LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) reminds growers and others involved in the North Coast walnut industry to attend the 2012 Lake County Walnut Update to be held Wednesday, March 7.

The event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon at the Scotts Valley Women’s Club, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport. The facility is wheelchair accessible.

Topics will include the status of the Lake County walnut industry, updates from the agricultural commissioner and Irrigated Lands Program, understanding walnut tree growth and how it affects management, 2011 walnut quality problems and causes, new clonal Paradox rootstocks, and walnut husk fly management.

The California Walnut Board also will present a domestic and international marketing update.
 
Just added to the day’s agenda is a pruning demonstration following the meeting. It will beginning at 2p.m. at the Suchan Valadez Farm and Nursery, 10005 Elk Mountain Road, Upper Lake.
 
The meetings are sponsored by UCCE, California Walnut Board, Lake County Department of Agriculture, and the Suchan Valadez Farm and Nursery.

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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The meeting agenda and directions to the meeting site can be viewed at http://celake.ucdavis.edu .