The California Chapter of the American Society of Agronomy will be holding its annual Plant and Soil Conference January 31 and February 1 in Fresno, California. Program information and agenda are available from calasa.ucdavis.edu.
Keynote presentation: "Agricultural Information Overload-Separating Fact from Fiction"
Dr. Ken Cassman: Emeritus Professor, UN of Nebraska, Lincoln. Former Head of the Agronomy, Plant Physiology and Agroecology Division of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) of the Philippines
Breakout Sessions include:
- Pest/Weed Management
- Nutrient Management: Responsibilities and Liability
- Nutrient Management
- Complex Issues in Agriculture
- Agricultural Water Management
- Soil Biology: Understanding Management Options and Potential Benefits
- Measuring and Managing Variability
- Water Sustainability
- Biostimulants
- New Ways of Looking at Old Problems: Innovations in Agronomic Analysis and Research
Credit Hours (CEU's): Applied for 16 CCA hours and 1.5 PCA hours.
Pre-registration fee: $105 for 1 day; $195 for 2 days. Walk-in registration: $115 for one day; $215 for two days.
Hotel Reservations: Call the Doubletree Hotel and Convention Center at (559) 268-1000 and mention “CA Plant & Soil Conference-ASA”. Conference rate = $119 + taxes, while blocked rooms last.