Welcome to the conference
from our publisher
Progressive Crop Consultant Magazine
is excited to again collaborate with the Western Region Certified Crop Advisers’ Association on this year’s Crop Consultant Conference. We have significantly expanded our educational offerings for this two-day conference with two concurrent CEU tracks, one for PCAs and one for CCAs, as well as a BONUS DPR Laws and Regulations Workshop.
My vision for this event years ago was for it to become the key event for the crop consultant industry and to create a space where the industry would come together to learn from experts and from each other and access information and technology. We continue to grow and expand to achieve that goal.
We thank WRCCA for working with us to develop an agenda that features the latest in crop production practices and technology, addresses common concerns about water, fertilizer and other inputs, and focuses on emerging pest issues for specialty crop consultants in the Western U.S. WRCCA will also announce its CCA of the Year award, scholarships and honorariums at lunch on Thursday.
Please remember to download the MyAgLife app, your key to the conference, where you will find push notifications and agenda details and also be able to interact with speakers during the Q and A sessions following each presentation.
Also take advantage of the food, fun and entertainment at this year’s conference, including comedian Jeff Applebaum during Wednesday lunch, the mixer Wednesday evening, and our raffle giveaway to My Ag Nite.
Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors for helping to make this conference a success. My staff and I look forward to spending these two days with you and are here to help answer any questions.
Sincerely,
Jason Scott
CEO and Publisher, JCS Marketing, Inc. Progressive Crop Consultant Magazine
thank you, Sponsors!
Heritage Crop Science, LLC
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EXPLORE THE EXHIBIT HALL entrance REGISTRATION CEU SELF CHECK-IN MARRIOTT PLAZA COURTYARD EQUIPMENT Afrikelp-USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 AgSafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Agri Technovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 AgroPlantae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Agworld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 APC Agro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Aqua-Yield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Axiom Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Balchem / Albion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 BASF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Belchim Crop Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Biodel Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 BioSafe Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Blue Mountain Minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Brandt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Chemurgic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Corigin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Corteva Agriscience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Crop Vitality, Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 CSS California Safe Soil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Cultiva, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Custom Ag Formulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Deerpoint Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Diamond K Gypsum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Earthrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 EarthSol, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Eco2Mix, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Farmit Rx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-36 FarmX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Ferticell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Fusion 360, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Gowan USA, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Heritage Crop Science, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 HotSpot Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Innovak Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Irrometer Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ISCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Koppert Biologicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Lida Plant Research, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Live Earth Products, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 MGK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Multicolor Ecological Agriculture Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 New Era Farm Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Novozymes BioAg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Oro Agri, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Pacific Biocontrol Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 ProFarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 SAN Agrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Soil Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 SQM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Stoller USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Superior Soil Supplements, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sym Agro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Synagro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Syngenta Biologicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Teleos Ag Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 TidalGrow AgriScience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-67 Trece, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 TriCal, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 UC ANR University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Verdesian Life Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Vestaron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Wave Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 West Coast Ag Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Western Region CCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 WRT Water Right Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 EXHIBIT Lobby RESTROOMS RESTROOMS
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exit parking Registration Lobby RESTROOMS RESTROOMS 01 synagro 02 pacific biocontr 03 blue mountain minerals 04 teleos ag 05 Trical 06 cultiva 07 innovak global 08 Novozymes 69 agroplantae 15 irrometer co. 17 verdesian life sciences 14 hotspot ag 13 apc agro 19 wrcca 12 farmx 20 belchim crop pro. 11 eco2mix 21 aquayield 10 biosafe 22 vestaron 16 multicolor eco. ag. 68 basf 66-67 tidal grow agrisc. 65 stoller usa 64 corteva agrisc. 63 ferticell 62 agsafe 61 soil basics 59 brandt 60 css 58 wave group 57 custom ag form. 56 lida plant resear. 55 UC anr 54 west coast ag prod. 53 agri techno. 52 biodel ag 30 deerpoint group 32 live earth prod. 29 gowan usa 33 trece 28 koppert bio. 34 diamond k gyps. 27 afrikelp 35 farmit rx 26 mgk 25 profarm 37 SYNGENTA 31 axiom ag 24 sqm 43 chemurgic 47 corigin 42 cdfa frep 48 RAFFLE 41 isca 49 agworld 40 balchem 50 superior soil supp. 39 new era farm service 51 san agrow 45 WORKSHOP 38 heritage crop science 23 WRT Water Right Technologies 70 Sym agro 71 fruit growers lab. 72 Earthrive 9 oro agri 76 earthsol 74 fusion 360 75 Crop Vitality CHARGING STATIONS SCREEN SCREEN
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Wednesday, September 27
7:00 AM BREAKFAST Sponsored by SQM Specialty Plant Nutrition
7:00 AM TRADE SHOW
JOINT DPR & CCA TRACK
8:00 AM
Neighborly NOW Program: Getting Connected with Mating Disruption Users
Jesse Roseman, Principal Analyst, Almond Board of California
8:30 AM
Pesticide Roadmap Panel: What Does the Future of Pesticide Use Look Like for California?
