CITRUS AGENDA
CDPR: 1.5, CCA: 3.5, FREP: 1.0
November 7, 2024: 7AM-1PM Corteva Building International Agri-Center
8:00 AM Citrus Stubborn Disease vs Huanglongbing: Similarities and Differences Ray Yokomi, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS 8:30 AM Preserving Citrus and Avocado: Strategies for Combating Synergistic Dry and Phytophthora Root Rots Fatemeh Khodadadi, UCCE Specialist, Subtropical Plant Pathology
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9:00 AM TRADE SHOW & BREAK
ALMOND & PISTACHIO AGENDA
10:00 AM Appraising Uncertainties and Errors of Citrus Water Use Estimated with Satellite Remote Sensing Methods Daniele Zaccaria, UCCE Water Management Specialist
CDPR: 3.0, CCA: 3.5, FREP: 0.5
7:00 AM BREAKFAST & TRADE SHOW 8:00 AM Silverleaf Nightshade: Understanding, Controlling and Preventing its Spread in Orchards Mandeep Riar, UCCE Restoration Ecology and Weed Science Farm Advisor, Kern and Tulare County 8:30 AM Update on Personal Protection Equipment Nicole Motley, Deputy Tulare County Ag Commissioner 9:00 AM Preparing for Nematode Management in Almond with Changing Available Tools Andreas Westphal, UC Riverside Professor of Cooperative Extension Nematology 9:30 AM TRADE SHOW & BREAK 10:30 AM Emerging Pest Management Challenges in Nut Crops: 10:30 AM Red Leaf Blotch of Almond: What We Know Florent Trouillas, UCCE Associate Specialist, Plant Pathology; 10:50 AM Rethinking Gill’s Mealybug Idong Mokwunye, UCCE IPM Advisor; 11:10 AM Carpophilus Beetle: Management Strategy in Nut Orchards Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE IPM Advisor 11:30 AM Irrigating Young Almond Orchards Raymond Mireles, UCCE Fruit and Nut Advisor, Fresno and Tulare Counties 12:00 PM INDUSTRY LUNCH Presentation of Industry Titan Award: Roger Duncan Jason Scott, CEO and Publisher, JCS Marketing 12:10 PM Crop Protection and Pest Management for Tree Nuts and Citrus Doug McDowell, Territory Sales Manager for San Joaquin Valley, ProFarm Group 1:00 PM Adjourn
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11:00 AM Panel Discussion: Winter and Spring Fertility in Citrus Moderator: JW Lemons, CCA, CPAg, Verdesian Life Sciences Panelists: Ashraf El-Kereamy, Director, Lindcove Research and Extension Center; Dan Cook, CCA, Agronomist-SW Region, Tessenderlo Kerley; Herman Els, CCA, Agronomy Manager, Limoneira Company 12:00 PM INDUSTRY LUNCH Presentation of Industry Titan Award: Roger Duncan Jason Scott, CEO and Publisher, JCS Marketing 12:10 PM Crop Protection and Pest Management for Tree Nuts and Citrus Doug McDowell, Territory Sales Manager for San Joaquin Valley, ProFarm Group
PROCESSING AGENDA This track doesn’t offer CEU 7:00 AM BREAKFAST & TRADE SHOW
8:00 AM Panel Discussion: Innovations in Ag Processing Moderator: Jason Scott, CEO and Publisher, JCS Marketing Panelists: Jeff Sargent, Satake; Zhongli Pan, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis 9:00 AM Addressing Labor Issues in Ag Processing Alden Parker, Regional Managing Partner, Fisher & Phillips 9:30 AM Using AI Technology to Improve Efficiency Saumitra Buragohain, CEO, Borde Inc. 10:00 AM TRADE SHOW & BREAK 11:00 AM Panel Discussion: Handlers and Processors Discuss What Keeps Them Up at Night Moderator: Roger Isom, President/CEO Western Agricultural Processors Association Panelists: Wade Van Hooser, Mid Valley Cotton Growers; Amy Sihto, El Dorado Almonds; Jonathan Mills, Jasmine Vineyards; Jim Razor, JG Boswell Company
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10:30 AM Research on Possible Causes of Lemon Pitting Ashraf El-Kereamy, Director, UC Lindcove Research and Extension Center
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Presentation of Industry Titan Award: Roger Duncan Jason Scott, CEO and Publisher, JCS Marketing 12:10 PM Crop Protection and Pest Management for Tree Nuts and Citrus Doug McDowell, Territory Sales Manager for San Joaquin Valley, ProFarm Group
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SOUTH VALLEY CONFERENCE
7:00 AM BREAKFAST & TRADE SHOW