- Author: Sonia Rios
To: Industry Members Impacted by Recent Wildfires and Santa Ana Winds
Re: Field Appointments with Federal Relief Personnel
The California Avocado Commission and University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) are coordinating with the USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) the availability of field appointments for growers who have been impacted by the Thomas Fire. Personnel from both FSA and NRCS will be available to assist growers with the necessary paperwork to apply for federal assistance.
Currently, two days of appointments are available (information below). To schedule an appointment for either of the following two days, please call (805) 645-1434.
Tuesday, December 19th, 2017
Santa Paula Agriculture Museum
926 Railroad Ave, Santa Paula
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
University of California Cooperative Extension
669 County Square Drive Suite #100, Ventura
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Federal relief personnel will be available to assist growers with the paperwork, and growers are asked to provide the following information:
- Business entity information (e.g. individual, limited liability corporation, etc.)
- Social Security Number and/or Employer Identification Number
- Location/size of the farm
- Extent of damage
In addition, as we reported yesterday, it's important that California avocado industry members who have been impacted by the recent wildfires and/or Santa Ana winds contact their crop insurance agent within 72 hours of the event to determine possible applicable coverage. Both fire and wind events may be included in certain crop insurance coverage, but agents must be notified within 72 hours.
Below, again, is a list of potential FSA programs that may provide disaster assistance to those avocado growers affected by the wildfires:
- The Tree Assistance Program provides financial assistance to qualifying orchardists to help them replant or rehabilitate trees damaged by natural disasters (separate from crop insurance).
- The Emergency Conservation Program offers funding and technical assistance to growers to help them rehabilitate land damaged by natural disasters. This program may provide cost share assistance for debris removal, land leveling and shaping, irrigation replacement, and cattle fencing.
- Emergency loans are available to producers located in counties that receive a primary or contiguous disaster designation.
Remember, if you are an impacted grower you are asked to contact both FSA and your county agricultural commissioner's office as follows:
USDA-Farm Service Agency
Santa Barbara/Ventura County
Daisy Banda
Key Program Technician
Daisy.Banda@ca.usda.gov
805-928-9269 Ex.2
Riverside/San Diego Counties
Desiree Garza
County Executive Director
desiree.garza@ca.usda.gov
760-347-3675 ext. 107
Ventura County
Korinne Bell, Chief Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Korinne.Bell@ventura.org
Henry Gonzalez, Agricultural Commissioner, Henry.Gonzales@ventura.org
(805) 388-4343, Ext. 2
Santa Barbara County
Debbie Trupe, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, dtrupe@agcommissioner.com
Stephanie Stark, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, sstark@agcommissioner.com
(805) 681-5600
San Diego County
Vince Acosta, Information Technology Principal, vince.acosta@sdcounty.ca.gov
(858) 967-8623
Riverside County
Ron Bray, Assistant Agricultural Commission, RBray@RIVCO.ORG
(951) 955-3000
A complete list of FSA disaster assistance programs can be found online. For more information about available disaster assistance programs, contact your local U.S. Department of Agriculture office. You can find your local USDA service center by clicking on this link.
Tom Bellamore, President
Ken Melban, Vice President of Industry Affairs
California Avocado Commission
- Author: Sonia Rios
November 1 through 3, 2017 Embassy Suites Temecula, 29345 Rancho California Road, Temecula, California
This year's conference provides an opportunity to participate in several informative and enjoyable activities. Once again this year, ACP/HLB is back. Both are spreading in California, but there is hope, which we will hear about. Our banquet speaker will be Mike Roose telling us about interesting discoveries from his work surveying the genomes of numerous citrus varieties. The golf tournament is at Redhawk Golf Course in Temecula. The fun tour takes advantage of the ag heritage of Temecula Valley: wine and olive oil tasting with a vineyard tour and mini field day. The serious tour is a visit to UC Riverside and the USDA Repository. We have applied to Department of Pesticide Regulation for 3.5 hours of continuing education credit for the General Meeting. Accommodations: Embassy Suites Temecula, 29345 Rancho California Road, Temecula, California 92591
The Embassy Suites will provide rooms at the discounted rate of $125.00 per night for single or double occupancy. The discounted rate is available for check-in as early as October 31st and checkout as late as November 3rd. To take advantage of the special rate, you must make your room reservation by October 9, 2017. To make your room reservations, use the following link: http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/L/LAXTMES-XCN- 20171031/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG. A stay at Embassy Suites includes a cooked-to-order breakfast buffet and a happy hour each day. Conference Reservations: To attend the conference, please complete the accompanying Participation and Menu Selection Form and mail it with your payment to: The deadline for mailing is October 13, 2017 CCNS, 359 Birchwood Drive, Moraga, California 94556
Cancellations and Refunds: If you are unable to attend the conference, please notify Tom Delfino prior to October 24, 2017 to receive a full refund. There will be no refunds for missing individual activities or for cancellations on or after October 24, 2017.
For More Information: Please contact Tom Delfino at 925-323-0860 or tdelfino@earthlink.net
Agenda 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m.
Introductions and Announcements 8:40 a.m. Huanglongbing Update – CPDPC (30 minutes)
9:25 a.m. A Proposal for Improving Quarantine Labeling – Dan Willey (20 minutes)
9:45 a.m. Break 10:00 a.m. The Promise of HLB Resistant Rootstocks – Chandrika Ramadugu (30 minutes)
10:35 a.m. Ants, ACP, and New Measures for Ant Control – Kelsey Schall (35 minutes)
11:15 a.m. An Update from Frank Byrne: ACP, Neonicotinoids,and Retail Citrus Nursery Stock Management – Frank Byrne (20 minutes) 11:35 a.m.
