Meeting Presentations
July 28, 2021 Westbridge Summer Organic Vegetable Production Webinar
Dara-Arthropod Management in Organic Vegetables
July 14, 2021 12th Annual Santa Maria Strawberry Field Day in Virtual Format
Bolda - What’s the Frequency Lewis. Decodign Lewis Mite in Strawberry
Dara - Improving Integrated Pest & Disease Management with Modern Technologies
Dara - Managing Botrytis Fruit Rot with Chemical & Biological Fungicides
Lee - Artificial Intelligence for Yield Prediction & Spider Mite Management
Peck - Grower Thoughts on Evaluating Varieties for Pest & Disease Management
January 15, 2019 Santa Barbara Nursery and Flower Growers Association Meeting
November 10, 2015 Annual Santa Maria Strawberry Meeting, Santa Maria Library
Schmid-SB Ag Commissioner's Office-Laws and regulations
Scheck-Growing healthy strawberry transplants
Dara-Strawberry irrigation and pest management
Pathak-Climate influence on strawberry production and pest management practices
Bolda-Powdery Mildew in California Strawberries
Smith & Cahn- Cover crops and El Nino
September 24, 2015 Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting, Bonipak
Cantwell-Postharvest Handling Update- Fresh-cut Vegetables
Dara-Managing Downy Mildew in Beets and Aphids in Celery
Davis and Nunez-Cavity spot Epidemiology
Fennimore-evaluation of Zidua in Celery and Onion
Koike- Coastal California Vegetables- Pathology Update
Schram-Ag Commissioner Laws and Regulations Updates
Smith-Use of Cover Crops to Prepare for El Nino
Turini-New Developments in Tomato and Lettuce Pest Management in California
Whiteford-Mobile Irrigation Labs
May 6, 2015 annual Santa Maria Strawberry field day, Manzanita Berry Farms
Blecker- Pesticide Worker SafetyTraining Requirements
Sharrett-Irrigation training update
Holden-Biopesticides and biostimulants
November 12, 2014 Annual Santa Maria Strawberry Meeting, Santa Maria Library
Thomas-Mite and Lygus Program Updates
Dara-IPM and New Reserach and Outreach tools
Bolda-Mastering Vinegar Fly and Spotted Wing Drosophila Management in Strawberry
Daugovish-What else can we do with Drip Fumigation
Fennimore-Weed Mangement in Strawberry with Dominus, Temozad, and Herbicides
September 23, 2014 Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting, Bonipak Conference Room- Santa Maria
Scheck-New Powdery Mildew on Tomatoes
Turini-Important Lettuce Diseases and Their Management
Nunez-Pest and Disease Management in Carrots
Fennimore-Potential New Weed Tools for Lettuce and Spinach
Smith-Evaluation of Automated Thinners for Letuce Production
Joseph-Management of Vegetable Pests in the Salinas Valley
March 26, 2014 Ag Innovations Meeting, Elk's Lodge Santa Maria
Bianchi- A Celebration of Science and Service
Fisher- Tackling Invasive Pest and Disease Challenges
Dara- Thinking Outside the Box-UCCE Research and Extension
Spry- Technology for Improved Land Productivity
Kluko- Green Spirit Farms Sustainable Vertical Farming
Vougioukas- Advanced Mechanization and Automation for Specialty Crop Production
Horton- Biobest Flying Doctors System
Pannu- PCR Multiscan for Quick Diagnosis
Reyes- Grandevo Best Practices and Pipeline Update
Miller- Torac and Bexar Update
McNally- Bayer Crop Science Label Update
Bangarwa-BASF Product & Research Update
Cabrera-Far More Expect More Seed Treatment Program
November 20, 2013 Annual Strawberry Meeting, Santa Maria
Bolda-Review of Strawberry Transplanting
Dara-Strawberry Pests & Diseases- IPM Studies & the Pallidosis-related Decline
Fennimore-Stawberry Production with and without Fumigants
Klonsky-Economic Consideration of Alternatives to Fumigation and Second Year Strawberries
Koike-Update on Soilborne, Foliar, and Fruit Diseases of Strawberry
Larson-Southern California Strawberry Research Update 11-20-2013
Martin-Laws, Regulations, and Labels- Getting through the Fume Season
Thomas-Re-evaluating Lygus Bug IPM
September 17, 2013 Vegetable Meeting, Santa Maria
Blecker-Pesticide Use Cilantro
Cahn-Managing Water and Nitrogen of Vegetables
Campbell-Update on Pesticde Laws and Regulations
Cantwell-Postharvest Update for leafy vegetables
Fennimore-Intra-row cultivation & Lettuce thinning
Giles-Unmanned Aircraft for Spraying Specialty Crops
Koike-Diseases of Coastal Vegetable Crops
