VASCM: Sustainable Ag Expo

[Mary Lindsay, Muns Vineyard]

The Sustainable Ag Expo is Nov. 14-15 in Paso Robles.
For more info, registration, etc.: www.sustainableagexpo.org

Here is the schedule:


    Monday, November 14


        7:00 AM - Registration


        8:00 - 10:00 AM - Opening Session: Regional Trends in
        Groundwater Resources Management

    * Moderator: Courtney Howard, SLO County Public Works
    * Keith Larson, City of Paso Robles
    * Kathleen Thomasberg, Monterey County Water Resources Agency
    * Michael Winn, Nipomo Community Services District

*10:00 AM - Trade Show & Break*

*10:30 - 12:00 PM - General Session: Efficient Water Use from a Research 
and Practical Perspective
*

    * Michael Cahn, UCCE Monterey County
    * Bob Martin, Rio Farms
    * Mark Battany, UCCE San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties

*12:00 - 1:30 PM - Lunch & Trade Show
*/Sponsored by California Organic Fertilizers/


        1:30 - 2:30 PM - Afternoon Breakouts

A - Nitrogen Management: What does "Management" mean?

    * Keith Backman, Dellavalle Laboratory, Inc.


B - Pump Efficiency: Understanding and Facilitating a Report

    * Pete Canessa, Center for Irrigation Technology - CSU Fresno


        2:30 - 3:00 PM -  Trade Show & Break


        3:00 - 4:30 PM - General Session: Laws & Regulations

    * Air Quality Regulations Update: Larry Allen, SLO APCD
    * Regulatory Update: Robert Stockel, Ag Commissioner's Office
    * Ag Labor Update: George Daniels, Farm Labor Services



        4:30 - 6:30 PM - Exhibitors' Showcase: A Wine and Hors d'oeuvres
        Reception


    Tuesday, November 15


        7:00 AM - Registration


        8:00 - 10:00 AM - General Session: From Field to Table, Bridging
        the Gap Between Producers and Consumers

    * Karen Ross, Secretary of CDFA
    * J. Scott Vernon, I Love Farmers...They Feed My Soul
    * Brandon Souza, Ad Farm and Know A California Farmer


        10:00 - 10:30 AM - Trade Show & Break


        10:30 - 12:00 AM - Breakouts *
        *

A - The Nuts and Bolts of Keeping Your Workers Safe Without Breaking the 
Bank

    * Amy Wolfe, AgSafe

B - Viticulture Roundtable: Challenges and Solutions to Contemporary 
Viticulture Issues in California

    * Moderator: Don Ackerman, Ackerman Vineyards
    * Jim Stollberg, Maverick Farming Company
    * Larry Bettiga, UCCE Monterey County
    * Scott Williams, Pacific Vineyard Company
    *

      *12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch & Trade Show*


              1:00 - 2:00 PM - Afternoon Breakouts

      A - Sponsored by AAIE: The 5 P's of Sustainable Agriculture,
      Ecosystem-based IPM, and the Role of the IPM Professional

    * Cliff Ohmart, Sure Harvest
    * Pete Goodell, UCCE Statewide IPM Program

         B - Grapevine Leafroll Disease: Vineyard Managment Strategies

    * Monica Cooper, UCCE


*2:00 - 2:30 PM - Trade Show & Break

2:30 - 4:00 PM - General Session: Sustainable Agriculture: The Blueprint 
for the Future
*

    * Katie Montano, Driscoll's Strawberry Associates
    * James duBois, Reiter Affiliated Companies
    * Robert Boller, Jackson Family Wines
    * Chad Smith, Earthbound Farm