Renee Pinel, President/CEO, Western Plant Health Association; Surendra Dara, NWREC Director and Professor, Oregon State University; Roger Isom, President, WAPA; Daniel Hartwig, Director of Sustainability, Woolf Farming
9:30 AM
Industry Talk: Iodine as a Plant Nutrient
Doug Snyder, Business and Marketing Development Manager, SQM North America
10:00 AM TRADE SHOW & BREAK
10:30 AM
Laws and Regs Workshop: What We Learned from Top Pesticide Violations in 2022
Rigo Ceja, Outreach and Training Specialist, AgSafe
11:00 AM
Industry Talk: Growing Large, High-Quality Fruit Through Nutrition
Jeff Merrit, CEO, Axiom Ag
11:30 AM
Biopesticides: Where Industry Stands
Surendra Dara, NWREC Director and Professor, Oregon State University
12:00 PM LUNCH Sponsored by Multicolor Ecological Agriculture
Special Guest Entertainment: Jeff Applebaum
DPR TRACK Tackling Pesticide Resistance of Spotted Wing Drosophila
Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE Area IPM Advisor, Stanislaus County
Overview of SensorControlled Sprayers and Sprayer Types
THURsday, September 28
7:00 AM BREAKFAST Sponsored by Axiom Ag
7:00 AM TRADE SHOW
JOINT DPR & CCA TRACK
8:00 AM
Biostimulant Panel: Plant Biostimulant Act Reintroduction
Russell Taylor, Vice President, Live Earth Products; Kirk Van Leuven, CCA/PCA, Stoller USA; Rich Kreps, CCA, SSp., Ultra Gro; August York, CCA, Intuit Ag Consulting; James Henderson, CCA, President, Prime Dirt, Inc.
DPR TRACK Hydrogel Bait for SugarFeeding Ants in Vineyards
9:00 AM
David Haviland, UCCE Area IPM Advisor, Kern County
CEU AGENDA
1:30 PM
CCA TRACK Regenerative Almond Management
Jessica Chiartas, Ph.D., California Soil Resource Lab, UC Davis
Almond Carbon Footprint and Soil Health
Brent Warneke, Faculty Research Assistant, Oregon State University
Soilborne Diseases in Vegetable and Tomato Row Crops
Tom Turini, UCCE Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor, Fresno County
The Role of Mating Disruption in Vineyard Pest Management
Kent M. Daane, UCCE IPM Specialist, UC Berkeley, Kearney Agricultural Research and Education Center
Bringing Fresh Perspectives to Combat Lettuce Disease
Kirsten Pearsons, UCCE IPM Advisor; Yu-Chen Wang, UCCE Plant Pathology Advisor, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties
Devin Clarke, Permanent Crop Manager, Yara International
Nutrition and Soil Health Panel
Karl Wyant, Director of Ag Science, Nutrien; JW Lemons, Account Manager, Verdesian; Jerel Kratt, CEO, Regenerative Crop Consulting, Inc.; Matt Comrey, South Sacramento Valley Sales Manager, Wilbur-Ellis
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Soil pH Nutrient Availability
Table: Where did it come from and how to use it?
Danny Klittich, Director of Agronomy, Mission Produce, Inc.
MIXER Sponsored by Water Right Technologies
9:30 AM
CCA TRACK Groundwater Recharge
On-Farm vs Large-Scale Infrastructure
Eryn Wingate, Agronomist, Tri-Tech Ag Products
Industry Talk: Fertilizer Optimization
Pawel Wiatrak, Ph.D., Agricultural Consultant, Multicolor Ecological Agriculture, Inc.
