2009 Sustainable Ag Expo

Opening Remarks and laws & Regulations

• Opening Remarks, Kris O'Connor
• Challenges and Opportunities for California ag in the Evolving Food System, AG Kawamura
• California Labor Law Updatetd, George Daniels  
• Hazardous Communications and Sulfur Dioxide Licensing, janice Campbell  

Remembering the Other Sides of Sustainability: Social Equity and Economics

• Moderator, David Gates   
• Innovative Approaches to Social Sustainability, Walt Platkus  
• Workers Compensation: Understanding Claims, the Process, and Ways to
  Minimize Expense, Cathy Child  

Ag Preservation Strategies - Tools for Long Term Viability - Breakout

• Moderator, Kevin Kester  
• Steve Sinton, California Rangeland Trust   
• Margy Lindquist, NRCS  
• Andrea Mackenzie,Land Conservation Consultant 

Sustainability in Practice (SIP) Vineyard Certification: Grower and Winery Roundtable  

• Moderator, Kris O'Connor   
• John Niven, Niven Family Wines  
• Matt Merrill, Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery   
• Daryl Salm, Paraiso Vineyards   
• Jean-Pierre Wolff, Wolff Vineyards and Winery   

Succession Planning for America's Agricultural Community - Breakout

• Moderator, George Work  
• Kevin Spafford, Legacy By Design  

Growers' Perspectives on Various Farming Philosophies: Technology, Certification, and Experiences

• Moderator, Hunter Francis  
• Sustainable Farming, George Work  
• Organic Farming, Neil Collins  
• Biodynamic Farming, Gena Nonini  

Water Issues and Regulations

• Moderator, Lowell Zelinski   
• Irrigation Systems Performance: Central Coast Trends &Opportunities to Save Money and Water, Charles Burt  
• Water Quality in Agricultural Watersheds of the Central Coast: Cooperative Monitoring Program Results, Sarah Greene  
• Water Quality Regulations and the New Ag Order, Lisa McCann  

Bridging the Gap: Community and Media Relations - Breakout

• Moderator, George Donati  
• Farming with the Community: Right to Farm, Ag/Urban Buffers, and Community Programs, Brenda Ouwerkerk  
• Getting Your Message Out Through Media, Richard Gearhart  

Energy and Agriculture - Breakout

• Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Agriculture Production and Processing, Jeremy Howard  
• Farming in the Carboniferous Age, John Garn  

Spanish - Breakout  

• Understanding the Three E's of Sustainability: Environmental Stewardship,
  Social Equity, and Economic Viability, Walt Platkus
• Todos Vivimos Aguas Abajo. Riegue Evitando Pérdidas de Agua y Protegiendo al Medio Ambiente (We All Live Downstream: Irrigate to Avoid Water Losses and Protect the Environment), Monica Barricarte

Viticulture - Breakout

• Moderator, Paul Crout
• Reducing Vineyard Water Use Under Limited Availability: Results of a Sonoma County Demonstration Project, Mark Greenspan
• Dry Farming at Turley Wine Cellars: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities, Brennan Stover
• Berry Sensory and Harvest Decisions: The Missing Link , Nick Dokoozlian

Orchards & Olives - Breakout

• Olive Fruit Fly: UC IPM Guidelines, Hannah Nadel
• Colony Collapse Disorder, Scott Jeffreys
• Light Brown Apple Moth: Coastal Update, Mary Bianchi

Row Crops - Breakout

• Moderator, Richard Quandt
• The Effects of Vegetative Treatment Systems to Improve Tailwater Quality, John W. Hunt
• Practical Experience in Reducing Irrigated Runoff, Sedimentation, and
  Pesticide Use on Strawberries, Dave Peck

Sustainability Initiatives in the Marketplace

• Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship and Survival at Napa Valley’s Oldest Winery, Peter Mondavi, Jr.
• How Going Green has Changed the Rules of Business, Gail Kirby
• Beyond BMPs: How the Marketplace is Measuring Sustainability, Daniel Sonke

2008 Sustainable Ag Expo

• Sustainability in practice (sip) Vineyard certification & Consumer Outreach (PDF)
• Brief Histroy of sustainable certifications & the protected harvest program (pdf)
• Certified sustainable by food alliance (pdf)
• Hot topics in ag labor (pdf)
• light brown apple moth in california, 2008 (pdf)
• The low carbon diet: reducing energy intensity & greenhouse gas emission in the food system using a life cycle Analysis (pdf)
• renewable energy potential from california agriculture (pdf)
• Carbon credit potential for agriculture (pdf)
• California and the future of food, wine, and the community (pdf)
• chipotle: food with integrity (pdf)
• going green? A look at sustainability and its implications (pdf)
• sustainability initiatives in the marketplace: Wal-mart (pdf)
• precision viticulture: update & economic considerations (pdf)
• sustainable mite management in california vineyards (pdf)
• vineyard cover crop & tillage practices (pdf)
• breeding Rootstocks for california vineyards (pdf)
• minimizing water quality impacts at nurseries (pdf)
• Sustainability practices in floriculture (pdf)
• pumping efficienty (pdf)
• low tech, low cost soil moisture monitoring & interpretation (pdf)
• demonstrating compatibility of water quality and food safety through research and implementation (pdf)
• food safety (pdf)
• conservation practices and food safety (pdf)
• cooperative monitoring program: Nurtrient monitoring results (pdf)
• hot topics & Research: updates - What is going on with nutrients? (pdf)
• grape vine nutrition: agronomic, economic, & Environmental concerns (pdf)

