Almond Board: CASP Workshop July 7 & 8

Taylor HillmanAlmond Update, General

almond boardThere’s another installment in the CASP grower workshop series coming up. Manager, Industry Relations for the Almond Board, Carissa Sauer gives us more information.

Listen to the report here: Almond Board – CASP Info

California Almond Sustainability Program (CASP) Series 3 Workshop: “In-the-Orchard” Harvest Practices and Equipment Demo 

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July 7 – Fresno

Fresno State Orchard Field House: Enter off of Chestnut Ave. 1/4 mile north of Barstow Ave.,  Fresno, CA 93740

July 8 – Arbuckle

Nickels Soil Lab: On Greenbay Road between Wildwood Rd. and California Ave., Arbuckle, CA 95912
Workshops begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude by 12:00 p.m. Lunch is complimentary. Expert speakers include harvest equipment reps,
farm managers and Almond Board staff and consultants discussing the following topics:
  • Using CASP online tools to meet your growing needs
  • Nitrogen calculator, mapping, irrigation
  • Harvest equipment demonstration and discussion
  • View harvest equipment and learn how to best make adjustments to sweeper and harvester machines to match local conditions
  • Overview of research-based strategies to reduce harvest dust
  • Incentive funding for harvest equipment

Workshops begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude by 12:00 p.m. Expert speakers include leadership from harvest equipment reps, farm managers and Almond Board staff and consultants. All workshops are free to attend and include a complimentary lunch. Attendees are encouraged to bring laptops, tablets or other electronic devices to demo tools onsite. Please RSVP to Rebecca at rbailey@almondboard.com or 209-343-3245.