CEU: DPR (PCA, QAL, QAC), 7.0 hr. | CCA, 14.5 hr. | INMP 2.0 hr. | AZ ESD 7.5 hr. | AZ PMD 3.0 hr.
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September 16, 2021
7:00 AM | Registration / Breakfast / Trade Show
Registration / Breakfast / Trade Show open
Breakfast Sponsor
7:30 AM | Trade Show
Trade Show
CCA: 0.5 hr.
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. DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
David Haviland, IPM Farm Advisor, UCCE
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
Grape Pests: Using Weather Stations to Manage Vineyard Pests and Maximize Pesticide ApplicationsCCA: 0.5 hr. DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Steve Vasquez, Technical Viticulturist, Sun-Maid of California
9:30 AM | Break
Break
10:00 AM | Trade Show
Trade ShowCCA: 0.5 hr. DPR: 0.25 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: Leaf 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.
Surendra Dara, UCCE Entomology and Biologicals Farm Advisor
12:00 PM | CCA Lunch
Lunch
Announcement of WRCCA’s Scholarship Winners
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
Trade ShowCCA: 0.5 hr. DPR: 0.25 hr. Other
3:00 PM | Break
Break
3:30 PM | Seminar
State of ACP and HLB in California CCA: 0.5 hr. Other DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Victoria Hornbaker Director, Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Division
4:00 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: Cliff Beumel, President, Agromillora Nursery
Panelist: Grant Zaiger, Plant Geneticist, Zaiger Genetics
5:00 PM | Mixer
Mixer
Sponsored by Water Right Technologies
6:00 PM | Adjourn
Adjourn
September 17, 2021
7:00 AM | Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast Sponsor
7:30 AM | Trade Show
Trade ShowDPR: 0.25 hr. Other
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 | Break
Break
10:00 AM | Trade Show
Trade ShowCCA: 0.5 hr. DPR: 0.25 hr. Other
10:30 AM | Seminar
Managing Fusarium in Strawberries
CCA: 0.5 hr.DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Mark Bolda, UCCE Strawberry and Caneberry Farm Advisor,
Santa Cruz County
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 Talk: SQM Potassium Nitrate: A Versatile Resource in Your Fertility Toolbox
CCA: 0.5 hr.
Doug Snyder, SQM’s National Marketing Agronomist
12:00 PM | CCA Lunch
CCA Lunch
Announcement of WRCCA’s CCA of the Year & Honorarium Winners
Lunch Sponsor
1:00 PM | Seminar
Update on Proposed Pest Notification RequirementsCCA: 0.5 hr.
Roger Isom, President/CEO, Western Agricultural Processors Association
1:30 PM | 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
2:00 PM | Seminar
Vine Mealybug in GrapevinesCCA: 0.5 hr.
DPR: 0.5 hr. Other
Kent Daane, UCCE Specialist
2:30 PM | Break
Trade ShowCCA: 0.5 hr.
3:00 PM | Seminar
Panel Discussion: Interpreting Soil and Water Reports for Nitrogen Management PlansCCA: 1 hr.FREP: 1 hr.
Jerome Pier, Chair WRCCA and Senior Agronomist Qualitech Co.
Mark Cady, FREP, California Department of Food
and Agriculture
Mark Cady, Soil Lab Agronomists
4:00 PM | Seminar
Panel Discussion: Nitrogen Utilization and ApplicationCCA: 1 hr.FREP: 1 hr.
Moderator: Fred Strauss, WRCCA
Panelists, Fertilizer Industry Representatives
5:00 PM | Adjourn
Adjourn
Agenda