UC ANR Organic Farming Research Workgroup
November 13, 2007
Presentations
- Going Organic Project - CCOF
- Factors Associated with Deregistration Among Organic Farmers in California - CIRS
- Returns In Alternative Marketing Channels Alternative Marketing Channels for Organic Producers - Shermain Hardesty
- California's Organic Agriculture: Size and Growth - Karen Klonsky
- Organic Farming Research and Extension Activities - Glenn McGourty
- Organic and non-conventional research update for row crops in Ventura County - Oleg Daugovish
- Mass Trapping and Spray Materials for the Control of Olive Fruit Fly - Paul Vossen and Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne
Meeting Agenda
| 8:15 | Registration / coffee, tea, pastries and breads |
| 8:40 | Welcome, Introductions |
| 8:50 | California Organic Program: Update Ray Green (California Organic Program, CDFA) |
| 9:30 | Group consultation with Tom Tomich (UC Davis ASI and UC SAREP) and Shermain Hardesty (UC Small Farm Center): How does organic agriculture fit into the ANR Mission and what are the linkages between campus, CE, and industry? |
| 10:15 | break |
| 10:30 | California Organic Farming Stats Update / Organic Acreage Growth and Contraction Karen Klonsky (Ag and Resource Economics, UC Davis) |
| 11:20 | Organic Farming Research and Extension Activities around the state: Organic Olive Fruit Fly Control - Alternative Methods Paul Vossen (UCCE Sonoma County) |
| Organic and non-conventional research update for row crops in Ventura County Oleg Daugovish (UCCE Ventura County) | |
| 12:10 | lunch |
| 1:20 | Organic Farming Research and Extension Activities around the state (continued): Activities for Organic Winegrowing Program in Mendocino and Lake Counties Glenn McGourty (UCCE Mendocino County) |
| Grower Returns to Organic Produce in Alternative Marketing Channels Shermain Hardesty (UC Small Farm Center) | |
| Going Organic: Organic Mentoring with a BIOS Approach Fred Thomas (CCOF Foundation, Going Organic) | |
| 2:30 | Other funding opportunities and collaborative research and extension planning |
| 3:30 | Meeting evaluation |
| 3:40 | Adjourn |