December 9-10, 2014 Veg Crops Program Team Meeting

Program Team Meeting
December 9-10, 2014
Vegetable Crops Program Team
UC-ANR Building
2801 Second Street, Davis, CA

The Vegetable Crops Program Team met at the UC ANR Building.

If you have any questions, contact the Program Support Unit or Saundra Wais at 530-750-1260 or Sherry Cooper at 530-750-1256.

2014 Vegetable Crops Program Team Meeting(Formerly known as VC3)

December 9-10, 2014   UC ANR Building, 2801 Second Street, Davis

AGENDA

Tuesday, December 9, 2014  San Joaquin Room

8:00 AM          Registration

8:50-9:00       Welcome, introductions (Moderator: Tim Hartz)

                        Farm Advisor and Specialist research updates (Moderator: Surendra Dara)

• 9:00-9:20            Mike Davis, Plant Pathology, UC Davis—Vegetable disease update
• 9:20-9:40            Eric Natwick, Imperial County—Plant protection entomology in the low desert
• 9:40-10:00         Surendra Dara, Santa Barbara County—New role of entomopathogens beyond pest management and Bagrada bug update
• 10:00-10:20       Break
• 10:20-10:40       Scott Stoddard, Merced County—California sweet potato production system in Senegal, Africa
• 10:40-11:00       Etaferahu Takele, Riverside County—Vegetable crops cost of production-what is new? Ventura County cost studies
• 11:00-11:20       Gene Miyao, Yolo County—Addressing tomato vine decline with organic soil amendments
• 11:20-11:45       Oleg Daugovish, Ventura County and Andre Biscaro, Los Angeles County—Southern California update

 11:45 AM-1:00 PM   Lunch (Sacramento Room)

 1:00-1:20                      New workgroup member—self introduction

• Daniel Geisseler, CE Specialist, LAWR, UC Davis

 Regulatory update session (Moderator: Tim Hartz)

1:20-1:50                      Joe Karkoski, Region 5 Water Board—Region 5 regulatory program for agricultural nitrogen regulation/reporting

1:50-2:20                      David Mallory, California Air Resources Board—How AB 32 (Greenhouse gas initiative) may affect vegetable production

2:20-2:50                      Dan Munk, Fresno County—the ‘Expert Panel’ process and nitrogen regulation

2:50-3:10                      PM break (20 mins.)

3:10-3:40                      Tim Hartz, Plant Sciences, UC Davis—what an ‘N balance’ approach to nitrogen regulation may mean for vegetable growers

3:40-4:30                      Mike Cahn, Monterey County—Development of the ‘CropManage’ program to aid growers in irrigation and fertilization management

 4:30                                On-site social hour (Sacramento Room)

 Wednesday, December 10, 2014 UC ANR Building

                                        Drought management session (Moderator: Mike Cahn)

• 8:00-8:30            Daniele Zaccaria, LAWR, UC Davis—Update on ANR activities for addressing the drought and water management outreach
• 8:30-9:15            Thomas Harter, LAWR, UC Davis—Drought effects on ground water management in CA
• 9:15-9:45            Sam Sandoval, LAWR, UC Davis—A watershed perspective of the drought, and implications for crop production
• 9:45-10:15         Sharon Benes, Plant Science, CSU Fresno—Field assessment of salinity impacts on crops
• 10:15-10:30       AM Break
• 10:30-11:20       Jay Lund, Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Davis—Update on Bay/Delta policy and implications for agriculture and insights on future regulation of nitrate
• 11:20-12:00       Susanne Klose, Director, R&D Salads and Healthy Snacking, Chiquita Brands/Fresh Express—Trends in the lightly processes salad industry

12:00-1:15                   Working lunch (Moderator: Tim Hartz)

• VRIC update/activity planning
• Oscar Lorenz award

 Concurrent COMMODITY WORKGROUP sessions

 3:30 PM                        Adjourn