University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) invites growers and others involved in the North Coast walnut industry to attend the 2015 Lake County Walnut Update to be held Wednesday, April 8 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Scotts Valley Women’s Club, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.
The facility is wheelchair accessible. Topics will include an overview of the 2014 Lake County walnut season and outlook for 2015, a Laws and Regs update from the Agricultural Commissioner’s office, an update on surface and groundwater supplies, irrigation and canopy management, walnut twig beetle and 1000 cankers disease management, and a presentation by the California Walnut Board.
The meeting is sponsored by UCCE and the California Walnut Board. There is no registration fee; morning refreshments will be provided courtesy of the California Walnut Board. For more information, contact UCCE at (707) 263-6838 or email celake@ucanr.edu. The meeting agenda and directions to the meeting site can be viewed at http://celake.ucanr.edu.