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SUMMARY:WILD FARM ALLIANCE: FARMER TO FARMER FIELD DAY: ALL THINGS AVIAN
DESCRIPTION:Date:  Thursday\, March 21st\, 2019 \nTime:  8:00am – 12:30pm \nVenue:  1620 S Whitehall Ln\, St. Helena\, CA 94574 \nCost: $20 per person (includes lunch and a copy of WFA’s Bird Booklet and a copy of Napa Valley Grapegrowers’ Birds in the Vineyard Best Practices) \nCredits:  4.0 CE CCA hours approved \nDescription: Join us for a talk\, hosted by Tres Sabores Vineyard\, about how to support beneficial birds for alfalfa and row crop operations! Learn about the birds flying through your farm and how they might be a benefit to your operation. Hear from and connect with innovative farmers\, avian researchers\, and other experts about practices that attract beneficial birds for pest control and manage pest birds. In addition\, participate in a demonstration hedgerow planting and learn how this habitat can benefit your farm. You will gain valuable experience in planning for practices aimed at attracting beneficial birds and other natural enemies. Registration is $20 and includes lunch and copies of Wild Farm Alliance’s Supporting Beneficial Birds and Managing Pest Birds and Napa Valley Grapegrowers’ Birds in the Vineyard Best Practices. \nAgenda: 8:00 am – Registration\, with coffee and snacks \n8:15 am – Elissa Olimpi\, PhD\, avian researcher\, captures birds on-site for close viewing using mist-nets; \n9:00 am – 12:30 pm \n\nJo Ann Baumgartner\, WFA\, describes supporting beneficial birds and managing pest birds;\nJulie Jedlicka\, PhD\, Missouri Western State University\, discusses her Western Bluebird research in vineyards;\nDavid Graves\, Co-founder of Saintsbury\, discusses wildlife corridors in agriculture;\nSara Kross\, PhD\, Columbia University\, shares her Barn Owl and Falcon research and how to co-exist with pest birds in vineyards;\nLucas Patzek\, PhD\, Napa RCD\, discusses their Re-Oaking program with respect to birds;\nMatt Johnson\, PhD\, Humboldt State University\, discusses his lab’s work on Barn Owl nest box occupancy and hunting behavior in and around vineyards;\nSam Earnshaw\, Hedgerows Unlimited\, discusses and demonstrates how to install a native plant hedgerow;\nJulie Johnson\, winemaker and owner of Tres Sabores\, discusses reasons for the event and her overall operation.\n\n12:30 pm – Lunch \nRegistration:  Please register by March 18th 2019 on the event webpage. \nFor more info:  Please contact info@wildfarmalliance.org.  The flyer for this event can be found here.
URL:https://lodigrowers.com/event/wild-farm-alliance-farmer-to-farmer-field-day-all-things-avian-2/
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SUMMARY:USDA: COOL SEASON COVER CROPS FIELD DAY
DESCRIPTION:Date:  Thursday\, March 21st\, 2019 \nTime:  2:00 – 4:00pm \nVenue:  Lockeford Plant Materials Center\, 21001 N. Elliot Rd\, Lockeford\, CA 95237 \nCost:  Free\, all are welcome. Registration suggested but not required. \nCredits:  1.5 CE hours CCA – Soil and Water Management applied for \nAgenda:\n2:00 – Margaret Smither-Kopperl\, PMC Manager – Welcome\n2:10 – Tom Johnson\, Kamprath Seed – Cover Crop Selection for the Central Valley : Demonstration Planting.\n2:30 – Valerie Bullard\, PMC Agronomist – Legume Cover Crop Cultivars\n2:50 – Jinguo Hu\, ARS Pullman – Fava and Bell bean germplasm\n3:00 – Hossein Zakeri CSU\, Chico – Fava bean research status\n3:10 – Jessa Kay Cruz\, Xerces Society – Insectary Cover Crops for orchards and vineyards\n3:35 – Hudson Minshew\, NRCS State Agronomist – Cover Crops\, Nutrient Management and NRCS Programs\n3:55 – Margaret Smither-Kopperl – Conclusions and Questions \nDescription:  Cover Crops provide numerous benefits including: nitrogen accumulation and retention\, enhanced nutrient cycling as microbial populations increase\, weed suppression and pollinator and beneficial insect habitat.  Use of cover crops over time will increase soil organic matter and improve soil health\, increase rainfall infiltration and soil water holding capacity\, reduce soil compaction and erosion.  Economic benefits can include a reduction in inputs of fertilizer\, pesticides and number of irrigations required.  Field Day participants will get a close look at ongoing studies. \n• Cover crop demonstration with individual species plots.\n• Crimson clover\, winter pea and hairy vetch trial (germplasm USDA ARS Legume Cover Crop Breeding -Advanced Lines Testing Program) \n• Bell/fava bean trial (germplasm provided by USDA ARS Pullman)\n• Insectary Cover Crop mixes for orchards and vineyards (Xerces Soc.). \nRegistration:  An email is appreciated if you plan to attend. Contact Shawn.Vue@ca.usda.gov\, Tel: 209.867.3110 or Margaret.Smither-Kopperl@ca.usda.gov for more information or to arrange for any special needs. Event flyer can be found here.
URL:https://lodigrowers.com/event/usda-cool-season-cover-crops-field-day/
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