In a Nutshell Tulare County

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1 In a Nuhe Tuare Couny Vo. 6, Iue 1, Apr 2015 Amond Board Workhop Sere: Energy Sewardhp & Ar Quay Dae and Venue Apr 23, Bakerfed (Kern Couny UCCE offce; 1031 Souh Moun Vernon Ave) Apr 24, Vaa (Vaa Convenon Cener; 303 Ea Acequa Ave) Apr 30, Orove (Bue Couny Farm Bureau; 2580 Feaher Rver Bvd) May 1, Woodand (UC Cooperave Exenon; Noron Ha, 70 Coonwood S) May 6, Merced (Hampon Inn; 225 Souh Paron Ave) May 7, Modeo (Sanau Couny Ag Cener; 3800 Cornucopa Way, Se A) Agenda 8:00 Arrva, Sgn-n and Refrehmen 8:15 Amond Board Updae Amond Board of Caforna 8:30 Amond Suanaby Program Hghgh and Onne Feaure SureHarve CASP overvew and raonae for workhop opc Onne demo of feaure pernen o ef-ae and nrogen budgeng and reporng 9:15 Sef-Aemen Acvy (onne/paper) New Modue Ae new modue() (prory Workpace and Commune) 9:45 Energy Managemen Servce and Incenve for Agrcuure Pacfc Ga & Eecrc (conac Dean Kuneh) Tme-of-ue fnanca pan Energy aud, rrgaon pumpng pan eng, ec. Equpmen rebae (e.g., varabe frequency drve for rrgaon pump) 10:15 Ar Quay Reguaory Updae and Program for Amond Grower Ted Srau, Johnne Sznoff or regona aff, USDA NRCS Curren and pendng reguaon NRCS program ncudng echnca uppor for deveopng ar quay managemen pan, reevan EQIP co-hare opporune, ec. 10:45 Break 11:00 Equpmen and Operaon for Reducng Harve Du Doug Fora, Exac Corp Empha abou harve equpmen echnoogy and operaon v makng a ae 11:30 On-Se Renewabe Energy Syem (Soar) Pro & Con Chad Cummng or Rch Borba, JKB Energy Empha abou echnoogy, co, ncenve, ec. v makng a ae Noon Lunch and Informa Q&A In a Nuhe Apr 24, 2014 Pubhed Quarery UCCE 4437B S Lapna S, Tuare, CA Phone (559) Fax (559) Web Se ceuare.ucdav.edu U.S. Deparmen of Agrcuure, Unvery of Caforna, and Tuare Couny Cooperang

2 Background o APH pacho po crop nurance pan evauaon and he announcemen of enng eon Depe an upck n nere n 2015, ony roughy 15% of pacho bearng acre were covered by he APH pacho po crop nurance pan n 2014 (excudng CAT poce). To ae he performance of h po pan and vaue o pacho producer, he RMA ha commoned an evauaon. The am o ae he pan vaue o pacho grower and o recommend fuure au, wh or whou modfcaon. A par of h evauaon, enng eon w be hed n Bakerfed (Apr 30) and Madera (May 5). The am of hee enng eon o capure he vew of grower, nurance agen and nurance aff on he pobe benef and fang of h po program and how he pocy can be mproved. The enng eon are open o boh producer and nurance aff and agen (and oher nereed pare). They repreen an mporan opporuny o provde pragmac feedback on he vaue of he produc and pobe enhancemen. Evauaon of he Pacho Po Crop Inurance Pan Lenng Seon for Grower and Crop Inurance Company Saff and Agen The APH Pacho po crop nurance program beng evauaed. The produc avaabe n 18 Caforna coune, and 3 coune n Arzona and New Mexco. The purpoe of h evauaon o deermne wheher he po program houd connue a a po, be convered no a permanen program, or be ermnaed, and f connued or convered, wheher any modfcaon requred. Agrayca of Aexandra, Vrgna mpemenng he evauaon on behaf of he USDA Rk Managemen Agency (RMA). Agrayca aff w hod enng eon wh grower, nurance aff and oher nereed pare on Apr 30 n Kern Couny and May 5 n Madera Couny. The am o ge feedback on how he po program ha worked over he a hree year and how can be mproved. Th an opporuny for producer, nurance aff and agen ake o communcae concern and pobe mprovemen for conderaon n he deveopmen of fuure pacho crop nurance pocy. The dae, venue, and mng of he enng eon are a foow: Thurday Apr 30 Kern Couny, Hode Counry Dnng 5917 Knuden Dr. Bakerfed, CA :00 11:00 am Coffee & Pare w be avaabe from 8:45 am Tueday, May 5 Madera Couny Madera Muncpa Gof Coure Ave 17 Madera, CA :00 11:00 am Coffee and Pare w be avaabe from 8:45 am If anyone woud ke an ndvdua meeng, Agrayca aff w be avaabe a he above ocaon. To arrange a me conac Nck Young by ce a or by ema a nyoung@agrayca.com. Aernavey, anyone who canno aend can ubm emaed commen. In a Nuhe Apr 2015 Page 2

