Aug 11, 2011
On Wednesday, September 7 from 7:30 am – 12:30 pm, UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Oleg Daugovish will hold the 10th Annual Strawberry Production Meeting in Ventura County.
The meeting will be presented in English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish. There is no cost to attend.
Scheduled topics include:
- Southern California strawberry research update: varieties and production.
- Investigation of Macrophomina and Fusarium spp., including research update on biology and management, and results from 2010-2011 non-fumigated field trials.
- Fungicide evaluations in strawberry.
- Lewis mite, thrips and Lygus research update.
- Update of herbicide efficacy and safety for nutsedge control in strawberry.
- California Strawberry Commission update on regulatory research inssues in strawberry production.
Continuous education credits have been requested from DPR.
Lunch will be provided. Details can be found here. To register, request special arrangements, or to ask questions please contact Oleg by email or by phone at (805) 645-1454 by August 31.
Strawberries deformed from lygus bug feeding. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark.
Topics:
- alternative fumigants
- commercial agriculture
- grower education
- Initiative A Clean Water
- Initiative B Abundant Food
- Initiative C Sharing Science
- Initiative D Sustaining Ecosystems
- Initiative G Safe Food
- Initiative H Managing Pests
- Initiative I Energy for the Future
- local events
- local research
- Oleg Daugovish
- pests
- pests
- Spanish language resource
- strawberry production
- weed management