In this issue:

Sacramento Valley Olive Day

July 6^th, 2018, 8:00am to noon

131 E. Walker Street Building #4, Orland, CA
(Same plaza as Papa Murphy’s)

Agenda:

8:00am – Registration

8:30am – Laws and Regulations Update
            Samantha Skelly, Glenn County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office

9:00am – Weed Control in Olives
            Dr. Mariano Galla, UCCE Weed Science Advisor, Glenn, Butte & Tehama Counties

9:30am – Emerging Olive Diseases and Neofabraea Control Options
            Dr. Florent Trouillas, UCCE Plant Pathology Specialist, Kearney Agricultural     Research & Extension Center

10:00am – Thoughts on 2018 Bloom: Freeze Damage or Alternate Bearing?
            Bill Krueger, UCCE Orchards Advisor Emeritus, Glenn County

10:15am – Break

10:45am – Current Status of Olive Trade Issues
            Dr. Dan Sumner, Director, UC Agricultural Issues Center

11:15am – Olive Knot Research Update
            Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, Plant Pathologist, UC Riverside

11:45am – Brief Olive Fly Research Update
  

Sacramento Valley Olive Day

June 18^th, 2019, 9:00 am to noon

131 E. Walker Street Building #4, Orland, CA
(Same plaza as Papa Murphy’s)

Agenda:

8:30am – Registration

9:00am – Laws and Regulations Update
Glenn County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office

9:30am – Updates on Registration Status of New Pesticides for Olives
Dr. Dani Lightle, UCCE Orchards Advisor, Glenn, Butte & Tehama Counties

10:00am – Sustainable Groundwater Management: A Local Update
Lisa Hunter, Water Resource Coordinator, Glenn County Department of Agriculture

10:30am – Break

10:45am – Olive Oil Commission of California – Commission Update
Marilyn Dolan, Outreach Committee, OOCC

11:15am – Xylella fastidiosa Internationally and Potential Risks to California Olive Industries
Dr. Rodrigo Krugner, Research Entomologist, USDA ARS

11:45am – Adjourn

1.5 hours of DPR CE Credits (0.5 Laws, 1 Other) requested.

Friday, October 11, 2019, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Join your local team of UC Cooperative Extension Farm & IPM Advisors to discuss current pest management and production issues in orchard crops. 

Space is limited - please RSVP to Emily Symmes at (530) 538-7201 or eisymmes@ucanr.edu by October 10th to let us know if you plan to attend.