3 ALMONDBOARDOFCALI FORNI A EDUCAT I ONALSUST AI NABI LI T Y WORKSHOPSERI ES SERI ES3:ENERGY&AI RMANAGEMENT Wor k hopbeg na8: 00a. m.,andconc udeby12: 30p. m.( unchcomp men ar y) Speaker nc udeexper f r om Pac f cga&e ec r c,usdanrcs,exaccor pand J KBEner gyd cu ng hef o ow ng op c : Ener gymanagemens er v ceandi ncen vef oragr cu ur e A rqua yregu a or yupda eandpr ogr amf ora mondgr ower Equ pmenandoper a onf orreduc nghar ve Du OnS erenewab eener gys y em( S o ar ) Pr o& Con NORT HVAL L EY CENT RALVAL L EY SOUT HVAL L EY Apr 30-Or ov e May6-Mer ced Apr 23-Baker f e d Bu ecoun yf ar m Bur eau Hamp oni nn& S u e Ker ncoun yf ar m& 2580F ea herr verb vd. 225S.Par onave. HomeAdv or 1031S.MounVer nonave. May1-Wood and May7-Mode o Apr 24-V a a Nor onha S an aucoun yagcen er V a aconven oncen er 70Co onwoods. 3800Cor nucop away 303E.Acequ aave. F ea ur ngnew CAS Pmodu e :F nanc a Managemen,Eco y em ManagemenandWor kp aceandcommun e.br ngyour ap op or ab e, f n er e ed ncomp e nga e men on ne. P ea ersvp orebeccaba eya r ba ey@a mondboar d. com or

4 Souhern San Joaqun Vaey Amond Sympoum 2015 May 28, 2015 Wha me? 8:00 am o 12:00 pm Where? Kerman Communy Cener W. Kearney Bvd., Kerman, CA Deaed agenda beow! PCA/CCA CE Cred You can ao ma he regraon form o he offce wh a check o: SJV Amond Sympoum 550 E. Shaw Ave., Se. 210-B Freno, CA Regraon Before May 22: $10.00 Afer May 22: $20.00 Reger onne wh a cred card a: hp://ucanr.edu/jvamondympoum2015 Or Scan h code o reger Queon or commen? Conac: Gurree Brar, (559) gurbrar@ucanr.edu Reger eary o receve UC Cooperave Exenon branded gf em! AGENDA Tme Preenaon 7:30 am On-e regraon ar 8:00 am Freno Couny Law and Reguaon Updae Wam R. Grffn, Freno Couny Ag Commoner Offce 8:30 am Nrogen Ferzaon Program and Budgeng n Amond Gurree Brar, Farm Advor, UCCE Freno 9:00 am Sany Managemen n Amond Davd Do, Farm Advor, UCCE Merced 9:30 am Amond Waer Managemen Sraege Durng Drough* Bake Sanden, UCCE Farm Advor, Kern Couny 10:00 am Break 10:30 am Canker Deae of Amond Foren Troua, UCCE Exenon Pahoog 11:00 am Me and Scae n Amond: Sympom and Managemen Kr Koerup, UCCE Area IPM Advor 11:30 am Nava Orangeworm (NOW): Trend and Managemen Updae Joe Sega, Reearch Scen, USDA 12:00 pm Lunch/Door prze 1:00 pm Adjourn *A abe w be eup wh a few preure chamber of varou mode from varou manufacurer. A demonraon w be conduced on how o ue preure chamber for precon rrgaon managemen. Reevan eraure w ao be drbued. Our program are open o a poena parcpan. Peae conac he Freno Couny UCCE offce (wo week pror o he chedued acvy) a f you have any barrer o parcpaon requrng accommodaon. Unvery of Caforna Cooperave Exenon; Phone: (Freno), (Madera)

5 AGENDA Tme Preenaon 7:30 am On-e regraon ar 8:00 am Freno Couny Law and Reguaon Updae Wam R. Grffn, Freno Couny Ag Commoner Offce 8:30 am Nrogen Ferzaon Program and Budgeng n Amond Gurree Brar, Farm Advor, UCCE Freno 9:00 am Sany Managemen n Amond Davd Do, Farm Advor, UCCE Merced 9:30 am Amond Waer Managemen Sraege Durng Drough* Bake Sanden, UCCE Farm Advor, Kern Couny 10:00 am Break 10:30 am Canker Deae of Amond Foren Troua, UCCE Exenon Pahoog 11:00 am Me and Scae n Amond: Sympom and Managemen Kr Koerup, UCCE Area IPM Advor 11:30 am Nava Orangeworm (NOW): Trend and Managemen Updae: Joe Sega, Reearch Scen USDA 12:00 pm Lunch/Door prze 1:00 pm Adjourn * A abe w be eup wh a few preure chamber of varou mode from varou manufacurer. A demonraon w be conduced on how o ue preure chamber for precon rrgaon managemen. Reevan eraure w ao be drbued. Unvery of Caforna Cooperave Exenon; Phone: (Freno), (Madera)

