Panel: Areawide Management of Vine Mealybug and Leafroll Virus Sustainable Ag Expo   |   November 13    |    2:00-3:00 pm Dr. Kent Daane will be joined by a panel of expert growers from various California growing regions to discuss the challenges of areawide management of vine mealybug and leafroll virus. Get Tickets! --- Dr. Kent Daane is Professor of Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA. He has laboratories on the Berkeley Campus and at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, where his lab works on the development of integrated pest management (IPM) and sustainable agriculture programs for insect and mite pests of perennial crops. Research to improve and extension to implement insect pest management are his primary objectives and, to this goal, he has delivered 100s of presentations and co-authored numerous publications. Biolog

Enjoy the perfect blend of in-person and online learning at the Sustainable Ag Expo! When: November 14 & 15 Where: The Madonna Inn Expo Center, in beautiful San Luis Obispo, CA With your 2-day pass to the Sustainable Ag Expo, you get access to our 14 in-person seminars November 14 & 15, PLUS 10+ hours of online courses (available Oct. 16 through Nov 30).  CE hours applied for: DPR: 8.5 hours in-person, 9.5 hours online (including 2.5 hours Laws & Regs) CCA: 16 hours in-person, 12.5 hours online THAT'S A TOTAL OF 18 DPR & 28.5 CCA HOURS! Click HERE to view the full program. GET YOUR TICKETS SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: KENT DAANE, UC Davis Kent Daane’s research focuses on the development of ecologically-based insect pest management systems. We have been lucky enough to hear from him at Tailgates and on our podcast (featured in this post)...and now you can meet him at day 2 of the Expo! EXPO SESSION  I  11.15.23  I  2:00-3:00 PM Th

On March 16, 2022, the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology Extension Team will host a Grapevine Red Blotch Disease Symposium. This program will be available both as an in-person program (at the UC Davis Conference Center) and live-streamed as a webinar (on Zoom).  Speakers will include: Cindy Kron, Frank Zalom, Kent Daane, Nitin Nitin, Justin Tanner, Kaan Kurtural, Houston Wilson, Anita Oberholster and more! More details, including presentation titles, will be coming soon. LOCATION This is a hybrid event. Attendees have the option of attending in-person at the Conference Center on the UC Davis Campus, or by live stream. Click here for more info