Agriculture-related research information affecting the Central Coast area; new publications; meeting notices.
Produce Food Safety information after Flood Events
Feb 2, 2023
Erin Dicaprio, Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California Davis has summarized information and resources for assessing crop food safety after a flooding event. There are links to the Leafy Green Marketing Agreement Flood fact sheet and also a presentation made by Trevor Suslow, emeritus UC Cooperative Extension Specialist
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2022 Central Coast Tree Crop Workshop
Oct 26, 2022
2022 Central Coast Tree Crop Workshop
This workshop will cover production information for the following tree crops:
apples, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, prunes, and walnuts
2 Hours of DPR CE Credits and 3.5 Hours of CCA Credits Have Been Requested
Thursday November 17, 2022
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM VIA ZOOM
This workshop will be held online via Zoom. The Zoom link will be
emailed to participants upon registration. Please register to join
us for this workshop:
https://ucanr.edu/treecropsworkshop
See Attached for more details.
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2022 Pest Management Meeting Notice
Oct 12, 2022
2022 Pest Management Meeting
Sponsors: UCCE, Monterey; CSUMB; USDA-ARS, Salinas; Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner
Thursday, November 3
Agricultural Center Meeting Room (1432 Abbott, Salinas)
7:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
See attached for more details
Download (411KB PDF)
Vegetable Production on the Central Coast of CA Virtual Event
Jul 17, 2020
Upcoming online meeting on July 30th 2020 from 8:30am to 12pm.
Register for this ZOOM event at:
https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=30593
You will receive the ZOOM link for the meeting by email after the registration.
Download (1,883KB PDF)
Protocol for Sample Drop Off
May 6, 2020
The UCCE Monterey County office will be accepting samples during the shelter in place order issued by the County of Monterey. For the safety of our employees and our clients we will implement the following procedure to drop off samples at our office in order to comply with social distancing guidelines that are currently in place.
Samples can be dropped off on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Do not drop off perishable specimens on other times, since they won’t be refrigerated.
Fill out the sample form that is provided at the front counter, outside the roll-down curtain. The Blue form for Entomology, Orange form for Vegetable Crops and Weeds, Yellow form for Viticulture and Green for Pythium Suspect.
Tape the filled out form to the outside of your sample. Please make sure that both your contact phone number and email are clearly indicated.
The sample should be placed in a plastic bag or container that you bring; none will be provided.
Place sample in the black box labeled “SAMPLES” outside the roll-down curtain.
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Thrips-Webinar on April 22nd
Apr 20, 2020
Dear all,
Richard Smith, Daniel Hasegawa and I are putting together a ZOOM Webinar on Wednesday, April 22nd from 10am to 12pm to discuss the current status and research on INSV and Thrips in the Salinas Valley.
Go to the link below to register, fill up a survey and receive the ZOOM information
http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=29983
Agenda:
10:00 am – 10:30 am Thrips biology, monitoring status and management
10:30 am – 11:00 am Assessing the impact of weeds on INSV incidence
11:00 am – 11:30 am Biology and control of weeds as alternative hosts for INSV
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Conclusions and answering questions
1.5 hours of CE hours have been requested to DPR.
Please, help me distribute this information among your colleagues and within your institution/company.
Looking forward to talking to you on the 22nd!
Alejandro Del-Pozo
IPM – Entomology Advisor
University of California – Cooperative Extension
UC Statewide IPM Program
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz Counties
Office: 831-759-7359
Email: adelpozo@ucanr.edu
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Pajaro Valley CropManage Workshop
Nov 1, 2019
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2019
8:00am - 12:00pm
LUNCH PROVIDED
Location: UC Cooperative Extension Auditorium
1430 Freedom Blvd. Suite E
Watsonville, CA 95076
Bringing CropManage to the Field
- Learn how to use CropManage to support irrigation and nutrient management decisions and record-keeping
- Learn the new version of CropManage – also available in Spanish
Download (1,688KB PDF)
2019 Salinas Valley Weed School
Oct 3, 2019
2019 Salinas Valley Weed School Contents:
Tuesday, October 22nd we will be having our 2019 Salinas Valley Weed School at the Agricultural Center Conference Room, 1432 Abbott St., Salinas, CA 93901. Click on link for agenda. Continuing Education Credits have been approved.
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Cauliflower Irrigation Field Trial
Jul 2, 2019
UC Cooperative Extension will host a field day at the USDA-ARS Spence
research farm to show a field trial evaluating water use in drip irrigated
cauliflower. This is an opportunity to see first-hand the effect of water
management on cauliflower production under drip.
Download (223KB PDF)
2019 Automated Thinner and Weeder Field day
Apr 11, 2019
Topics:
- Importance and new role of automated technologies in weed control
- Automated lettuce thinners and automated weeders developed by a number of companies will be demonstrated on planted lettuce
- Both driven and autonomous machines will be on display and demonstrated
- The machines use a variety of different mechanisms to remove unwanted plants
- These technologies can be used in both conventional and organic production systems
- There will be ample opportunity to watch demonstrations of each machine and to discuss with company representatives
Download (526KB PDF)
2019 Ag Tech Summit
Feb 20, 2019
Attached is the flyer for the 2019 Ag Tech Summit that will be held on March 26-27, 2019. Please see flyer for more information.
Download (216KB PDF)
Ag Innovations Conference
Feb 5, 2019
The purpose of the Ag Innovations Conference series is to introduce new technologies to the grower community by speakers from universities, research organizations, and the agriculture input industry. Please see attached agenda for more information.
