Organic Vegetable Production Short Course
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
University of California Cooperative Extension
Monterey County
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Agenda
(click on the PDF links to view Powerpoint presentations)
| 8:20 | Welcome/Introduction Richard Smith, Farm Advisor, Monterey County (PDF 46k) |
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| 8:30 | Costs of Producing Organic Lettuce and Broccoli Laura Tourte, Farm Advisor, Santa Cruz County (PDF 295k) |
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| 9:00 | The Various Roles of Cover Crops in Organic Crop Production Richard Smith, Farm Advisor, Monterey County (PDF 2.6Mb) |
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| 9:30 | Results of a Three-Year Study on the Transition to Organic Production for Cool-Season Vegetables Louise Jackson, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis (PDF 945k) |
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| 10:00 | Break | |
| 10:30 | The Impact of Cover Crops and Cropping Systems on Soil Organic Matter Quality Husein Ajwa/Susanne Klose, Extension Vegetable Specialists, UC Davis, Salinas (PDF 1.1 Mb) |
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| 11:00 | The Role of Soil Organic Matter and Its Impact on Crop Production William Horwath, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis (PDF 1.2 Mb) |
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| 11:30 | Sources of Nitrogen Fertilizers and their Mineralization Characteristics Mark Gaskell, Farm Advisor, Santa Barbara County (PDF 724k) |
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| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Panel Discussion: Insectaries and Border Plantings for Insect Control in Organic Vegetable ProductionGrower/Researcher Panel | |
| Bill Chaney (Farm Advisor Monterey County) (PDF 2.1 Mb) Ramy Colfer (Mission Organics) |
Ron Yokota (Tanimura and Antle) (PDF 806k) Sam Earnshaw (CAFF) (PDF 1.0 Mb) |
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| 2:00 | Organic Disease Management in Cool Season Vegetables Steve Koike, Farm Advisor, Monterey County (PDF 3.6 Mb) |
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| 2:30 | Impact of Brassica Crops and Cover Crops on Soilborne Diseases of Lettuce Krishna Subbarao, Extension Plant Pathologist, UC Davis, Salinas (PDF 2.2Mb) |
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| 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:30 | Impact of Organic Matter on Survival of Weed Seeds in Soil Steve Fennimore, Extension Vegetable Weed Specialist, UC Davis, Salinas (PDF 1.0 Mb) |
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| 4:00 | Cover Crop Management Practices to Reduce Weed Problems in Vegetables Eric Brennan, Horticultural Scientist, USDA Vegetable Research Station, Salinas (PDF 3.8 Mb) |
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| 4:30 | Conclusions and Farewell | |
Workshop Sponsors: UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey County; UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, California Department of Food and Agriculture USDA Buy California Initiative, Columbia Foundation, Community Alliance with Family Farmers.