10:00 AM TRADE SHOW & BREAK
11:00 AM
Preparing for Disease in Future Cool, Wet Years
Themis Michailides, Plant Pathologist, UC Davis
Citrus Red Scale: Research Updates, How This Year’s Weather Affected Insect Generations
Sandipa Gautam, UCCE Area
Capturing Runoff with Product Technology
Eileen Bernard, Adjuvants Manager, Nutrien Ag Solutions
11:30 AM
Citrus IPM Advisor, Tulare County
Stress Management in Agronomic Crops in the Southwest Phil Frost, Technical Development Manager, Verdesian Life Sciences
12:00 PM LUNCH Sponsored by Heritage Crop Science, LLC
Presentation of WRCCA’s CCA of the Year award, Scholarships and Honorariums
1:00 PM
Industry Talk: Innovative Plant Growth Regulators (PGR) and Crop Protection Solutions
Ben Letizia, CEO/President, Heritage Crop Science, LLC
1:30 PM
Beet Leafhopper Management in Processing Tomato
Zheng Wang, UCCE Vegetable Crops and Irrigation Advisor, Stanislaus County
2:00 PM
Personal Protective Equipment Required by Labels for Employees and Owners Judy Brant, Agricultural Inspector, Tulare County Ag Commissioner Office
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Wednesday, September 27
7:00 AM Exhibit Hall
BREAKFAST AND TRADE SHOW
8:00 AM Charter Oak DPR/CCA Rooms
0.5hr DPR Other, 0.5hr CCA Pest Mgmt
Neighborly NOW Program: Getting Connected with Mating Disruption Users
Jesse Roseman, Principal Analyst, Almond Board of California
Overview of Almond Board of California’s Neighborly NOW Program, which informs PCAs and growers across the state of others who are actively engaging in mating disruption practices for navel orangeworm in almond, pistachio and walnut orchards.
8:30 AM Charter Oak DPR/CCA Rooms
1.0hr DPR Other, 1.0hr CCA Pest Mgmt
Pesticide Roadmap Panel: What Does the Future of Pesticide Use
Look Like for California?
Moderator: Renee Pinel, President/ CEO, Western Plant Health Association; Researcher: Surendra Dara, NWREC Director and Professor, Oregon State University; Roger Isom, President, WAPA; Daniel Hartwig, Director of Sustainability, Woolf Farming
Discussion of California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s rollout of the Sustainable Pest Management Roadmap for California and its potential implications for agriculture in the state.
9:30 AM Charter Oak DPR/CCA
Rooms
0.5hr CCA Nutrient Mgmt
Industry Talk: Iodine as a Plant Nutrient
Doug Snyder, Business and Marketing Development Manager, SQM North America
This presentation will showcase the role of iodine in plant nutrition and innovative studies that are underway in California and around the world.
10:00 AM Exhibit Hall TRADE SHOW
DPR FREP/INMP CCA Other Laws & Regs Crop Mgmt. Pest Mgmt. Nutrient Mgmt. Soil & Water Mgmt. Professional Dev. Nitrogen Mgmt. 5.0 0.5 0.5 2.5 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.5 CEU 7.0 CEU 1.0 CEU
DPR FREP/INMP CCA Other Laws & Regs Crop Mgmt. Pest Mgmt. Nutrient Mgmt. Soil & Water Mgmt. Professional Dev. Irrigation Mgmt. 2.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 3.0 CEU 5.5 CEU 1.0 CEU DPR CEU CCA CEU FREP/INMP CEU In-Person Total Online Grand Total 8.5 43.5 52.0 12.5 51.5 64.0 2.02.0 Total CEU
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10:30 AM Exhibit Hall #45 Workshop
0.5hr DPR Laws & Regs, 0.5hr CCA Pest Mgmt
Laws and Regs Workshop: What We Learned from Top Pesticide Violations in 2022
Rigo Ceja, Outreach and Training Specialist, AgSafe
This workshop will cover the top pesticide violations and how to prevent them in the workplace. Topics will include FAC and 3CCR requirements for pesticide compliance and worker safety, including a discussion around practical implementation in the field. Main Points include Handler Training, Application Information, Hazard Communications, Labeling at Use Site, Decontamination Facilities, Service Container Labeling, County Registration, Emergency Medical Care, PPE, and Labeling/ Permit Conditions.
