Event Date
The conference on the 15th will introduce 10 new UC Cooperative Extension Environmental Horticulture Advisors in the morning session and they will share information about their research and extension programs. During the lunch break, there will be demonstrations of several methods to help manage your plant nutrition, irrigation, diseases, and pests. The afternoon session will focus on the Water Board’s Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plan program and how it affects nursery and greenhouse growers. On the following day Wednesday the 16th, will be a bus tour of several nurseries. We’re still finalizing the tour stops, though.
Here's the conference speaker line-up October 15:
8:30am-4:30pm
Emerging Pests and Diseases
Chris Shogren, Ph.D.
Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Los Angeles County
UC Cooperative Extension
Which Pest ID Apps Should You Use?
Eric Middleton, Ph.D.
Area IPM Advisor
San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles
UC Cooperative Extension
Effective Cleaning Practices to Prevent Diseases
Ana M. Pastrana, Ph.D.
Plant Pathology Advisor
Imperial, Riverside, and San Diego Counties
UC Cooperative Extension
Improving Disease Diagnostics and Management Strategies of Recurrent Pathogens in California Greenhouses and Nurseries
Johanna Del Castillo Munera, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension
Department of Plant Pathology
UC Davis
Weed Management Practices For Nurseries
Haramrit Gill, Ph.D.
Environmental Horticulture Area Advisor
Tulare, Fresno, Madera, and Kings Counties
UC Cooperative Extension
Water Treatment Technologies for Nurseries and Greenhouses
Grant Johnson
Urban Agriculture Technology Area Advisor
Orange and Los Angeles Counties
UC Cooperative Extension
Nutrient Allocation From CRFs During a One Year Production Cycle
Don Merhaut, Ph.D.
CE Specialist
Department of Botany and Plant Sciences
UC Riverside
California’s Recent Urban Water Conservation Legislation and the Need For Climate-Ready Landscape Trees
Joanna Solins, Ph.D.
Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties
UC Cooperative Extension
Nurturing the Connection Between Nurseries and Urban Tree Planters
Jessie Godfrey, Ph.D.
Environmental Horticulture and Water Resources Management Advisor
Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco Counties
UC Cooperative Extension
Irrigation and Nutrient Management Requirements for Greenhouses and Nurseries
Monica Barricarte
Water Resource Control Engineer
Irrigated Lands Program
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
INMP reporting for Central Coast Nursery Growers
Sarah Lopez, Executive Director and
Dennis Lebow, Irrigation and Nutrient Management Specialist Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc.
Nitrogen Management in Nursery Production and Irrigation Training for the Green Industry
Bruno Pitton, Ph.D.
Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Placer and Nevada Counties
UC Cooperative Extension
Challenges for Calculating Total Removed Nitrogen in Nursery and Floricultural Crops
Gerry Spinelli, Ph.D.
Production Horticulture Advisor for Nurseries,
Floriculture and Controlled Environment Agriculture
San Diego County
UC Cooperative Extension
Challenges of Complying With INMP Reporting Requirements for Greenhouse Growers on the Central Coast
Aparna Gazula, Ph.D.
Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management and
Small Farms Advisor
Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties
UC Cooperative Extension
Navigating Nutrient Management in Los Angeles County
Ariana McCray
Program Director
Los Angeles Irrigated Lands Group
Rooted in Compliance: Nitrogen Reporting Challenges for Central Valley Nurseries
Melissa Turner
President
MLJ Environmental
Demonstrations during lunch October 15:
8:30am-4:30pm
Insect ID apps and using magnifiers
EC contribution of fertilizers
What pour-through water samples tell you
Estimate nitrogen in liquid feed from electrical conductivity measurements
Measure nitrate and ammonium in liquid feed with photometer
Measure container capacity and water content in different substrates
Measuring pH
Greenhouses entrance sanitation mats for boots
Pear baiting for Phytophthora
Bus Tour* Wednesday October 16:
Los Arroyos Nursery
Bonnie Plants
Four Winds Growers
Driscoll’s
Lunch at the Gizdich Ranch
*itinerary subject to change
It’s a packed program with information that we hope will help you as nursery and greenhouse growers. Applied for 1.7 hours DPR CEUs.
This conference is organized by the University of California Nursery and Floriculture Alliance (UCNFA) and the Western Region of the International Plant Propagators’ Society and is co-sponsored by the Plant California Alliance.
Registration Costs:
| Conference and Nursery Tour: https://registration.ucdavis.edu/Item/Details/1192 | $315, $40 discount before October 8th |
| Conference on Oct 15th Only: https://registration.ucdavis.edu/Item/Details/1193 | $165, $20 discount before October 8th |
| Nursery Tour on Oct 16th Only: https://registration.ucdavis.edu/Item/Details/1194 | $165, $20 discount before October 8th |
Sponsorships:
| Gold $500 | Acknowledgement of support Table at conference One registration at conference |
| Silver $250 | Acknowledgement of support |
Contact Gerry Spinelli (gspinelli@ucanr.edu)
Other Questions:
Contact Loren Oki (lroki@ucadvis.edu)
This event is organized by the UC Nursery & Floriculture Alliance, the Western Region of the International Plant Propagators’ Society and is co-sponsored by the Plant California Alliance.