Happy New Year everyone! Looks like the year has come out storming with a lot to do and events to attend.
The big UCCE Annual Strawberry Production Research meeting is to take place February 12 at the County Fairgrounds in Santa Cruz County, I'll be posting the agenda for that quite soon.
In the meantime, there is also another high quality meeting to consider attending. This is the CA Plant and Soil Conference taking place this coming February 6 and 7, the press release I have here:
PRESS RELEASE: CA Plant and Soil Conference takes place on February 6-7, 2025
The 2025 California Plant and Soil Conference will be held on February 6-7 at the Wyndham Visalia. The conference is organized by the California Chapter of the American Society of Agronomy (CA ASA). Registration is now open through the conference website (https://na.eventscloud.com/plantandsoilconference).
The annual conference provides an opportunity for students, professionals, and other attendees to increase their knowledge of current topics of agronomic importance in California. Many Certified Crop Advisers and Pest Control Advisers attend the conference to earn continuing education units that are important to their professional standing.
This year's conference will convene sessions covering the following topics:
· The State of California Agriculture in 2025 and Beyond
· IPM & pollinators
· Nutrient Management
· Soil Health & Disease Suppressing Soil
· Emerging Voices Panel: Behind the Science Look at Agronomy
· Integrating Water and Nutrient Management
· Using Data on the Farm
· Groundwater Scarcity and Water Quality
· Regenerative Agriculture
· Evolution of Pest Management in California
In addition to presentations on these topics, there will be an award ceremony to honor individuals who served the profession through their careers, a student poster competition, non-competitive professional posters, a student mentoring breakfast, and the CA ASA business meeting. Sponsorship opportunities are available to support student participation; please see the conference website for more information https://na.eventscloud.com/website/58588/sponsors