December 5-6, 2008
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Overview
Enhance your skills, earn continuing education credits and enjoy beautiful San Luis Obispo! Featuring innovative pest management practices for sustainable agriculture during the 7th Annual Sustainable Pest Management Conference. Learn about...
- Emerging trends in sustainable food production
- Assessing transition costs to organic farming
- Weed control in organic systems
- Managing springtails & symphylans
- Balancing macro- and micro-nutrients for plant health
- An update on light brown apple moth
- IPM strategies for vineyards
- USDA policies for approving organic pesticides
- Updates on important regulatory issues
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing Education Credits - 12 Continuing Education Units including 3 Laws and Regulations.
Units for PCAs have been approved by the California Department
of Pesticide Regulation (8 units for Day 1 Conference, 4 additional units for Day 2. Two day total =12). 12 CEU credits have also been approved for Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs).
Registration includes conference materials, PCA unit processing, meals each day.
Information to be posted in September.
Conference Program
DAY 1, Friday December 5, 2008
Map Day One Location - San Luis Opispo County Veteran's Hall
7:30-8:00 AM Registration & Refreshments Sponsored by Monterey Ag Resources
8:00 – 8:45 AM “How the Emerging Market for Sustainable Food Products is Changing the Crop Management Landscape”
David Visher, California Program Manager, Food Alliance
8:45 – 9:45 AM “The Impact of Pest Control and Fertility Costs on the Adoption of Organic Farming Practices”
Karen Klonsky, Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis
9:45 – 10:00 AM Break Sponsored by Western Farm Service
10:00 – 11:00 AM “Volatile Organic Compound Regulations”
Randy Segawa, Environmental Program Manager, DPR
11:00 – 11:30 AM “Invasive Pests and their Impact on Organic Farming: Focus on Light Brown Apple Moth”
Zea Sonnabend, Policy Advisor, CCOF
11:30 – 12:15 PM “Update on USDA Policy for Approving Organic Pesticides”
Miguel Guerrero, Marketing Director, OMRI
12:15 – 1:00 PM Lunch Sponsored by California Organic Fertilizers
1:00 – 2:15 PM “Microfauna Pest Control Panel – Focus on Springtails & Symphylans”
David Headrick, Professor, Cal Poly Horticulture & Crop Science Dept.,
Brian Henriott, M.S. Candidate, Cal Poly Horticulture & Crop Science Dept.,
Jim Leap, Farm Manager, UCSC Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
2:15 – 3:00 PM “Cultural, Chemical and Physical Weed Control in Organic Systems”
Steve Fennimore, Cooperative Extension Weed Specialist, UC Davis
3:00 – 3:15 PM Break Sponsored by Central Coast Vineyard Team
3:15 – 4:15 PM “General Principles & New Findings in Organic Fertility: Implications for PCAs”
Richard Smith, Vegetable Crops & Weed Science Advisor, Monterey Co. UCCE
4:15 – 5:15 PM “Development of an IPM Approach to Vine Mealybug in California”
Monica Cooper, Staff Research Associate, Env. Science, Policy & Mgt., UC Berkeley
DAY 2, Saturday December 6, 2008
Map to Day Two Loction - Cal Poly Crops Unit
“MACRO- AND MICRO-NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO PEST CONTROL FOR ORGANIC SYSTEMS”
Sponsored by Reiter Affiliated Companies
Since the earliest days of organic farming, as early as the 1920’s, advocates have advised: “Feed the soil, not the plant!” Today, new research is continually reinforcing the importance of establishing and maintaining healthy, balanced soil conditions for optimal plant health. In turn, plant health and vitality is increasingly correlated with a plant’s ability to protect itself from disease and pests. Today’s workshop will take an in-depth look at how plant defense responses are related to soil nutrition. Essential variables including soil organic matter, fertility sources, nutrition rates, and balancing micro- and macro-nutrients will be related to case studies in pest protection by some of the West Coast’s leading experts on the subject. Transition issues will be considered for conventional growers who are seeking to incorporate organic methods into their management system.
7:30-8:00 AM Registration & Refreshments
8:00 – 10:00 AM “Topic Introduction & Overview”
Tom Ruehr, Professor, Cal Poly Earth and Soil Sciences Dept.
10:00 – 10:15 AM Break
10:15 – 11:15 AM “Balancing Micro-nutrients and Macro-nutrients to Strengthen Plant Health & Defense in Organic Strawberries”
Sage Finch, PCA / Private Agricultural Consultant
11:15 – 12:15 PM “Nitrogen and Soil-borne Disease Management in Organic Strawberries ”
Joji Muramoto, Associate Researcher, UCSC Program in Community and Agroecology (PICA)
Overnight Accommodations:
Special arrangements have been made at two nearby hotels. Contact the following hotels directly to make a reservation, and specify the AG Conference rate:
Quality Suites Inn
1631 Monterey St.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93402 (805)541-5001
www.qualitysuitesslo.com
“Sustainable Ag Conference Rate”: $139
(Before Nov 1)
Holiday Inn Express
1800 Monterey St.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93402
(805)544-8600
www.holidayinnexpress.com
"Sustainable Ag Conference Rate": $99
(Before Nov 15)
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