End of Morning Presentations 11:45 a.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. Panel: The HLB Quarantine in Riverside – how it will affect operations and services at UC Riverside – Tracy Kahn, Peggy Mauk, MaryLou Polek, Mike Roose, and Georgios Vidalakis (75 minutes) 2:15 p.m. Adjournment
- Author: Sonia Rios
El Centro Nacional de Tecnología Apropiada (NCAT) y el Servicio de Conservación de recursos Naturales (NRCS) del USDA están orgullosos en presentarles la tercera Conferencia del Agricultor Latino. Esta conferencia junta a la comunidad del agricultor latino, la industria agrícola, y defensores de la sustentabilidad para un día de talleres, fortalecimiento de redes y convivencia.
¡No se pierda esta gran conferencia! ¡Más información pronto!
¡Apunte esta fecha!
III Conferencia del Agricultor Latino
7 de Noviembre 2017
8am-5pm
UC-Riverside Palm Desert Center
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Agenda
- 7:00-8:00am Registro y establecimiento de una red
- 8:00-8:45am Desayuno continental y redes en el área de expositores
- 9:00-9:45am Programa de Apertura y Orador Principal
- 9:45-10:45am Panel de Expertos Latinos
- 10:45-11am Descanso
- 11:00am-12:30pm Primera Sesión del Taller
- 12:30-1:45pm Almuerzo y conexión en red, Área de expositores
- 2:00pm-3:30pm Segunda Sesión del Taller
- 3:30-3:45pm Descanso
- 3:45-4:30pm Jóvenes/Comenzando Panel de Agricultores
- 4:30-5pm Cierre y Evaluaciones
Por favor, utilice el formulario de abajo para inscribirse en la Conferencia. Si desea pagar con cheque, complete el formulario e imprimalo y envíelo por correo con su pago. También puede seleccionar la opción de pago por cheque, completar e imprimir el formulario y presentarlo con su pago en la puerta el día de la conferencia.
https://latinofarmerconference.ncat.org/register.php
La inscripción es $20 y incluye desayuno y almuerzo. No sera rechazado por falta de fondos, pagos de $0 hasta $20 seran acceptados en la puerta. Está abierta a todo agricultor, ranchero y organización agrícola.
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- Author: Sonia Rios
Actualicé su conocimiento sobre los cambios regulatorios! Este curso cumple con los requisitos revisados por la Norma de Protección del Trabajador, que es un mandato de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos y el Departamento de Regulación de Pesticidas de California. Este taller, presentado por el Programa de Manejo Integrado de Plagas de la Universidad de California y AgSafe, calificará a los participantes que completen el programa con la capacidad de entrenar a trabajadores de campo y manejadores de pesticidas bajo estas regulaciones revisadas. Los temas cubren la exposición a plaguicidas, síntomas de la enfermedad, la atención médica de emergencia, el uso adecuado del equipo de protección personal, manipulación y transporte seguro de los plaguicidas y las leyes y reglamentos relativos a las etiquetas y fichas de datos de seguridad.
¿Quién debeasistir? Supervisores agrícolas • Productores • Contratistas de trabajadores agrícolas Supervisores de seguridad • Entrenadores de seguridad
Costo $200 por persona. El pago es solamente con tarjeta de crédito. Desayuno, almuerzo y los materiales serán proporcionados. Incluye un certicado de nalización.
No se darán reembolsos. ¡El espacio es limitado, regístrese temprano!
Fechas Clases empiezan a las 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registración empieza a las 7:45am.
Registración Inscripción sólo por internet. Para más detalles y para registrarse, visite www.ipm.ucanr.edu/events o www.agsafe.org. Preguntas Contáctenos por correo eletrónico al pesticidesafety@ucanr.edu
Horas de educación continua estarán disponibles a través del Departamento de Regulaciones de Pesticidas de California (DPR).
6 de septiembre Ventura- Inglés
25 de octubre Santa Maria- Inglés
12 de octubre Davis- Inglés
26 de octubre Santa Maria- Español
15 de noviembre Bakersfield- Inglés 1
6 de noviembre Bakersfield- Español
28 de noviembre Clovis- Inglés
29 de noviembre Clovis-Español
- Author: Sonia Rios
Participants who complete this training will become qualified to provide pesticide safety training to fieldworkers and pesticide handlers, as required by California state regulations and the EPA revised Worker Protection Standard. Train-the-Trainer instruction and materials are funded in part by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR).
This course meets the requirements established by the revised Worker Protection Standard, which is mandated by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. This workshop, presented by the UC Integrated Pest Management Program and AgSafe, will qualify participants who successfully complete the program to train fieldworkers and pesticide handlers under these revised regulations. Topics will cover pesticide exposure, signs and symptoms of illness, emergency medical care, proper use of personal protective equipment, safe handling and transportation of pesticides, and laws and regulations regarding labels and safety data sheets.
Who Should Attend? Ag supervisors • Growers • Farm Labor Contractors • Safety Managers • Safety Trainers
Cost $200 per person. Payment is by credit card only.
Continental breakfast, lunch and materials provided. Includes a certificate of completion.
No refunds will be given. Space is limited, register early!
Dates Classes will be from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Check-in begins at 7:45am. Registration Registration is only online.
Continuing Education Hours will be available through California Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR).
For details and to register, visit www.ipm.ucanr.edu/events or www.agsafe.org. Question Contact us by email at pesticidesafety@ucanr.edu Continuing Education Hours will be available through California Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR).
Updates to Train-the-Trainer instruction & materials funded in part by DPR.
September 6 Ventura-English
October 25 Santa Maria- English
October 12 Davis- English
October 26 Santa Maria- Spanish
November 15 Bakersfield- English
November 16 Bakersfield- Spanish
November 28 Clovis- English
November 29 Clovis- Spanish
Registerat: https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=8717