisor, Central Sierra
How to count winter chill , Katherine Pope, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, Sacramento-Solano-Yolo Counties
Understanding how fruit trees work , Ted DeJong, Professor of Plant Science, UC Davis
Ag. Commissioner Laws and Regs Update , Charlene Carveth, El Dorado County Agriculture Commissioner
The Wild Farm Alliance-promoting viable agriculture that restores and protects wild nature , Jo Ann Baumgartner, Wild Farm Alliance Director.
Apple Culture: Tricks of our Trade , Jeff Colombini, Lodi Farming Inc., 2013 “Good Fruit” Grower of the Year, Jeff manages ~500 acres of apples.
Foothill Grower's Tree Fruit Meeting, February 18, 2014
Update on precipitation and chilling hours , by Lynn Wunderlich, U.C. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Central Sierra
The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: Coming soon to an orchard near you? , by Chuck Ingels, U.C. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Sacramento County
Advances in Fireblight Control , by Rachel Elkins, Ken Johnson, Todd Temple, Steve Lindow, Chuck Ingels, and Broc Zoller, ANR, Oregon State University
Codling Moth Control Strategies: a Valley Perspective , by Mike Devencenzi, Devencenzi Ag Pest Management and Research
Irrigating orchards during times of drought , by Ken Shackel, U.C. Irrigation Specialist
The Food Safety Modernization Act: What you should know , by Trevor Suslow, U.C. Food Safety Specialist
Foothill Grower's Tree Fruit Meeting, February 15, 2012
Foothill orchard update: Scab, blast and blight , by Lynn Wunderlich, U.C. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Central Sierra
What's new in organic orchard floor and nutrient management , by Chuck Ingels, U.C. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Sacramento County
Season update on the control of spotted wing drosophila in cherry, codling moth in pear and woolly apple aphid in apple , by Bob Vansteenwyk, Entomology Specialist, U.C. Berkeley
Irrigating orchards during times of drought , by Scott Johnson, Pomology Specialist, Kearney Agriculture Center
El Dorado Agriculture Commissioner's Update , by Charlene Carveth, El Dorado County Agriculture Commissioner and LeeAnne Mila, El Dordo County Agriculture Department Boilogist
Foothill Grower's Tree Fruit Meeting, March 2, 2010
Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, a New Pest of Stone Fruits in California by Jane Caprile, U.C. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Contra Costa County
Dwarfing Rootstocks for Stone Fruits by Ted DeJong, Pomologist, UC Davis
Use of Kocide 3000 and a Tower Sprayer in a Fire Blight Management Program and Finding Cost Effective Weed and Nutrient Management Practices in Organic Pear and Apple Orchards by Chuck Ingels, U.C. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Sacramento County
Toxicity and Longevity of New Reduced Risk Insecticides by Bob Van Steenwyk, Entomologist, U.C. Berkeley
Altacor vs. Delegate: Which should go first in pear pest management by Bob Van Steenwyk, Entomologist, U.C. Berkeley
What We've Learned about Zinc Nutrition in Fruit Trees, and Mechanical Thinning Studies by Scott Johnson, Pomologist, Kearney Agriculture Center