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UC Cooperative Extension Announces 2025 Organic Seminar Series

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UC Cooperative Extension is presenting a weekly lunchtime seminar series on topics relevant to organic farmers. Each week features a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation, followed by audience questions and more general discussion. This year, the series began January 21 and will go through March 25.

Simultaneous Spanish language translation will be available for all Seminars. The presentations will be recorded, with discussion and Q&A portions removed from posted recordings.

Click here to pre-register for one or all of the seminars. Please note that the March 4 seminar will be a 2-hour deep dive into organic weed management technologies.

For more information, contact Aparna Gazula at agazula@ucanr.edu, phone 408-282-3127.

February 18
Organic Management of Spotted Wing Drosophilla (SWD) by Dr. Vaughn Walton, Oregon State University
February 25
Exploring how soil health contributes to climate stress resilience in agricultural systems by Patricia Lazicki, Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor, UCCE Yolo County
March 4
Organic Weed Management Technologies: ASD, Occultation, Solarization by Dr. Francesco Di Gioia, Penn State University; Dr. Xin Zhao, University of Florida; Jenny Broome, UC Santa Cruz; Eric Gallandt, University of Maine; and Martin Guerena, NCAT Agriculture Specialist

2-hr seminar featuring multiple presenters

March 10
Survival of enteric pathogens in soils amended with organic soil amendments of animal origin by Dr. Keith Schneider, University of Florida,  Dr. Karuna Kharel, Louisiana State University

2-hr seminar featuring multiple presenters

March 18
JADAM Organic Farming Practices

 

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Adapted from an email sent Jan. 13, 2025, by UC Cooperative Extension, Central Coast.

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