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2025 Organic Seminar Series for Growers Highlights Hot Topics in Organic Ag Research

Interested in getting the inside scoop on current research relevant to organic growers? Join UC ANR's Small Farms and Urban Agriculture advisors for the 2025 Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers

The virtual, weekly, lunchtime series started January 14 and runs through March 10, 2025. 

Each seminar starts with a 30-minute presentation by a guest speaker on a key organic research topic, followed by questions and discussion with the audience. The seminar is hosted in English with simultaneous Spanish translation.

Upcoming topics include

  • February 18 - 12-1 p.m. 
    • Organic Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD)
  • February 25 – 12-1 p.m.
    • Exploring how soil health contributes to climate stress resilience in agricultural systems
  • March 4 – 12-2 p.m. 
    • Organic Weed Management Technologies: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, Occultation, Solarization
  • March 10 – 12-2 p.m. 
    • Survival of enteric pathogens in soils amended with organic soil amendments of animal origin

To receive the zoom link for the upcoming seminars, sign up via the registration page

At the end of the series, recordings of the seminars will be posted on Small Farms Advisor Margaret Lloyd's YouTube channel.