6 Coure Regraon & Fee Regraon w open on Apr 2, Peae ue onne regraon avaabe on he UC Fru & Nu Reearch & Informaon Cener webe: hp://fruandnu.ucdav.edu The enromen fee of $ w cover caroom nrucon, a coure maera, breakfa, coffee break, unche, and evenng oca. Reervaon w be acceped on a fr pad, fr enroed ba. Advance n Wanu Producon November 16-19, 2015 Acve & Recreaon Cener, Unvery of Caforna, Dav Up o dae knowedge of boogy and echnoogy combned wh our nrucor experence he ba for makng ound orchard managemen and bune decon. The Unvery of Caforna Cooperave Exenon and he Fru & Nu Reearch & Informaon Cener are offerng h ca o provde nrucon on apped wanu boogy and how reae o pomoogca pracce. On Campu Coure Focu For More Informaon Facuy Coordnaor Caro H. Croo chcroo@ucdav.edu Regraon Coordnaor Penny Sockdae paockdae@ucdav.edu V our webe hp://fruandnu.ucdav.edu The coure ncude four day of nrucon: ecure and fed demonraon o urae he reaonhp beween pan boogy and orchard managemen. Th UCCE exenon coure devered by our experenced group of Farm Advor, Facuy and Speca who have been nvoved for decade n reearch and work on Caforna wanu producon. Recen producon echnque derved from her curren acve UC reearch program w be preened. The coure program aocae me for dcuon a he end of every eon, quay me wh nrucor, and neworkng opporune among parcpan. Parcpan w receve a hard copy of ecure de and eecronc reource. A peronazed UC Dav campu our w ao be arranged. Fed Trp (opona) A one-day fed our hrough producon area panned for November 20 o compemen he ecure cae. Economc Markeng Roo Boogy & Phyoogy Shoo & Roo Growh Fowerng, Ponaon & Fru Se Fru Growh & Deveopmen Propagaon Rooock Seecon Cuvar Seecon Repan Dorder Compex Fro Proecon Orchard Degn Tranng Young Tree Managng Maure Tree Irrgaon Managemen & Syem Mnera Defcence & Toxce Nrogen Managemen Cover Croppng Managemen Weed Managemen Deae Managemen Inec & Me Managemen Organc Producon Food Safey Maury & Harveng Operaon

7 Accommodaon Reearch Acve A new coure offerng Dav a wakabe cy, adjonng he UC Dav campu, fu of nereng reauran, ar gaere, hop and heaer. For your convenence, we have bocked a number of room a he Hya, Hamark Inn and he Be Weern Pam Cour (30 mnue wak). Menon you are wh he Fru & Nu Reearch & Informaon Cener-Advance n Wanu Producon coure. Advance n Long-erm udy comparng ranng ree whou prunng o uua prunng mehod a Ncke So Laboraory n Arbucke, CA Wanu Producon November 16-19, 2015 UC Dav For more hoe opon and oca amene, v he Yoo Couny Vor Bureau webe: hp:// Maure orchard canopy managemen Fed rp acve Wanu cuvar deveopmen and evauaon: new UC varey Soano

8 Unvery of Caforna Cooperave Exenon Tuare Couny 4437B S Lapna S Tuare, CA Nonprof Org US Poage Pad Vaa, CA Perm No. 240 In-A-Nuhe Apr 2015 Ezabeh Fchner Farm Advor The Unvery of Caforna) Dvon of Agrcuure & Naura Reource (ANR) prohb dcrmnaon agan or haramen of any peron parcpang n any of ANR program or acve on he ba of race, coor, naona orgn, regon, ex, gender deny, pregnancy (whch ncude pregnancy, chdbrh, and medca condon reaed o pregnancy or chdbrh), phyca or mena daby, medca condon (cancer-reaed or genec characerc), genec nformaon (ncudng famy medca hory), ancery, mara au, age, exua orenaon, czenhp, or ervce n he unformed ervce (a defned by he Unformed Servce Empoymen and Reempoymen Rgh Ac of 1994: ervce n he unformed ervce ncude memberhp, appcaon for memberhp, performance of ervce, appcaon for ervce, or obgaon for ervce n he unformed ervce) or any peron n any of program or acve. Unvery pocy ao prohb reaaon agan any empoyee or peron parcpang n any of ANR program or acve for brngng a compan of dcrmnaon or haramen puruan o h pocy. Th pocy nended o be conen wh he provon of appcabe Sae and Federa aw. Inqure regardng he Unvery equa empoymen opporuny poce may be dreced o Lnda Mare Manon, Affrmave Acon Conac, Unvery of Caforna, Dav, Agrcuure and Naura Reource, One Shed Avenue, Dav, CA 95616, (530)