UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Doll is organizing a "Central San Joaquin Valley Summer Almond Field Day" on June 1, 2012.  More info HERE or in the agenda at the bottom of this post.

As a part of a diverse almond research agenda that David has put together, we'll be discussing the results of several current herbicide efficacy experiments that my groups is conducting at this site as well as other locations in the state.  The primary herbicide experiment that we'll discuss includes a number of residual herbicide comparisons including various rates and tank mixes of Alion, Pindar GT, Prowl, Trellis, Rely, Surflan, Matrix, Treevix, Princep, and Chateau.  We'll also discuss a few preharvest burndown treatments that include Goal and GoalTender plus various "kicker" treatments.

Although I'm convinced that the weed control research is the most important and interesting (doesn't everybody think that?), there will also be discussions of other orchard issues including:

- Summer insect pest management (Walt Bentley)
- Orchard spacing (Roger Duncan)
- Vertebrate pests (Roger Baldwin),
- Preplant Fumigants (Greg Brown)
- Almond herbicide research (Brad Hanson and lab members)
- An overview of Almond Research in Merced Co (David Doll)

Should be a good field day - hope to see you there.
Brad