5th. Annual Sustainable Agriculture Pest Control Advisor Conference
December 1-2, 2006
San Luis Obispo Veteran's Hall in San Luis Obispo, CA
Directions to the Event
2006 Registration Form
Email ellen@ccof.org or call 831-423-2263 Ext. 31 to be added to the PCA Conference mailing list.
Sponsored by CCOF and Co-Sponsored by Cal Poly State University's Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium. Additional sponsorships are available now. Sponsorship information and sign up form. Contact Ellen Farmer at 831-423-2263 Ext. 31 or ellen@ccof.org.
Overview
Enhance your skills, earn continuing education credits and enjoy beautiful San Luis Obispo! Featuring innovative pest management practices for sustainable agriculture. Learn about...
- Tools for biologically-integrated pest control
- Pesticide resistance management strategies
- Non-toxic vertebrate pest control
- Beneficial soil organisms
- New year-round IPM Programs through UC
- Updates on important regulatory issues
- Risk reduction strategies for certified organic operations
On Day 2, 12/2: Join us at the beautiful Castoro Cellars Winery in Templeton for a special workshop which explores how pest management decisions impact and are impacted by the natural, economic and human factors of sustainable agriculture.
Assessing Operational Sustainability from a Pest Management Perspective
Day 1: Main Conference Agenda
Friday, December 1, 2006
7:30 am Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:00 am Organic Certification Risk Reduction Strategies for PCAs
Jake Lewin (Certification Services Director, CCOF)
9:00 am Ag Waiver Water Quality Update
Kay Mercer (Coordinator, Agricultural Watershed Coalition, southern San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara Counties) 10:00 am Refreshments
10:15 am Genetically Engineered Crop Update
Bob Lilley (San Luis Obispo County Agricultural Commissioner)
10:45 am Pesticide Formulations Primer
David Headrick (Professor, Cal Poly Horticulture Crop Sciences Dept)
11:15 am Resistance Management Strategies and Pitfals in Sustainable Agriculture Production
Beth Grafton-Cardwell (Director, Lindgrove Research & Extension Center)
12:00 pm Catered Lunch
12:45 pm UC's New Year-Round IPM Programs and Other Tools for Environmentally Responsible Pest Management
Mary Lou Flint (Director, IPM Education & Publications, UC Statewide IPM Project)
1:30 pm Non-Toxic Gopher Control
Thomas Wittman (President, Gophers Limited)
2:00 pm Round Table on Vertebrate Pest Control
Richard Davis (Sr. Public Health Biologist, Vector-Borne Disease Section), Rachel Long (Farm Advisor, Pest Management Field Crops, UCCE), Josh Reilly (IPM Coord., Santa Cruz County)
3:00 pm Refreshments
3:15 pm Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Biological Control Agents
Ed Lewis (Professor, Dept of Nematology, UC Davis)
4:15 pm Update on the FDA Lettuce Food Safety Initiative
Will Daniels (Director of Quality Assurance, Earthbound Farm)
Day 2: Special Workshop Agenda
Saturday, December 2, 2006
7:30 am Registration, Refreshments & Welcome
8:00 am "Where am I in the Landscape?": The Importance of an Area-Wide Perspective
Bob Thomas (Mesa Vineyard Management Co.)
8:30 am Improving Soil Health for Pest Reduction
Tom Ruehr, (Professor, Cal Poly Horticluture & Crop Science Dept.)
10:00 am Refreshments
10:15 am Managing Semi-fixed Costs for Sustainability
Mike Atkins (Agronomist, Western Farm Service), Jason Hoar (President, Agri-Fuels), Ryan Park (Commercial Sales Mgr., REC Solar), Mike Morris (Farm Energy Team Leader, ATTRA)
12:15 pm Catered Lunch
1:00 pm Audubon Sanctuary Program: A Case Study in Certifying Environmental Stewardship
Terry Vassey (Professor, Cal Poly Horticulture & Science Dept.)
2:00 pm The Role of Habitat in Sustainable Vineyard Management: Reasearch & Application
Jean-Pierre Wolff (Owner, Wolff Vineyards)
3:00 pm Good-bye & Wine Tasting (optional)
Continuing Education Units
14 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) have been approved by the CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulations for PCAs attending both days, including 3.5 "Laws and Regulations" units (on Day 1). A total of 12 CEUs are available for Certified Crop Advisors. 7 'Ag Waiver' Units are also being made available, by the Statewide Regional Water Quality Control Board.
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