Benefits of Hedgerows (4/30)

Benefits of Hedgerows on Farms in the Sacramento Valley
April 30th
The Center For Land-Based Learning
5265 Putah Creek Road
Winters, CA

This workshop will focus on the benefits of hedgerows of California native plants in agricultural landscapes, including enhanced populations of native bees and beneficial insects on farms. We will also discuss establishment and maintenance practices for planting habitat on field crop edges and provide an overview of plant species appropriate for hedgerows in the Sacramento Valley and beyond. One hour of CE is available.

Agenda:
• 10:00 Welcome and DPR Grant Project Update, Mary Fahey, Project Assistant, UCCE, Yolo County
• 10:10 The Farm on Putah Creek, Maureen Thompson, Farm Manager, Land-Based Learning
• 10:20 Tillage, Crop Bloom and Ground Nesting Bees, Katharina Ullmann, PhD Student, UC Davis Department of Entomology
• 10:35 Hedgerows and Rodents, Laurel Sellers, MS Student, UC Davis International Agricultural Development
• 10:50 Establishing Hedgerows on Field Edges, Miles DaPrato, Solano Resource Conservation District
• 11:10 Hedgerows, Birds and Codling Moth, Sacha Heath, PhD Student, UC Davis, Ecology Graduate Group
• 11:25 Hedgerows and IPM, Rachael Long, UCCE Farm Advisor, Yolo County
• 11:40 Hedgerow Plant Selection, Taylor Lewis, UC Davis Arboretum
• 12:00 Summary and Audience Survey
Bring a hat and good walking shoes – event will be outdoors. Please pull in from the south at the headquarters, park and walk to the back to the hedgerows.