Download (1,084KB PDF)
2018 Entomology Seminar (December 4, 2018)
Nov 19, 2018
This seminar will provide an overview of pest biology and management, including aphids, thrips, and lepidoptera, for both leafy greens and cole crops. This seminar will also address the potential regulatory situation of pyrethroids and neonicotinoids. This year, we are inviting speakers from outside California, to present their research on managing these pests in their systems. The major goal of this seminar is to review information on the biology of leafy green and cole crop pests, as well as, gather information on how other researchers and growers are managing and controlling these pests.
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2018 Salinas Valley Weed School
Oct 26, 2018
2018 Salinas Valley Weed School Contents:
Tuesday, October 30th we will be having our 2018 Salinas Valley Weed School at the Agricultural Center Conference Room, 1432 Abbott St., Salinas, CA 93901. Click on link for agenda. Continuing Education Credits have been approved.
Download (464KB PDF)
2018 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting
Jan 11, 2018
The 2018 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at the Agricultural Center Conference Room (1432 Abbott St., Salinas, CA 93901). Registration begins at 7:45am and meeting will end at noon.
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2018 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting
Jan 11, 2018
The 2018 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at the Agricultural Center Conference Room (1432 Abbott St., Salinas, CA 93901). Registration begins at 7:45am and meeting will end at noon.
Download (496KB PDF)
2017 Entomology Seminar
Nov 21, 2017
The 2017 Entomology Seminar will be held on December 5th, 2017 at the Agricultural Conference Room Center, 1432 Abbott St., Salinas, CA 93901. Registration will begin at 7:30 am.
Download (81KB PDF)
2017 Salinas Valley Weed School
Sep 27, 2017
The 2017 Salinas Valley Weed School will be held on October 31, 2017 at the Agricultural Conference Room Center, 1432 Abbott St., Salinas, CA 93901. Please see flyer for additional information.
Download (441KB PDF)
2016 Salinas Valley Weed School
Oct 28, 2016
The 2016 Salinas Valley Weed School will be held Wednesday November 2nd, 2016 at the Agricultural Conference Room Center (1432 Abbott St., Salinas, CA 93901) The agenda is attached. We hope to see you there.
Download (79KB PDF)
Entomology Meeting Annoucements
Nov 16, 2015
Save December 1, 2015 for the 2015 Entomology Seminar.
Save December 11, 2015 for Bagrada Bug Meeting
Both events are free and will be hosted at the Agricultural Center Conference Room. See attached for agendas and addition details.
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Meeting Announcements
Oct 6, 2015
Save the dates for the upcoming 2015 Plant Disease Seminar, 2015 Salinas Valley Weed School and 2015 Entomology Seminar.
All will be hosted at the Agricultural Center Conference Room. See attached for agendas and addition details.
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Groundwater Recharge, Cover Crops and El Niño Preparation Field Day 2015
Sep 21, 2015
See Attachment for Additional Information
Download (124KB PDF)
Save the Dates!
Aug 29, 2013
Meeting announcements for the 2013 Plant Disease Seminar and the 2013 Entomology Seminar.
Download (60KB PDF)
CASI Announces 4 Conferences on Conservation Agriculture and Controlled Traffic Farming 2012
Aug 9, 2012
Please see attached flyer for more information
Download (819KB PDF)
Heat Advisory
May 14, 2008
With hot weather predicted for many parts of California this week, we wanted to take an opportunity to remind you of procedures and regulations concerning prevention of heat illness. One of the key factors in preventing heat illness is acclimatization and the sudden onset of hot weather could make workers more susceptible to heat illness. To raise awareness and prevent the occurrence of heat illness, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has issued the attached Heat Advisory. There is also information available on Cal/OSHA's website at: http://www.dir.ca.gov/DOSH/heatillnessinfo.html In addition, there are resources available on the ANR Environmental Health & Safety website, including a page devoted to Heat Illness Prevention resources (http://ucanr.org/heatillness), Safety Note #20 that can be used for training in the field, and a written heat illness prevention plan (http://ucanr.org/heatplan) that can be part of your Injury and Illness Prevention Program.Download (PDF)
Fertigation/Chemigation Class (clase de Ferti-riego y Quimi-riego)
Jun 21, 2010
Hands-on field instruction for irrigators, foreman and growers on October 10th, 2007. Entrenamiento práctico sobre la inyección de fertilizantes y químicas a traves del riego, Octubre 10, 2007Download (PDF)
International Spinach Conference
Jul 16, 2008
This conference brings together all persons interested in the various aspects of spinach production. Farmers, field managers, pest control advisors, allied industry members, researchers, students, extension personnel, and others are welcome and encouraged to attend. Research information will be presented on September 24, and a field trip will take place on the 25th. The meeting is co-hosted by the University of California Cooperative Extension, Monterey County and the California Spinach Growers Research Committee. To register, click on the International Spinach Conference to the left. Contact Steve Koike (831-759-7350) for further information.Download (DOC)
Meeting Notice - Floricultural Production with Methyl Bromide Alternatives
Mar 7, 2008
Tuesday, May 15, 2007Download (PDF)
2006 Irrigation/Nutrient Mgmt. Mtg. Cover Crop & Water Quality Field Day
Apr 6, 2011
2006 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting and Cover Crop and Water Quality Field DayDownload (DOC)
UCCE-Monterey County 2003 Year-End Report
Apr 6, 2011
University of California Cooperative Extension Monterey County - 2003 Year-End Report We are researchers and educators dedicated to the creation, development and application of knowledge in agricultural, natural and human resources. Applying this knowledge for practical solutions to local problems is what we do to improve the local economy, to mitigate the effects of agriculture on the environment, and to improve the quality of life for youth, consumers, and communities. We hope you find this report informative. If you have any questions, please contact us at 831.759.7350 or e-mail us at cemonterey@ucdavis.edu Note: This report is a pdf document and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.Download (PDF)