Climate And Agriculture: Farming in a Changing Climate Workshop
When: Tuesday January 20, 2026
Time: 8:30 - 2:30 (lunch will be provided)
Where: Ventura County Community Foundation, 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd, Suite A, Camarillo, CA
Registration: https://bit.ly/ClimateAndAgVC
UC ANR CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURE WORKSHOP
Camarillo, CA January 20, 2026 Program
8:30 - 9:00 am: Registration/coffee
9:00 - 9:05 am: Dr. Annemiek Schilder, UC Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center – Welcome, housekeeping remarks
9:05 - 9:15 am: Korinne Bell, County of Ventura Agriculture/Weights and Measures –
Word of welcome
9:15 - 10:00 am: Dr. Daniel Swain, UC ANR California Institute for Water Resources/ Climate trends and predictions for Southern California
10:00 - 10.30 am: Dr. Tapan Pathak, School of Engineering, UC Merced – Climate change impacts on California and Ventura County agriculture
10:30 - 10:45 am: Coffee break
10:45 - 11:05 am: Dr. Khagendra Bharambe – UCCE Ventura/UC Merced – State of the Climate report for Ventura County and Perry Weather Project
11:05 - 11:20 am Maureen McGuire, Farm Bureau of Ventura County – Collective implementation of the Resilient Agricultural Lands Initiative in Ventura County
11:20 - 12:00 pm: Grower/Industry panel discussion - Dr. Ben Faber, UC Cooperative Extension Ventura County (moderator)
12:00 - 12:35 pm: Lunch (provided)
12:35 - 1:15 pm: Lilian Thaoxaochay, UC Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo – Ventura disaster prevention, relief and resources
1:15 - 1:30 pm: Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office – Ag Pass program
1.30 – 1:45 pm: Daisy Banda, USDA Farm Service Agency, Ventura and Santa Barbara – Ag Disaster insurance
1:45 - 2:05 pm: Dr. Tapan Pathak, School of Engineering, UC Merced – CalAgroClimate: Decision support tools for managing risks
2:05 - 2.25 pm: Andy Lyons, UC ANR IGIS Program & Ben Faber, UC Cooperative Extension Ventura County – Irrigation calculator tool & weather station use
2.25 - 2.30 pm: Dr. Annemiek Schilder, UC Hansen REC – Closing remarks
Until 3:00 pm: Afternoon speakers available at tables to stop by & talk
