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Sustainable Ag Expo
Posted by: Legacy By Design
What
Succession Planning for America's Agricultural Community
November 16, 2009
1:30 p.m.
Embassy Suites -
San Luis Obispo, California
(Offered through the Central Coast Vineyard Team)
Program Agenda
| Monday, November 16 | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Registration |
| 8:30 - 10:30 | Welcome Remarks and Laws & Regulations |
| Opening Remarks Kris O'Connor, Executive Director, Central Coast Vineyard Team |
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| Challenges & Opportunities for California Ag in the Evolving Food System A.G. Kawamura, Secretary, California Department of Food & Agriculture |
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| California Labor Law Update George Daniels, Executive Vice President, Farm Employers Labor Service |
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| Hazardous Communications and Sulfur Dioxide Licensing Janice Campbell, Deputy Ag Commissioner, San Luis Obispo Department of Agriculture |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Trade Show |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Remembering the Other Sides of Sustainability: Social Equity and Economics |
| Moderator: David Gates, VP Vineyard Operation, Ridge Vineyards | |
| Innovative Approaches to Social Sustainability Walt Platkus, President, The Duneworks, LLC |
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| Workers Compensation: Understanding Claims, the Process, and Ways to Minimize Expense Cathy Child, CRM PHR, Workers Compensation Claims Analyst, Western Growers Insurance Services |
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| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch in the Atrium Sponsored by California Organic Fertilizers |
| 1:30 - 3:00 | Afternoon Breakout Seminars |
| Ag Preservation Strategies - Tools for Long Term Viability | |
| Moderator: Kevin Kester, Kester Ranch and Bear Valley Vineyards | |
| Erin Davis, Director of Communications, California Rangeland Trust | |
| Andrea MacKensie, Former Executive Director, Sonoma County Ag Preservation & Open Space District | |
| Sustainability in Practice (SIP) Vineyard Certification: Grower and Winery Roundtable | |
| Moderator: Kris O'Connor, Executive Director, Central Coast Vineyard Team | |
| Amy Freeman, Winemaker & Vineyard Manager, Saucelito Canyon Vineyards & Winery | |
| John Niven, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Niven Family Wines | |
| Matt Merrill, General Manager, Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery | |
| Daryl Salm, Vineyard Manager, Paraiso Vineyards | |
| Succession Planning for America's Agricultural Community | |
| Moderator: George Work, Work Ranch (3rd Generation Rancher with Ranch in Transition to 4th and 5th Generations) |
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| Kevin Spafford, Certified Financial Planner, Founder, Legacy By Design | |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Trade Show |
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Grower's Perspectives on Various Farming Philosophies: Technology, Certification, and Experiences |
| Moderator: Hunter Francis, Program Associate, Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium | |
| Sustainable Farming Blair Richardson, President, FreshSense, Representative on behalf of SunWest Fruit Company |
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| Organic Farming Neil Collins, Executive Winemaker and Vineyard Manager, Tablas Creek Winery |
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| Biodynamic Farming Gena Nonini, Marian Farms |
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| 5:00 - 7:00 | Exhibitors' Showcase & Reception |
| Tuesday, November 17 |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 10:00 | Water Issues and Regulations |
| Moderator: Lowell Zelinski, President, Precision Ag, Inc. | |
| Irrigation Systems Performance: Central Coast Trends &Opportunities to Save Money and Water Charles Burt, Ph.D., Chairman, Irrigation Training and Research Center |
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| Water Quality in Agricultural Watersheds of the Central Coast: Cooperative Monitoring Program Results Sarah Greene, Technical Program Manager, Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc. |
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| Water Quality Regulations and the New Ag Waiver Alison Jones, Environmental Research Associate, Regional Water Resources Control Board Representative |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Trade Show |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Morning Breakout Seminars |
| Bridging the Gap: Community and Media Relations | |
| Moderator: George Donati, General Manager, Pacific Vineyard Co. | |
| Farming with the Community: Right to Farm, Ag/Urban Buffers, and Community Programs Bob Lilley, Ag Commissioner, San Luis Obispo County Department of Agriculture |
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| Getting Your Message Out Through Media Richard Gearhart, Director, Brock Center for Agricultural Communication, Cal Poly |
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| Energy and Agriculture | |
| Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Agriculture Production and Processing Jeremy Howard, Senior Project Manager, Pacific Gas & Electric Company |
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Farming in the Carboniferous Age |
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| Spanish Breakout: Free Session (Limit Two per Company), Space is Limited | |
| Understanding the Three E's of Sustainability: Environmental Stewardship, Social Equity, and Economic Viability Walt Platkus, President, DuneWorks, LLC |
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| Científica del Medio Ambiente We All Live Downstream: Irrigate to Avoid Water Losses and Protect the Environment Monica Barricarte, E.S., Agricultural Regulatory Program Pajaro River and Elkhorn Slough Watersheds Lead Staff, RWQCB |
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| 12:00 - 1:30 | Lunch (On Your Own) |
| 1:30 - 3:00 | Afternoon Breakout Seminars |
| Viticulture | |
| Moderator: Paul Crout, CCA, PCA, Crop Advisor, Farm Supply Company | |
| Reducing Vineyard Water Use Under Limited Availability: Results of a Sonoma County Demonstration Project Mark Greenspan, Ph.D., Viticulture Consultant, Advanced Viticulture, LLC |
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| Dry Farming at Turley Wine Cellars: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities Brennan Stover, Vineyard Manager, Turley Cellars |
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| Berry Sensory and Harvest Decisions: The Missing Link Nick Dokoozlian, Viticulture, Chemistry and Enology, E&J Gallo Vineyards |
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| Orchards & Olives | |
| Moderator: TBD | |
| What's the Buzz? Colony Colapse Disorder Tentative | |
| Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Greening Tentative | |
| Olive Fruit Fly: UC IPM Guidelines Hannah Nadel, Associate Specialist, Entomology, UC Riverside & UC Kearny Ag Center |
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| Row Crops | |
| Moderator: Richard Quandt, Executive Director, Grower & Shipper Vegetable Association |
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| The Effects of Vegetative Treatment Systems to Improve Tailwater Quality John W. Hunt, Ph.D., Department of Environmental Toxicology, UC Davis |
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| Practical Experience in Reducing Irrigated Runoff, Sedimentation, and Pesticide Use on Strawberries Dave Peck, General Manager, Manzanita Berry Farms |
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| 3:00 - 4:30 | Sustainability Initiatives in the Marketplace |
| Moderator: TBD | |
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How Going Green has Changed the Rules of Business |
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| Beyond BMPs: How the Marketplace is Measuring Sustainability Daniel Sonke, D.P.M., Senior Scientist, SureHarvest; Representative, Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops |
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| 4:30 - 4:45 | Closing Remarks |
Where
Embassy Suites
San Luis Obispo, CA
When
Monday, November 16th, 2009 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm