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My Favorite Extension Methods
Hosted by the Sustainable Food Systems Strategic Initiative Panel
March 27, 2024
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Join us in this webinar featuring lightning presentations showcasing valuable extension tools. We'll provide practical demonstrations and explanations on how these tools are used to engage with our clientele. Intended for academics and staff who want training, networking and new extension ideas.
Objectives:
- To generate durable and accessible resources for professional development of extension and outreach methodology skills.
- To cross-pollinate ideas between academic discipline social circles within the broader ANR community.
Contacts for more Information
Program: Nicholas Clark
Logistics: ANR Program Support, (530) 750-1361
Agenda
Favorite Extension Methods
Hosted by the Sustainable Food Systems Strategic Initiative Panel
March 27, 2024
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
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11:00 AM |
Welcome/Preamble |
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Session I: Collaboration and Facilitation |
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11:05 |
Building Local Capacity Through Group Facilitation |
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11:12 |
Collaborating With Non-Profit Organizations to Engage Farmworkers |
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11:19 |
Using Fermi Estimation Methods in Your Needs Assessment to Overcome Challenges with Missing Data |
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11:26 |
Session I: Collaboration and Facilitation Q&A |
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11:31 |
Break |
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Session II: Decision support tools |
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11:38 |
California Fertilization Guidelines Daniel Geisseler, Cooperative Extension Specialist in Nutrient Management |
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11:45 |
Using Weather Data to Demonstrate Spray Drift Risk Conditions |
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11:52 |
UC IPM Tools You Can Use for Decision Support |
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11:59 |
Session II: Decision Support Tools Q&A |
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Session III: Communicating Findings |
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12:04 |
Make Your Data Tables Visible to Your Audience |
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12:11 |
Improve Your Writing Using Flesch-Kincaid Readability Ease Tests |
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12:18 |
Podcasting in a Nutshell |
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12:25 |
Session III: Communicating Findings Q&A |
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Session IV: Hands on Learning |
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12:30 |
Practical Considerations for Setting up Demonstration Plots |
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12:37 |
Hands-On Guided Learning Workshops with Insects and Microscopes |
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12:44 |
Tools for Engaging Growers in Participatory Research |
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12:51 |
Session IV: Hands on Learning Q&A |
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12:56 |
Closing |
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1:00 |
Adjourn |
Speakers
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Lucy Diekmann Urban Agriculture/Food Systems Advisor, Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties |
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Malcom Hobbs Staff Research Associate |
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Carolyn Rider Academic Coordinator II |
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Daniel Geisseler Cooperative Extension Specialist in Nutrient Management |
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Mark Battany Water Management and Biometeorology Advisor |
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Jim Farrar Director, Statewide IPM Program |
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Monica Cooper Farm Advisor-Viticulture |
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Cindy Kron North Coast Area IPM Advisor |
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Sarah Light Agronomy Farm Advisor |
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Tom Getts Weed Ecology & Cropping Systems Advisor |
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Nick Clark Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor |
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Pheobe Gordon Orchard Crops Advisor |