27th Annual UCCE North Coast Virtual IPM Seminar
About the Event
The 27th Annual UCCE North Coast IPM Seminar will be held virtually.
Join us on November 20th and 21st, 2024, from 8:00am-12:15/12:30pm both days! 2 hours of Laws and Regs and 5.25 hours Other DPR CE Hours Pending Approval. 8 hours CCA units Pending Approval.
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Please find the agenda below:
2024 UCCE North Coast Virtual IPM Seminar
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
07:45 am Log-on begins
08:00 am Welcome and Introduction
Cindy Kron, PhD, North Coast IPM Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension
08:05 am Pesticide Emergency Medical Care (L&R)
Alex Nguyen, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
08:35 am Ways to mitigate pesticide related injuries during exposure (L&R)
Alex Nguyen, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
09:00 am A different kind of pairing – Grapevine rootstocks and site conditions
Christopher Chen, Integrated Vineyard Systems Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake
10:00 am BREAK
10:15 am How to mitigate direct and indirect damage caused by plant-parasitic nematodes on grape
Andreas Westphal, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Nematology, UC Riverside
11:15 am Irrigation Scheduling Methods and Tools for Grapevines
Daniele Zaccaria, Associate Professor in Agricultural Water Management for Cooperative Extension, UC Davis
12:15 pm Adjourn
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
07:45 am Log-on begins
08:00 am Welcome and Introduction
Cindy Kron, PhD, North Coast IPM Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension
08:05 am Pest control headquarter inspections (L&R)
Matt Daugherty, Agricultural/Measurements Standards Specialist III, Mendocino County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
08:30 am Wear your PPE: proper selection and use of PPE for Handlers (L&R)
Jasmin Ramirez-Strain, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, UCIPM Statewide Program
09:00 am Vertebrate Pest Management in vineyards
Roger Baldwin, Professor of Cooperative Extension, Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, UC Davis
10:00 am BREAK
10:15 am Spotted Lanternfly in the US: What we’ve learned after 8 years and what new regions need to know to be prepared
Julie Urban, Research Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University
11:15 am Management of Grapevine Trunk Diseases, esca complex, and oak rot fungus in Vineyards
Akif Eskalen, Professor of Cooperative Extension, Plant Pathology of vines, tree fruit, and small fruits
12:00 pm How to write an IPM Plan with an emphasis on Organic
Cindy Kron, PhD, North Coast IPM Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension
12:30 pm Adjourn