Events

Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting June 7

Past Event:

Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting June 7

• Thursday, June 7, 2012
• Bonipak Conference Room, 1850 W. Stowell Rd., Santa Maria, CA 93456
• 2.5 hours of DPR and 3.0 hours of CCA CE Credits have been approved

Schedule

8:30 - Registration - No fee

9 - Update on laws and regulations; Lottie Martin, Ag Biologist, Santa Barbara Co Ag Commissioner Office

9:15 - Update on thrips management in lettuce and an overview of the invasive European pepper moth; Surendra Dara, Strawberry and Vegetable Crops Advisor/Affiliated IPM Advisor, San Luis Obispo

9:45 - Important information about diseases of vegetables in Santa Barbara County; Heather Scheck, Ag Commissioner Plant Pathologist, Santa Barbara County

10:15 - Break

10:30 - Update on irrigation management in vegetables; Michael Cahn, Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor, UCCE, Salinas

11 - Nitrogen management in spinach and update on herbicide studies; Richard Smith, Vegetable Crops and Weed Science Advisor, UCCE, Salinas

11:30 - Update on Verticillium wilt, new species and their disease potential; Krishna Subbarao, CE Plant Pathology Specialist, Salinas

Noon - Lunch

• Please pre-register by May 31, 2012 online at http://ucanr.org/vegmeetingjune2012 or call Ingrid Schumann at 805-781-5940 for additional information. Early registration helps to make appropriate arrangements.