- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
He will speak at 10:45 a.m. on "Using Farmer Data to Improve Pest Management in California Citrus." The half-day meeting takes place in the UC ANR Building, 2801 2nd St., Davis, beginning at 8 a.m. with registration.
The agenda:
8:00-8:25
Registration
8:25-8:30
Introduction – Minghua Zhang, chair of the PUR analysis workgroup
8:30- 8:35
“PUR Data Helps DPR Make California a Better Place” – Brian Leahy, director of California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)
8:35-8:40
“The Joys and Challenges of Managing PUR Gurus” – Joe Damiano, branch chief of Pest Management and Licensing, DPR
8:40-9:05
“The Use of PUR and Monitoring Data for the Protection of Surface Waters in California” by Dan Wang, Environmental Monitoring Branch, DPR
9:05-9:30
“How, Why, and So What? Answers from the School Pesticide Use Data Steward” by Eric Denemark, DPR
9:30- 9:55
“Air Pollution Challenges: Protecting the air we breathe by using PUR data as part of the regulatory development process” by Rosemary Neal, DPR
9:55-10:20
“Pesticides, Parks, and Priorities: A Tool for Monitoring Pesticides in California Natural Areas” by Erik Meyer, National Park Service
10:20-10:45
Break
10:45-11:10
“Using Farmer Data to Improve Pest Management in California Citrus” by Jay Rosenheim, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis
11:10-11:35
“Economic Effects of Regulations Restricting Pesticide Applications near School Sites” by John Steggall, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
11:35- 12:00
“Using Behavior to Change Behavior: the Value of PUR Data in Entomology Education and Extension programs” by David Haviland, UC Cooperative Extension, UC ANR.
12:00-12:30
Discussion on what is next and summary
12:30 Workshop ends
Light refreshments and lunch will be provided upon registration by clicking at https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=20565. Continued Education units are also available.
For questions: contact Steering Committee members.
- Minghua Zhang, mhzhang@ucdavis.edu, (530) 752-4953
- Kimberly Steinmann, Kimberly.steinmann@cdpr.ca.gov, (916) 445-7929
- Eric Denemark, Eric.Denemark@cdpr.ca.gov, (916) 324-3483
- John Steggall, jsteggall@cdfa.ca.gov, (916) 999-3013