DAY/DATE: | Wednesday March 6 | |
TIME: | 8 am to 2 pm | |
LOCATION: | Agriculture Conference room, 1432 Abbott St Salinas CA |
Free Workshop + Lunch
WORKSHOP AGENDA
8:00 – 8:30 am: On-site Registration
Session 1 – Issues and Challenges in Vegetable, Berry, and Grapevine Production under Changing Climate: Moderator: M. Cahn
8:30 – 8:45 am: Climate change trends and potential impacts on specialty crops in the Central Coast (T. Pathak, UC Merced)
8:45 – 9:15 am: Climate change effects on agricultural pests (Daniel Hasegawa, USDA-ARS)
9:15 – 10:00 am: Grower panel discussion on production challenges resulting from climate change and variability
10:00 – 10:15 am COFFEE BREAK
Session 2 – Tools and Resources for Climate-Smart Agriculture: Moderator: D. Zaccaria
10:15 – 10:45 am: The CDFA Climate-Smart Ag Web Repository (S. Tillman, Land IQ)
10:45 – 11:00 am: CalAgroClimate Decision Support Tools for managing risks in agriculture (T. Pathak, UC Merced)
Session 3 – Case Studies on Regional Adaptation Practices: Moderator: T. Pathak
11:00 – 11:20 am: Available rootstocks and varieties for resilient wine-grape production (L. Bettiga, UCCE Monterey County)
11:20 – 11:40 pm Low Biomass cover crop strategies for protecting water quality in vegetable systems (M. Cahn, UCCE Monterey County).
11:40 – 12:00 pm: Cover cropping strategies for climate-smart and climate-resilient farms (Eric Brennan, USDA-ARS Salinas, CA)
12:00 – 12:20 pm: Weather and climate effects on berry production (M. Bolda, UCCE Santa Cruz County)
12:20 – 12:40 pm: Evapotranspiration and water productivity of wine grapes for various vineyard growing conditions (D. Zaccaria, UC Davis)
12:40 – 1:00 pm QUESTIONS & ANSWERS and WORKSHOP EVALUATIONS
1:00 – 2:00 pm LUNCH & ADJOURN
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