Organic Rice: Current Research and Future Needs
July 26, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
UCCE Sutter-Yuba Conference Room
142 Garden Hwy
Yuba City, CA 95991
In this meeting, the UCCE rice team will present general guidelines and recent research that can help California organic rice growers improve management. Participants will be given the opportunity to provide input about the most pressing challenges organic growers face that can be addressed through research and outreach. Come prepared to share!
Lunch will be provided. There is no fee to attend but registration is needed to get a head count for lunch. Register at https://ucanr.edu/organic or email laespino@ucanr.edu with the number of participants in your party.
Program
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome and Introduction
9:05 Agronomics and Fertility Management - Bruce Linquist, UC Davis
9:45 Arthropod and Disease Management - Luis Espino, UCCE and Ian Grettenberger, UC Davis
10:15 Weed Management - Whitney Brim-DeForest, UCCE and Kassim Al-Khatib, UC Davis
11:00 Costs of Production – Luis Espino, UCCE and Alvaro Durand-Morat, UA
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Costs of Production Discussion Continued
2:00 Adjourn
For more information contact Luis Espino at 530-635-6234 or laespino@ucanr.edu
Meeting sponsored by UCCE and the UC Organic Agriculture Institute
****1.5 DPR CE hours in the Other category****