2007 SUSTAINABLE AG EXPO

• agricultural air quality in the san joaquin valley: a success story (PDF)
• INTERVENTION TO REDUCE PESTICIDE EXPOSURE TO FARMWORKERS & THEIR FAMILIES (PDF) Not all information in this presentation is peer reviewed and published. If you are interested in more information, visit www.chamacos.org for peer reviewed articles.
• RESPITORY REGULATIONS FOR PESTICIDE HANDLERS (PDF)
• CONDITIONAL AG WAIVER FOR IRRIGATED LANDS: COOPERATIVE MONITORING RESULTS (PDF)
• PROTECTING WATER QUALITY: PRACTICES FOR MANAGING IRRIGATION AND STORM WATER RUN-OFF (PDF)
• ASSESSING PESTICIDE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK USING WIN-PST (PDF)
• SUSTAINABILITY FROM A CONSUMER PERSPECTIVE (PDF)
• LIVESTOCK & RANGELAND: WATER QUALITY & FOOD SAFETY (PDF)
• GRAZING LAND & WATER QUALITY IMPACTS: AN UPDATE ON CENTRAL COAST WATER BOARD ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES (PDF)
• BIOLOGICAL CONTROL UPDATE: GIANT WHITEFLY, CITRUS LEAFMINER, & THE OLIVE FRUIT FLY (PDF)
• GIRDLING: A SUSTAINABLE METHOD FOR INCREASING FRUIT TREE YIELD (PDF)
• LAZY LEGUMES OR BUSY BEANS? ESTIMATING WINTER COVER CROP N FIXATION ON THE CENTRAL COAST (PDF)
• EFFICACY OF OMRI APPROVED INSECTICIDES & ACARICIDES (PDF)
• GRAPEVINE COLD HARDINESS & INJURY: DYNAMICS & MANAGEMENT (PDF)
• IMPACT OF WEED CONTROL PRACTICES ON WEED COMMUNITIES IN VINEYARDS (PDF)
• GLYPHOSATE-RESISTANT HORSEWEED & FLEABANE: SOME MANAGEMENT OPTIONS (PDF) - coming soon
• BIOENERGY: OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES FOR BIOLOGICAL INTEGRATION ON THE FARM (PDF)
• OUR EXPERIENCE INTEGRATING BIODIESEL INTO FARM MANAGEMENT (PDF)
• WHAT ABOUT SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES? SMS WINERY CONSTRUCTION (PDF)
• RECYCLING AG CONTAINERS (PDF)
• PESTICIDE CONTAINER RECYCLING (PDF)
• RIEGO EFICIENTE EN LA COSTA CENTRAL DE CALIFORNIA (PDF)
• IRRIGACION (PDF)
• HOT TOPICS IN LABOR MANAGEMENT (PDF) handout (pdf)
• KEEPING WORKERS HAPPY & PRODUCTION PROFITABLE: BEST PRACTICES IN FARM LABOR MANAGEMENT (PDF)
• LABOR MANAGEMENT: SAFETY COMPLIANCE & MANAGEMENT (PDF)

2006 Sustainable Ag Expo

• Hot Topics for Agricultural Labor (pdf)
• Drift Management: Policy & Enforcement (pdf)
• Drift Management from the Federal Level (pdf)
• Managing Soil Ecosystems (pdf)
• Promising Weed Control Programs for Specialty Crops (pdf)
• Herbicide Resistance in Weeds (pdf)
• Exploring Fumigant Alternatives (pdf)
• Food Safety Review (pdf) - Coming Soon
• Recent Research in Vine Balance & Fruit Thinning (pdf)
• Using Whey Protein to Control Powdery Mildew (pdf)
• Financial Planning for Business Succession - Handout 1 & Handout 2 (pdf)
• Energy Management in Agriculture (pdf)
• Biodiesel Use & Agricultural Opportunities - For a copy of this presentation, please contact ashleyc@communityfuels.com
• Energy Management with Photovoltaics (pdf) - Coming Soon
• Current Trends and Developments in Pesticide Application (pdf)