Alfalfa IPM Virtual Workshop

UC Cooperative Extension will offer a virtual Alfalfa IPM Workshop on December 3rd and 4th. The workshop will run from 9am to 12pm on each day. Registration is required, and there is a $25 fee to help cover our costs of delivering a workshop virtually. Continuing education credits will be offered. (5 "Other" credits from DPR and 4 "IPM" credits for CCAs.)

An abbreviated agenda is pasted below. A detailed agenda is available here, and registration is available here. (Fee goes up on November 24th.) We hope you can join us for this event!

Day 1. December 3 (9 am - Noon PST) Weed and Pest Management Strategies

• Price & Acreage Trends -- Josh Callan, The Hoyt Report, Twin Falls, ID
• California Regulatory Update--Dennis Albiani, Ag. Management, Sacramento, CA
• Key Agronomic Strategies for Pest Management--Dan Putnam, UC Davis
• Poisonous Weeds of Concern in Alfalfa--Larry Forero, UCCE, Redding, CA
• Weed Control Strategies for Establishment and Production -- Earl Creech, Utah State University, Logan, UT
• Recent Weed Control Trials in Alfalfa--Tom Getts & Giuliano Galdi, UCCE, Susanville and Yreka, CA
• Weed Mangement Strategies for Pastures--Josh Davy, UCCE, Redding, CA

Day 2. December 4 (9 am-Noon PST) Insect, Disease Management Strategies

• Process of Pesticide Regulation in California--Aron Lindgren, DPR, Sacramento, CA
• On-Line Tools for Pest Management Information--Jose Luiz Carvalho de Souza Dias, UCCE, Merced, CA
• Management of Insecticide Resistance in Alfalfa--KEvin Wanner, Montana State Univ.
• Biological Insect Control in Alfalfa: A Case Study--Ian Grettenberger, UC Davis
• Update on Low Desert Forage Insects--Michael Rethwisch, UCCE, Blythe, CA
• Summer Worm Management--Rachael Long, UCCE, Woodland, CA
• Potential Use of Drones for Insect Management--Ken Giles, UC Davis
• Key Diseases and Management in Alfalfa--Deborah Samac, USDA-ARS, St. Paul, MN