Scheck-Plant Pest Disease Diagnostic Services
Short-Population Biology of Verticillium
Smith-Nutrient Management Update for Vegetables
June 27, 2013 Mite Pest Meeting, Watsonville
Chemical, Botanical, and Microbial Solutions for Managing Spider Mites
May 03, 2013 Strawberry Field Day, Manzanita Berry Farms Santa Maria
Cangelosi-Preparing to fumigate
Dara-New technologies for strawberry plant health and yield
Muramoto, Shennan-Anaerobic soil disinfestation
Peck-Reduced sprinkler irrigation
Styles-Modified irrigation methods
April 25, 2013 PAPA Seminar, Santa Maria
Two Invasive Pests-Eurpean Pepper Moth and Bagrada Bug
April 18, 2013 Lygus Bug Seminar, Watsonville
Biological and Microbial Control of Lygus Bug in Strawberries
UC ANR 2013 Statewide Conference April 8-11
Managing strawberry and vegetable pests with Beauveria bassiana
March 22, 2012 Strawberry Field Day with CRCD for Whitefly and Spider mite Control
Whitefly and spider mite control
November 27, 2012 Annual Strawberry Production and Pest Management Meeting by Surendra Dara
Martin-Scheduled Changes for Fumigant Use 2012
Fennimore-Soil Disinfestation in Strawberry with Steam
Larson-Southern California Research Update
Scheck-Diagnosing Strawberry Root and Crown Diseases
Dara-Field Evaluation of Fungicides for Managing Powdery Mildew and Gray Mold
Muramoto-Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in California Strawberries
Thomas-2012 Lygus Research Summary
September 26, 2012 Food Safety and Postharvest Handling of Vegetables by Surendra Dara
Zischke-California Leafy Greens Research Program
Long-Global GAP and Food Safety Audits
Cantwell-Postharvest Handling of Brassicas and Leafy Greens
June 7, 2012 Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting by Surendra Dara
Dara-Thrips Management on Lettuce and Overview of Eurpoean Pepper Moth
Cahn-Tools for Improving Irrigation Management of Vegetables
Heinrich, Love, Smith-Nitrogen Uptake Dynamics of Spinach
Subbarao-Verticillium wilt and new species
May 11, 2012 Strawberry Field Day by Surendra Dara
Shennon-Anaerobic soil disinfestation
Hartz-Strawberry plant nutrient sufficiency levels
Cahn-Irrigation management in strawberries
Styles-Sprinkler and drip irrigation in strawberries
Reduced sprinkler trial 2011-planted yield
Meertens-Pesticide usage in strawberry production and water quality
Regulatory and Fumigation Update
December 09, 2011 Annual Strawberry Production and Pest Management Meeting by Surendra Dara
CSC Regulatory and Research Update-Dan Legard and Hillary Thomas
Pathogens of Regulatory Significance for the Santa Mara area-Heather Scheck
Fumigation and alternatives Update for Soil-borne Pests-Oleg Daugovish, et al.
Methods to Reduce Fumigant Emissions-Husein Ajwa
Review of strawberry Diseases in California-Steven Koike
Powdery Mildew and Arthropod Pest Management in Strawberries-Surendra Dara
Southern California Pomology Research Update-Kirk Larson
September 2, 2011 Food Safety and Postharvest Handling of Vegetables
by Surendra Dara
UCGAPS Overview of Produce Supply-Chain Food Safety-Trevor Suslow
Food Safety Begins on the Farm-Richard Molinar
Audit Verification Checklist-Richard Molinar
Postharvest Handling Update for Vegetables-Marita Cantwell
June 21, 2011 Vegetable Pest, Disease, Nutrient and Nutrient Management Meeting by Surendra Dara
Irrigation Effects on Nitrogen Management of Lettuce-Michael Cahn et al.
Nutrient Management in Vegetable Production-Richard Smith
Evaluation of Insect Repellents and Barriers as Methods of Control-Joe Nunez
Pesticides...Things to Consider-Susan Bryant
Coastal California Vegetables: Plant Disease Update-Steven Koike
May 11, 2011 "Strawberry Irrigation and Nutrient Management" Field Day by Surendra Dara
Update from Central Coast Water Quality Control Board-Corine Huckaby
Practical Experiences of Irrigation Management- David Peck
Water-use Application and Salinity Evaluation- Styles
Strawberry Performance with Reduced Sprinkler and Drip-Only Systems-Oleg Daugovish
Low Residue Cover Crops for Controlling Sediment and Pesticide Movement in Strawberries -Mike Cahn
Fertilizer Management in Strawberry Production - Tim Hartz
April 14, 2011 Strawberry Field Day Presentation by Surendra Dara