11:00 AM Charter Oak DPR/CCA Rooms
0.5hr CCA Nutrient Mgmt Industry Talk: Growing Large, High-Quality Fruit Through Nutrition
Jeff Merrit, CEO, Axiom Ag Growers and consultants will hear information on providing nutrients for citrus trees that are plant-ready. A discussion on proper nutrient form for increased yield efficacy will also be had.
11:30 AM Charter Oak DPR/CCA Rooms
0.5hr DPR Other, 0.5hr CCA Pest Mgmt
Biopesticides: Where Industry Stands
Surendra Dara, NWREC Director and Professor, Oregon State University
Review of current pest management applications for biopesticides in agriculture and how this product sector is developing.
12:00 PM Exhibit Hall
LUNCH AND ENTERTAINMENT: SPECIAL GUEST JEFF APPLEBAUM
1:30 PM Charter Oak DPR Room
0.5hr DPR Other
Tackling Pesticide Resistance of Spotted Wing Drosophila
Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE Area IPM Advisor, Stanislaus County
Wednesday, September 27
Research examines pesticide resistance of Spotted Wing Drosophila in cherries and other specialty crops and next steps for PCAs/growers.
1:30 PM Charter Oak CCA Room
0.5hr CCA Crop Mgmt
Regenerative Almond Management
Jessica Chiartas, Ph.D., California Soil Resource Lab, UC Davis Consultants will hear about developed regenerative practices for almond orchards to help reduce inputs.
2:00 PM Charter Oak DPR Room
0.5hr DPR Other
Overview of Sensor-Controlled Sprayers and Sprayer Types
Brent Warneke, Faculty Research Assistant, Oregon State University Review of pesticide application technologies and the renewed interest in sensor-controlled spray systems.
2:00 PM Charter Oak CCA Room
0.5hr CCA Soil & Water Mgmt
Almond Carbon Footprint and Soil Health
Devin Clarke, Permanent Crop Manager, Yara International Consultants will learn about novel soil health management practices in almond orchards, including new biological mixes, cover crops, whole orchard recycling and more.
2:30 PM Charter Oak DPR Room
0.5hr DPR Other
Soilborne Diseases in Vegetable and Tomato Row Crops
Tom Turini, UCCE Vegetable Crops
Farm Advisor, Fresno County
Discussion on various soilborne diseases including Phytophthora that plague lettuce and tomato row crops in California.
2:30 PM Charter Oak CCA Room
0.5hr CCA Soil & Water Mgmt, 0.5hr CCA Nutrient Mgmt, 1.0hr INMP Nitrogen
Nutrition and Soil Health Panel Moderator: Karl Wyant, Director of Ag Science, Nutrien; Panelists: JW Lemons, Account Manager, Verdesian; Jerel Kratt, CEO, Regenerative Crop Consulting, Inc.; Matt Comrey, South Sacramento
Valley Sales Manager, Wilbur-Ellis Consultants and growers will hear up-to-date recommendations on understanding and leveraging the nitrogen cycle to make informed fertility decisions, and how improving soil health can alter decision-making.
3:00 PM Charter Oak DPR Room
0.5hr DPR Other
The Role of Mating Disruption in Vineyard Pest Management
Kent M. Daane, UCCE IPM Specialist, UC Berkeley, Kearney Agricultural Research and Education Center
Review of available materials for mating disruption implementation in vineyards infested with vine mealybug and current efficacy data.
3:30 PM Exhibit Hall TRADE SHOW
4:30 PM Charter Oak DPR Room
0.5hr DPR Other
Bringing Fresh Perspectives to Combat Lettuce Disease
Kirsten Pearsons, UCCE IPM Advisor, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties; Yu-Chen Wang, UCCE Plant Pathology Advisor, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties
Discussion of new perspectives on combatting the lettuce industry’s most prevalent diseases, such as impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) and pythium wilt.
4:30 PM Charter Oak CCA Room
0.5hr CCA Nutrient Mgmt
Soil pH Nutrient Availability
Table: Where did it come from and how to use it?
Danny Klittich, Director of Agronomy, Mission Produce, Inc.
You know the nutrient pH table from your textbook, the one with the tapered bars usually in a fun assortment of colors. Where did it come from? And how do we use it? Hint, the answer includes: midwest, corn, exceptions to the rule, and university extension.
