Agenda

Tuesday, February 7
General Session
9:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M., SALON C

Faces of Conservation, Partners in Stewardship
Chair: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, President, CA ASA
2.0 CEU

9:30 – 9:45

Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UC Cooperative Extension, Introductory remarks.

9:45 – 10:20

Jeffrey Mitchell, UC Davis, Economic and Ecological Justifications for Conservation Agriculture in California

10:20 – 11:00

Partnering for Conservation Outcomes – Panel Discussion

• Jeff Borum, East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District
• Karen Lowell, USDA-NRCS
• Jeffrey Mitchell, UC Davis
• Tawny Mata, CDFA Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation

11:00 – 12:00

Building On-Farm Resilience – Grower Panel Discussion

• John Diener, Red Rock Ranch
• Dino Giacomazzi, Giacomazzi Almond Company, Inc.
• Scott Park, Park Farming Organics

Tuesday, February 7
Concurrent Breakout Sessions: 1:25 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

SALON C

SALON D

Session 1 – Soil Management for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Chairs: Lauren Hale, Sultan Begna
1.5 CEU

Session 2 – Integrated Pest Management and Biodiversity
Chairs: Sarah Light, Ian Grettenberger, Nick Clark
1.5 CEU

1:25

Introductory Remarks

1:25

Introductory Remarks

1:30

Kerri Steenwerth, USDA-ARS, Climate-Smart Agriculture: Process and Practice

1:30

Katherine Waselkov, CSU Fresno, Herbicide Resistance in the Central Valley (ALS Inhibitors + Glyphosate for Palmer amaranth, waterhemp, and chickweed)

2:00

Cristina Lazcano, UC Davis, Supporting Soil Health in Winegrape Production: Knowns and Unknowns

2:00

Ricky Lara, CDFA, Classical Biological Control of Ag Pests in California

2:30

Rebecca Ryals, UC Merced, Transforming Wastes into Resources to Advance Circular Agricultural Economies

2:30

Daniel Karp, UC Davis, Co-managing Fresh Produce Farms for Bird Conservation, Pest Control, and Food

Tuesday, February 7
Concurrent Breakout Sessions: 3:25 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

SALON C

SALON D

Session 3– Cover Crops: Environmental Benefits and Beyond
Chairs: Gina Colfer, Hossein Zakeri
1.5 CEU

Session 4 – Crop Management
Chairs: Mae Culumber, Mark Cady
1.5 CEU

3:25

Introductory Remarks

3:25

Introductory Remarks

3:30

Margaret Smither-Kopperl, NRCS Plant Materials Center, Termination and Management of Insectary Cover Crop Mixes for Almond and Walnut Orchards and Vineyards

3:30

Kat Jarvis-Shean, UCCE, Impacts of a Changing Climate on Tree Crop Production

4:00

Alyssa Devincentis, Vitidore, Inc., The Effects of Winter Cover Crops on Soil Moisture and Succeeding Cash Crop

4:00

David Holden, Holden Research and Consulting, Methodologies for Setting Up and Conducting On Farm Trials for Practical Data

4:30

Eric Brennan, USDA-ARS, Cover Crops in Central California and Complying with Ag Order 4.0

4:30

Stavros Vougioukas, UC Davis, Advances in Off-ground Almond Harvest Equipment and Technology

Wednesday, February 8
Concurrent Breakout Sessions: 8:25 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.

SALON C

SALON D

Session 5 – Water Management
Chairs: Mark Cady, Mae Culumber
1.5 CEU

Session 6 – Plant Breeding
Chairs: Sultan Begna, Lauren Hale
1.5 CEU

8:25

Introductory remarks

8:25

Introductory remarks

8:30

Mark Battany, UCCE, Using Satellite Data to Aid Irrigation Management

8:30

Pat J. Brown, UC Davis, Selecting for Reduced Chill Requirement and Increased Salinity Tolerance in Walnut and Pistachio

9:00

Michael Cahn, UCCE, Tools and Approaches for Assessing and Improving Irrigation Efficiency on the Farm

9:00

Summaria Riaz, USDA-ARS, USDA-ARS Efforts in Grape Breeding Research at the San Joaquin Valley Ag Center in Parlier, CA

9:30

Isaya Kisekka, UC Davis, Multi-site Evaluation of Stem Water Potential Sensors in Almonds

9:30

Bao-Lam Huynh, UC Riverside, Varietal Improvement of Fresh-Market Long Bean to Overcome Biotic Stresses and Expand Production

Wednesday, February 8
Concurrent Breakout Sessions: 10:25 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

SALON C

SALON D

Session 7 – Nutrient Management
Chairs: Daniel Geisseler, Marja Koivunen
1.5 CEU

Session 8 – Organic and Regenerative Production Systems
Chairs: Hossein Zakeri, Gina Colfer
1.5 CEU

10:25

Introductory remarks

10:25

Introductory remarks

10:30

Richard Smith, UCCE, The Value of Residual Soil Nitrate for Crop Growth

10:30

Matt Grieshop, Cal Poly SLO, Reevaluating Organic Agriculture through a Regenerative Lens

11:00

Daniel Geisseler, UC Davis, Nitrogen Mineralization in Fields Under Annual Crops

11:00

Eric Morgan, Braga Farm, Evaluating Regenerative Farming Principals in Cool Season Vegetable Production

11:30

Douglas Amaral, UCCE, Citrus Nitrogen Management Practices and Recommendations

11:30

Cindy Daley, CSU Chico, Environmental and On-farm Benefits of Regenerative Soil Health Systems