Farmers and community members are invited to learn about climate trends, potential impacts on Ventura County crops and available resources at the Climate & Agriculture: Farming in a Changing Climate workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
The free workshop, hosted by University of California Cooperative Extension in Ventura County, will be held at the Ventura County Community Foundation at 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd, Suite A, in Camarillo. Registration is required.
“We hope everyone will join us in person to discuss climate and agriculture, but people who aren’t able to come to Camarillo are welcome to join us virtually,” said Annemiek Schilder, director of UC Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center and workshop organizer. A Zoom link will be sent to people who register to participate remotely.
Speakers from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources include Daniel Swain, UC ANR California Institute for Water Resources climate scientist, who will discuss climate trends and predictions for Southern California.
Tapan Pathak, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in climate adaptation in agriculture at UC Merced, will talk about climate change impacts on California and Ventura County agriculture, as well as CalAgroClimate, his decision support tool for managing risks.
Lilian Thaoxaochay, UC Cooperative Extension disaster resiliency, planning and policy advisor for San Luis Obispo County, will give a presentation on “Ventura disaster prevention, relief and resources.”
Khagendra Bharambe, UCCE Ventura and UC Merced researcher, will deliver a State of the Climate report for Ventura County and Perry Weather Project, a weather monitoring and alert system.
Andy Lyons, UC ANR Informatics and Geographic Information Systems program coordinator, and Ben Faber, UC Cooperative Extension soils, water and subtropical crops advisor for Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, will discuss an irrigation calculator tool and weather station use.
Faber will also moderate a panel discussion among growers and industry representatives.
To register, visit https://bit.ly/ClimateAndAgVC. For people attending in person, lunch will be provided. A request for 4.5 CCA continuing education units is pending.
Recordings of the presentations will be posted on the UCCE Ventura website within a couple of weeks after the meeting.
For more information contact Julie Clark at jdclarkdeblasio@ucanr.edu.
Climate & Agriculture: Farming in a Changing Climate agenda
8:30 - 9 a.m.: Registration/coffee
9 - 9:05 a.m.: Annemiek Schilder, UC Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center – Welcome and introductory remarks
9:05 - 9:15 a.m.: Korinne Bell, County of Ventura Agriculture/Weights and Measures –Word of welcome
9:15 – 10 a.m.: Daniel Swain, UC ANR California Institute for Water Resources – Climate trends and predictions for Southern California
10 – 10:30 a.m.: Tapan Pathak, UC Cooperative Extension, UC Merced – Climate change impacts on California and Ventura County agriculture
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.: Coffee break
10:45 - 11:05 a.m.: Khagendra Bharambe – UCCE Ventura/UC Merced researcher – State of the Climate report for Ventura County and Perry Weather Project
11:05 - 11:20 a.m.: Maureen McGuire, Farm Bureau of Ventura County – Collective implementation of the Resilient Agricultural Lands Initiative in Ventura County
11:20 - 12 p.m.: Grower/industry panel discussion - Ben Faber, UC Cooperative Extension Ventura County (moderator)
12 - 12:35 pm: Lunch
12:35 - 1:15 p.m.: Lilian Thaoxaochay, UC Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo – Ventura disaster prevention, relief and resources
1:15 - 1:30 p.m.: Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office representative – Ag Pass program
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.: Daisy Banda, USDA Farm Service Agency, Ventura and Santa Barbara – Ag Disaster insurance
1:45 - 2:05 p.m.: Tapan Pathak, UC Cooperative Extension specialist, UC Merced – CalAgroClimate: Decision support tools for managing risks
2:05 – 2:25 p.m.: Andy Lyons, UC ANR Informatics and Geographic Information Systems Program, and Ben Faber – Irrigation calculator tool & weather station use
2:25 – 2:30 p.m.: Annemiek Schilder – Closing remarks