5:00 PM Exhibit Hall MIXER
7:00 AM Exhibit Hall
BREAKFAST AND TRADE SHOW
8:00 AM Charter Oak DPR/CCA Rooms
1.0hr CCA Crop Mgmt
Biostimulant Panel: Plant Biostimulant Act Reintroduction
Moderator: Russell Taylor, Vice President, Live Earth Products; Panelists: Kirk Van Leuven, CCA/PCA, Stoller USA; Rich Kreps, CCA, SSp., Ultra Gro; August York, CCA, Intuit Ag Consulting; James Henderson, CCA, President, Prime Dirt, Inc.
Discussion on the definition of a biostimulant and providing clearer barriers to entry for this product sector, why industry should get behind the Plant Biostimulant Act.
9:00 AM Charter Oak DPR Room
0.5hr DPR Other
Hydrogel Bait for Sugar-Feeding
Ants in Vineyards
David Haviland, UCCE Area IPM
Advisor, Kern County Research examines a novel strategy for ant management in vineyards using hydrogel beads to deploy concentrated pesticides.
9:00 AM Charter Oak CCA Room
0.5hr CCA Soil & Water Mgmt, 0.5hr INMP Irrigation Mgmt
Groundwater Recharge On-Farm vs Large-Scale Infrastructure
Eryn Wingate, Agronomist, Tri-Tech Ag Products
Consultants and growers will hear the similarities and differences between groundwater recharge efforts using onfarm recharge management strategies vs those used on a larger scale.
9:30 AM Charter Oak DPR/CCA
Rooms
0.5hr CCA Nutrient Mgmt
Industry Talk: Fertilizer Optimization
Pawel Wiatrak, Ph.D., Agricultural Consultant, Multicolor Ecological Agriculture, Inc.
Consultants will hear the importance of using high-efficiency fertilizers to promote root growth and improve nutrient absorption efficiency and fertilizer utilization.
THURSday, September 28
10:00 AM Exhibit Hall TRADE SHOW
11:00 AM Charter Oak DPR Room
0.5hr DPR Other Preparing for Disease in Future Cool, Wet Years
Themis Michailides, Plant Pathologist, UC Davis
Examining the impacts of plant diseases from the 2023 wet winter and ideas for disease management in the event of future cool, wet years.
11:00 AM Charter Oak CCA Room
0.5hr CCA Soil & Water Mgmt, 0.5hr INMP Irrigation Mgmt Capturing Runoff with Product Technology
Eileen Bernard, Adjuvants Manager, Nutrien Ag Solutions Consultants and growers will hear about the opportunity to link on-farm groundwater recharge efforts to the use of tools like soil surfactants that can help improve water penetration on challenging soil types.
11:30 AM Charter Oak DPR Room
0.5hr DPR Other
Citrus Red Scale: Research Updates, How This Year’s Weather Affected Insect Generations
Sandipa Gautam, UCCE Area Citrus IPM Advisor, Tulare County Research examines updated citrus red scale management and how this year’s unusual weather affected insect generations.
11:30 AM Charter Oak CCA Room
0.5hr CCA Crop Mgmt
Stress Management in Agronomic Crops in the Southwest Phil Frost, Technical Development Manager, Verdesian Life Sciences
Talk on plant stress management focusing on MAC technology and potassium as a mitigator of biotic and abiotic stress. Including discussion on seed treatments.
12:00 PM Exhibit Hall
LUNCH, PRESENTATION OF WRCCA’S CCA OF THE YEAR AWARD, SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORARIUMS
1:00 PM Charter Oak DPR/CCA
Rooms
0.5hr CCA Nutrient Mgmt
Industry Talk: Innovative Plant Growth Regulators (PGR) and Crop Protection Solutions
Ben Letizia, CEO/President, Heritage Crop Science, LLC
Talk on Plant Growth Regulators (PGR) and new fungicide for grapes, trees and row crops.
1:30 PM Charter Oak DPR/CCA
Rooms
0.5hr DPR Other, 0.5hr CCA Pest Mgmt
Beet Leafhopper Management in Processing Tomato Zheng Wang, UCCE Vegetable Crops and Irrigation Advisor, Stanislaus County
Review of management strategies for beet leafhopper in California processing tomato fields, recent trial updates.
2:00 PM Charter Oak DPR/CCA
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0.5hr DPR Laws & Regs, 0.5hr CCA Professional Dev.
Personal Protective Equipment Required by Labels for Employees and Owners
Judy Brant, Agricultural Inspector, Tulare County Ag Commissioner Office Update for PCAs/growers on current PPE laws for California pesticides.
2:30 PM
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