Kern County Spring Citrus Meeting – March 8

The University of California Kern County Cooperative Extension is holding a spring citrus meeting on Friday, March 8 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Kern County Cooperative Extension auditorium. Meeting topics include the latest Asian citrus psyllid treatment strategies, the 2019 Kern County ACP coordinated treatment plan and more. The meeting is open to all citrus growers and affiliates.

Continuing Education (CE) units or Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) units are not available for this meeting. A full list of speakers and topics is provided below.

8:30 a.m.
Registration

9 a.m.
Latest Treatment Strategies for Asian Citrus Psyllid
Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell, director, Lindcove Research & Extension Center

ACP-HLB Update and 2019 Kern Coordinated ACP Treatment Plan
Judy Zaninovich, Kern County ACP-HLB Grower Liaison

Are You Applying Imidacloprid Properly?
Rick Leonard, Bayer

What Should We Do About California Red Scale?
Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell, director, Lindcove Research & Extension Center

Spider Mites of Concern in the Lower San Joaquin Valley
David Haviland, Kern County Cooperative Extension entomologist and Farm Advisor

Noon
Adjourn

Meeting details:
Friday, March 8
8:30 a.m. to Noon
Kern County Cooperative Extension Auditorium
1031 S. Mount Vernon Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93307

For questions, please contact:
Judy Zaninovich
Kern County ACP-HLB Grower Liaison
jsleslie@msn.com