Silver Dollar Fairgrounds
Breakfast · Program · Lunch
NVNC / CHICO / 2025Back in Chico
A focused morning for North Valley nut growers, crop advisers, and ag businesses. Start with breakfast, take in the program, visit the exhibits, and stay for lunch.
Register for FreeSee the AgendaAlmonds. Walnuts. North Valley agriculture.
Growing here comes with its own questions. NVNC brings growers, PCAs, CCAs, orchard managers, and industry partners together in Chico to compare notes and look toward the season ahead.
Breakfast together. An in-person program. Agricultural exhibitors. Lunch with your industry. Enough time to learn something useful and catch up with people you don’t see every day.
From the conference
Conversations on the floor. Perspectives from the stage. NVNC brings the North Valley nut community together to share ideas and make connections in person.
Moments from 2025 and 2026. See the 2027 agenda.
North Valley Nut Conference · Thursday, January 14, 2027
Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, Chico. Doors open at 7:00 AM, the program starts at 8:00 AM, and lunch is at noon.
7:00 AM
Check in, grab breakfast and visit the exhibitors before the program starts.
8:00 AM
Katharine QuistButte County Agricultural Commissioner
Marcie SkeltonGlenn County Agricultural CommissionerChanges in laws and regulations affecting tree crop growers.
8:30 AM
Luke MillironUCCE Orchards Advisor, Butte CountyUCCE research on almond varieties and rootstocks: yield, quality, compatibility, spacing and fit for different orchard conditions, plus what to weigh in planting and replanting decisions.
9:00 AM
Pat J. BrownPlant Science Professor and Walnut Breeder, UC DavisUC and Chico State breeding and evaluation of walnut varieties and rootstocks: yield, nut quality, disease resistance and fit for different orchards, plus what to weigh in planting and replanting decisions.
9:30 AMto 10:30 AM
A full hour on the exhibit floor to meet this year’s exhibitors and catch up with neighbors.
10:30 AM
Curt PierceUCCE Water Resources Advisor, Glenn CountyResearch and management updates for irrigating nut crops under SGMA, and guidelines for encouraging groundwater recharge from storm flows in nut orchards.
11:00 AM
Jaime OttUCCE Orchards Advisor, Tehama CountyDisease biology, waterlogging and infection risk, symptoms and diagnosis, irrigation, drainage and rootstock management, and pesticide options, with time for questions.
11:30 AM
Robert VerloopCalifornia Walnut Board and CommissionBrief updates on marketing and sales of California almonds and walnuts.
12:00 PM
Finish over lunch with your industry, then get back to your day.
Program developed with UC Cooperative Extension. Times and speakers may change before January 14. CE hours pending approval. Registration is open and admission is free.
A look back / NVNC 2026
From the first hello to lunch outside, the conference is a chance to spend a morning with your industry.
This is the place
Silver Dollar Fairgrounds
2357 Fair Street, Chico, California 95928
Thursday, January 14, 2027
Building, parking, and entry details will be shared before the conference.
Conference Hotel
$129per night
Nights of Jan 12 and 13
2485 Carmichael Drive, Chico. Book by Monday, December 14, 2026 to get the group rate.
Book the Group RatePrefer to call? 530-894-5500. Ask for the JCS Marketing group rate.
Also This Winter
Six weeks after Chico, the California Walnut Conference brings walnut growers to Yuba City for grower education, research posters and exhibits, then a working lunch. It’s free to attend.
A few things to know
Need a little more information? We’re happy to help.
Ask the JCS teamNut growers, orchard managers, PCAs, CCAs, and agricultural businesses serving the region. If your work connects with the North Valley nut industry, this is a day to meet people who share your interests.
Thursday, January 14, 2027, at Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico, California. Registration, breakfast and the trade show open at 7:00 AM, the program starts at 8:00 AM, and lunch is at noon. See the full agenda.
Admission is free. Register through MyAgLife Events to reserve your place for January 14, 2027, in Chico. You can register as a guest without creating an account.
Yes. The 2027 agenda covers county ag commissioner updates, almond and walnut variety and rootstock updates, SGMA, Phytophthora and waterlogging, and Walnut and Almond Board updates. Times and speakers may still change.
The program is planned for 1.0 DPR hour (0.5 Laws and Regulations, 0.5 Other), 3.0 CCA hours and 0.5 CDFA irrigation management hour. All CE hours are pending approval. The agenda shows the hours for each session.
Yes. Residence Inn by Marriott Chico has a group rate of $129 a night for the nights of January 12 and 13. Book online or call 530-894-5500 and ask for the JCS Marketing group rate. Book by Monday, December 14, 2026.
Yes. Breakfast starts the day, and lunch wraps up the gathering. Registration inclusions and dietary accommodation details will be confirmed with the registration information. Contact our team with specific dietary requests.
Explore exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities, then tell our team what you have in mind. They can walk you through the options for 2027.
Save the date / January 14, 2027
Registration is open. Reserve your place for a morning with the North Valley nut community. Admission is free, and no account is required.
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Questions about the conference?
Have a question about the program or your visit? Send it to the JCS Marketing team. Use the registration link to reserve your place.