Peach Symposium Tour
Thursday, July 12
8:00 a.m. Depart Davis
10:00 –12:00 p.m. Tour Zaiger Genetics, Modesto
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Travel to Atwater
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Lunch and tour of J.R. Wood freezer plant
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Travel to Selma
5:00 p.m. Check in to hotel
6:00 p.m. Depart hotel
6:30 p.m. Presentation on California agriculture by Harry Andris
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Barbeque at UC Kearney Agricultural Center
9:00 p.m. Return to hotel
Friday, July 13
6:30 a.m. Depart hotel
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast and poster viewing at KAC
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Viewing and tasting of old and new peach varieties
9:00 – 12:00 p.m. Tour of field plots at UC KAC and USDA, including post harvest facility, tree training, rootstocks, varieties, irrigation management, nutrient deficiencies, chemical thinning, breeding, replant disorder,
pest management and other fruit and nut species
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch at KAC
2:00 – 1:30 p.m. Small scale packing operation
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Visit with Paul Buxman to discuss and view organic farming
practices
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Tour of Kaprielian packing shed and cold storage facility
5:00 p.m. Return to hotel
6:30 p.m. Depart Hotel
7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Western dinner and entertainment at Herb Kaprielian’s house
10:00 p.m. Return to hotel
Saturday, July 14
8:00 a.m. Depart hotel
8:30 a.m. Peach harvesting operation in the field
9:00 a.m. Leave for Burchell Nursery
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Tour of Burchell Nursery operation
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch at Burchell park
1:30 p.m. Depart for Davis
2:30 p.m. Stop at fruit stand
5:00 p.m. Arrive in Davis