Strawberry Field Day
to demonstrate pest management research
June 6, 2018 ? 9 AM-12 noon
Spence USDA Farm ? Salinas, CA (1572 Old Stage Road)
- Heather Healy, Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner's Office
- Mercy Olmstead, California Strawberry Commission
- Surendra Dara, UC Cooperative Extension, Santa Barbara County
- Steve Knapp, Husein Ajwa, Steve Fennimore, and John Rachuy, University of California, Davis
The Spence USDA Farm (1572 Old Stage Rd., Salinas, CA) is located at the SW corner of Spence Rd. and Old Stage Rd. The entrance to the farm is on Old Stage Rd. about ¼ mile south of the corner of Spence Rd. and Old Stage Rd. Signs will be posted. Call Steve Fennimore at (831) 755-2896 if you have questions (safennimore@ucdavis.edu). Spanish translation available.
Demonstrations and presentations to be made:
8:30-9 AM :: Registration (This is a free event--no charge)
9:00-9:30 :: Regulatory update on soil fumigants. Heather Healy, Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner's office
9:30-10:00 :: Sprayer Calibration Tools & Training. Mercy Olmstead, California Strawberry Commission
10:00-10:30 :: Mite and Lygus biology and management in Central Coast strawberry plantings. Surendra Dara, UCCE Santa Barbara
10:30-11:00 :: Breeding for fruit quality and disease resistance in strawberry. Steve Knapp, UC Davis
11:00-11:30 :: Updates on alternative fumigants. Evaluation of drip-applied and shank Dominus (AITC), Allyl-33, Pic 60, Pic 80, and EDN applied under TIF. Husein Ajwa, UC Davis
California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation has approved 3 hours of continuing education
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