EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT :: 2018 Salinas Valley Weed School

Oct 25, 2018

Have you registered for the...

 

2018 Salinas Valley Weed School

Tuesday, October 30, 2018
8:00 AM-12 noon
Agricultural Center Conference Room
1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA

 

8:00   Registration (no fee required) and refreshments

8:30   Vegetable Weed Control Update
          Richard Smith, Vegetable Crop and Weed Science Farm Advisor, Monterey County

9:00   Regulatory Update on the Use of Dacthal in Vegetables in Monterey County
          Steve Fennimore, Extension Vegetable Weed Specialist, UC Davis, Salinas

9:30   Band Steaming for Weed Control in Vegetables
          Steve Fennimore, Extension Vegetable Weed Specialist, UC Davis, Salinas

10:00  Evaluating use and costs of automated technologies
          Laura Tourte, Farm Management Farm Advisor, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties

10:15  Break

10:30  Deep Learning Technology for Weed Recognition in Auto Weeders
          William Patzoldt, Blue River Technologies

11:00  Update on Weed Control in Lettuce
          Richard Smith, Vegetable Crop and Weed Science Farm Advisor, Monterey County and 
          Steve Fennimore, Extension Vegetable Weed Specialist, U.C., Davis, Salinas

11:30  Adjuvants – the Rest of the Story
          Richard Zollinger, Professor of Weed Science, Emeritus, North Dakota State University

12:00 Conclusion

 

3.0 Continuing education credits have been requested. Please call ahead for special accommodations. For more information, call Richard Smith (831) 759-7357.

 


By Gale Perez
Posted by - Public Education Specialist
Topics:

Attached Files: