Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers
Agenda and Recordings
January 26 - May 4
Tuesdays, 12 - 1 PM via Zoom
Please join us for a weekly lunch time seminar. We’ll be joined by a guest each week for a 30 minute presentation then open up the conversation for questions from the listeners.
Zoom info will be the same each week.
Meeting link: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/95507090502?pwd=Rmp2ZWJ4ekhXaUF4WCtDaloyb2xiQT09
January 26
Spots and stripes two bandits of the west! Ecology and a new aggregation pheromone of cucumber beetles.
Meeting ID: 955 0709 0502
Passcode: 593028
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Bagrada Bug Community Forum Andrew Brait, Full Belly Farm Paul Underhill, Terra Firma 1/12/21 Bagrada bug is an emerging invasive stink bug pest in California, which preferentially feeds on plants in the mustard family (i.e. broccoli, kale, cauliflower, cabbage). It is a sucking insect and can cause severe yield losses, especially when it attacks young plants. On January 12, 2021 UCCE hosted a forum for Yolo, Sacramento, and Solano county organic growers to discuss their experiences with fighting bagrada bug. Paul Underhill and Andrew Brait led the discussion.
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Evaluating Biochar for Use in California Agriculture Dani Gelardi, UC Davis Jan 26, 2021 Biochar is often described as a silver bullet for increasing agricultural production while decreasing environmental impact. Due to its unique properties, biochar has the potential to address many pressing agricultural challenges, including fertilizer pollution, yield decline, vulnerability of soils to drought, depleted soil carbon stocks, waste management, and dependence on fossil fuels. Despite increased interest and investigation, there remain many questions about whether or not biochar can address these issues. In this 30-minute talk, Dani Gelardi will cover the basics of biochar: What is it? How is it made? What can it do? She will then review recent research from the UC Davis Environmental Chemistry Lab to illustrate how the basics may or may not apply to agricultural systems in California.
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Insect Pest Management in
Organic Field and Vegetable Crop Production
Rachael Long, UCCE
Feb 2, 2021
This talk will focus on managing insect pests in organic field and vegetable crop production, including thrips, aphids, stink bugs, seed corn maggot, and more. Discussion will include the importance of good agronomic practices, healthy soils, and biodiversity practices that favor natural enemies, for enhanced pest control on farms.
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Plant Defense Mechanisms Part 1:
Induced Disease Resistance and Plant Activators
Rick Bostock, UC Davis
Feb 9, 2021
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Plant Defense Mechanisms Part 2:
How Soil Microbes Defend Plants from Insect Pests
Amelie Gaudin, UC Davis
Feb 16, 2021
Dr. Gaudin's Publication:
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