Agenda includes classroom presentations by Sean Swezey and Diego Nieto of UC Santa Cruz on "Use and management of alfalfa trap crops" and "Identification and description of beneficial insects" followed by field demonstrations of trap crop evaluations, insect scouting techniques, insect identification, and a demo of a tractor-mounted vacuum in trap-cropped strawberries.

Continuing Education Credits: we are authorized to provide 3 hours of DPR “Other” credit hours. We have requested 3 hours of Water Quality Credit from the Regional Water Quality Control Board.

This workshop will be presented in English with limited Spanish interpretation as needed.

Cost: Free!!! Free burritos for lunch!

Education credits: Ag Waiver, DPR, other 3 applied for

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The Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) (www.mbita.org) and the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce (www.salinaschamber.com) will host a luncheon seminar on ‘The Importance of Agricultural Exports in our State Economy.' The ‘keynote’ speaker will be Assembly Member William Monning.

Seminar Speakers (10:00 - 11:45 am):
"Exporting Specialty Crops and the CITD" Candy Hansen-Gage, Director, Fresno Center for Int'l Trade Development
"Global Profile of California Ag Trade" Robert Tse, Deputy Secretary of Trade Development, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)

Luncheon Speakers (12:00 - 1:30 pm):
"Navigating Asia-Pacific and European Policy Changes in Food and Ag Trade" Paul V. Oliva, Founder and Principal, OlivaGlobal Communications
KEYNOTE SPEECH
"California's Economic Revival Is Dependent on International Trade Expansion and Promotion" William W. Monning, Assemblymember Field Representative, 27th District

Further details and registration for this special seminar/luncheon can be found at website

Limited seating. Registration required.

Join the California Ag Water Stewardship Initiative for regional forums for the Southern Sacramento Valley and Northern San Joaquin Valley Farm Communities

-State Water Policy: Implications for Sacramento Valley Growers
-Water Supply Outlook and the CA Water Plan, Emerging Water Legislation
-Regional Issues: Groundwater, Irrigated Lands, Regulation
-Beyond Irrigation Tech: Soil and Crop Management for Water Efficiency
-Drought Proofing, Cover Crops, Mulch, Minimum Tillage
-Irrigation Management and Technology
-Water Management Tour
-Funding and Support Resources for Water Management Innovation

Location:
March 23: Winters Community Center, 201 Railroad Ave, Winters, CA
March 25: UCCE Classroom, 2145 Wardrobe Avenue, Merced, CA

Cost: $20 includes lunch

Register by phone to 831-763-2111, or online at website

Instruction in Spanish: 8:00-9:30am
Instruction in English: 10:00-11:30am

Trainer:Albert Saldivar, Safety Security Regulatory & Environmental Technician, Wilbur-Ellis Company

Continuing Education: 1.5 hours DPR/CCA/Ag waiver applied for
Coffee and refreshments provided
Partnering organizations: Wilbur-Ellis, Monterey County Farm Bureau

Cost: FREE!

Education credits: Ag Waiver, DPR, Crop Advisor applied for

Please join the Central Coast Young Farmers & Ranchers for a special evening honoring Mr. Paul Wenger President of the California Farm Bureau Federation Wednesday, March 24th 2010

5:30PM Social
6:00PM Dinner & Presentation
$25 contribution to Farm PAC*
Dinner and refreshments will be provided on behalf of the Central Coast Young Farmers & Ranchers. Farm PAC raises funds to support candidates of any party affiliation who are committed to working for the best interests of California Agriculture. *Contributions or gifts to Farm PAC are not tax-deductable

Please RSVP by March 23rd to: aeengland@hotmail.com or (831) 751-3100

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Stay up-to-date on safety issues and on-farm precautions, plus receive the annual training required for all pesticide handlers and workers. Both trainings are FREE for CCVT members and other sponsoring organizations. A $20 fee will apply to non-members.

Spanish only 2:00 - 4:30PM
2 DPR and Ag Waiver hours applied for

Education credits: Ag Waiver, DPR 2 applied for

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Cooperative Extension County Office / Auditorium 2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Cooperative Extension County Office / Conference Room 669 County Square Dr., Ventura

Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., South Coast Winery Resort 34843 Rancho California Rd., Temecula

TOPIC: Updates on Pests and Pesticides – Dr. Joe Morse, UCR Entomology Department will present information on new pesticides. Dr. Akif Eskalen, with the UCR Department of Plant Pathology, will discuss updates on the Laurel Wilt Disease that poses a serious threat to the industry. A panel comprised of Drs. Morse and Eskalen, and local Pest Control Advisors will answer questions presented.

Hosted by The Regenerative Design Institute and The Permaculture Institute of Northern California. Join Lydia Neilsen for this 2-hour exploration into the world of permaculture - a way of designing land, community and your life based on the observation and systems of nature. The evening will also focus on the permaculture movement in Santa Cruz.

Suggested Donation: $10, no registration required

The Earth Day Food & Wine Festival is a weekend celebration of award-winning food and wine grown on California’s scenic Central Coast. Enjoy the feature event on Saturday, April 17 and join us for barrel tastings, cooking demonstrations, live music, and vineyard tours throughout the weekend.

Organized by the Central Coast Vineyard Team, a local non- profit dedicated to sustainable winegrowing since 1994, the event's proceeds support research, education, and farmworker outreach.

For detailed schedule and to purchase tickets, visit website or contact Kyle Wommack at 805.369.2288 or kyle@vineyardteam.org.

Hosted by the Regenerative Design Institute. Join us for the first two days of the Four Seasons Permaculture Design Certificaiton course for an in-depth overview of Permaculture: the permaculture ethics, principles and basic concepts of this solution-based design science.

Instructors: Lydia Neilsen, Dave Shaw, Ken Foster and special guests including Penny Livingston-Stark

Those interested in the complete 11 month Permaculture Design Certification program offered in Santa Cruz from April 2010 - March 2011 should visit the RDI website for more information website Fee: $175. Register on-line at http://www.regenerativedesign.org/civicrm/event/info? reset=1&id=138

Registration closes April 2.

SERCAL is a non-profit membership based organization dedicated to the purpose of bringing about the recovery of damaged California ecosystems. To this end, the organization's activities are focused on the presentation of conferences, symposia, workshops, field trips and other educational activities dealing with the many different aspects involved in restoration of California native habitats.

The 2010 conference will be held at John Muir's beloved "Range of Light," the east side of the Sierra Nevada, at the Mountainside Conference Center, Mammoth Lakes. One focus of the conference will be the work of the Mono Lake Committee with the LA Dept. of Water and Power, a compelling and encouraging story of finding common solutions.

Conference website: website

Call for abstracts (DUE Feb. 1, 2010): http://www.sercal.org/Conference2010/2010_cf_abstracts.pdf

"Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture: An International Conference Linking Science and Policy" is being organized by the Water Education Foundation and the University of California, Davis Additional groundwater workshops will be held June 14 and an agricultural water tour will be held June 18.

The June 15-17, 2010 conference will provide scientists, policymakers, agricultural and environmental stakeholders, local, state and federal governmental officials, and consultants with the latest scientific, management, legal and policy advances for sustaining our groundwater resources in agricultural regions around the world.

Visit www.ag-groundwater.org for more details about the conference.