Agenda Sponsored by
September 16, 2021
7:00 AM | Registration / Breakfast / Trade Show
Registration / Breakfast / Trade Show openDPR: 0.25 hr. Other
Breakfast Sponsor
8:00 AM | Seminar
Tree Nut Pests: Managing Nut Pests in a Down Market: Where to Skimp and Where to Spend CCA: 0.5 hr. Pest Management DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
David Haviland, IPM Farm Advisor
8:30 AM | Seminar
Citrus Pests: Integrated Weed Management in CitrusCCA: 0.5 hr. DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Sonia Rios, Subtropical Horticulture Advisor, UCCE
9:00 AM | Seminar
Using Weather Stations to Manage Vineyard Pests and Maximize Pesticide ApplicationsCCA: 0.5 hr. DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Steve Vasquez, Technical Viticulturist
9:30 AM | Trade Show / Break
Trade Show / BreakDPR: 0.5 hr. Other
10:30 AM | Seminar
How AI Might Enhance Your ReccomendationsCCA: 0.5 hr.
Elia Scudiero Ph.D., Research Agronomist, Environmental Sciences Department, UC Riverside
11:00 AM | Seminar
Industry Sponsored Talk: AGRO-K: Keaf Sap Analysis as an Improved Test for Crop Nutrient StatusCCA: 0.5 hr.
Sean Jacobs, Technical Sales and Marketing Representative, Agro-K
11:30 AM | Seminar
Building on Basics: Biostimulants in an IPM ProgramCCA: 0.5 hr. DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Surendra Dara, UCCE Entomology and Biologicals Farm Advisor
12:00 PM | CCA Lunch
CCA Lunch with Scholarships from Western Region CCA
Lunch with Western Region CCA, Scholarships
Lunch Sponsor
1:00 PM | Seminar
Industry Sponsored Talk: Verdesian. Optimizing Drip Supplied Nutrient Management in CaliforniaCCA: 0.5 hr.
Phil Frost, Verdesian Technical Development Manager, Western USA, Verdesian Life Sciences
1:30 PM | Seminar
Grape Yield Prediction with Machine LearningCCA: 0.5 hr.
Luca Brillante, Bronco Wine Co. Chair in Viticulture, Department of Viticulture & Enology, Fresno State
2:00 PM | Seminar
Simple Ways to Drive Soil HealthCCA: 0.5 hr.
Karl Wyant, Vice President of Ag Science, Heliae Agriculture, Vice Chair, Western Region CCA
2:30 PM | Trade Show / Break
Trade Show and BreakDPR: 0.5 hr. Other
3:00 PM | Seminar
The Role of New and Future Varieties and Rootstocks in an IPM Program in Nut CropsCCA: 1 hr. DPR: 1 hr. Other
Moderator: Jason Scott
Panelist: Tom Gradziel, UC Davis
Panelist: Roger Duncan, UCCE Almond Regional Variety Trials, Nursery Representatives
4:30 PM | Mixer
Mixer
5:30 PM | Adjourn
Adjourn
September 17, 2021
7:00 AM | Breakfast / Trade Show
Breakfast / Trade Show openDPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Breakfast Sponsor
8:00 AM | Seminar
Tree Nut Pests/Diseases: New Findings on Walnut MoldCCA: 0.5 hr.DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Themis Michaelides, Plant Pathologist, UC Davis
8:30 AM | Seminar
Grape Pests/Diseases: Powdery Mildew and BotrytisCCA: 0.5 hr. DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Gabriel Torres, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Tulare and Kings Counties
9:00 AM | Seminar
Industry Sponsored Talk: TRICAL: Soilborne Pathogens of Row Crops: Challenges, Diagnostics, ManagementCCA: 0.5 hr.DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Steve T. Koike, Director, TriCal Diagnostics
9:30 AM | Trade Show / Break
Trade Show / BreakDPR: 0.5 hr. Other
10:30 AM | Seminar
To Mix or Not To Mix: A Brief Tutorial on Chemistry in the Mix TankCCA: 0.5 hr.DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Christopher Underwood, Head of Product Development, Custom Agronomics
11:00 AM | Seminar
Cover Crops in California: What We KnowCCA: 0.5 hr.
Jessica Kanter, UCCE Small Farms and Specialty Crops Program, Fresno County
11:30 AM | Seminar
Industry Sponsored TalkCCA: 0.5 hr.
John Allan, Sales Manager, SQM
12:00 PM | CCA Lunch
CCA Lunch
CCA of the Year, Honorarium
Lunch Sponsor
1:00 PM | Seminar
Panel Discussion: Interpreting Soil and Water Reports for Nitrogen Management PlansCCA: 1 hr.INMP: 1 hr.
Jerome Pier, Chair WRCCA and Senior Agronomist Qualitech Co.
Mark Cady, FREP, Soil Lab Agronomists
2:00 PM | Seminar
Panel Discussion: Nitrogen Utilization and ApplicationCCA: 1 hr.INMP: 1 hr.
Moderator: Fred Strauss, WRCCA
Panelists, Fertilizer Industry Representatives
3:00 PM | Adjourn
Adjourn
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