12:15 pm | Registration |
12:30 pm | Opening Remarks Richard Rush, Ph.D. President CSU Channel Islands Ruben Alarcón, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Biology Program CSU Channel Islands |
12:50 pm | Talk: Making New Agriculture Ben Faber, Ph.D. University of California Cooperative Extension Ventura County |
1:15 pm | Talk: Soil-borne pests and pathogens Oleg Daugovish, Ph.D. University of California Cooperative Extension Ventura County |
2:05 pm | Talk: Water challenges on the central coast Michael Cahn, Ph.D. University of California Cooperative Extension Monterey County |
2:50 pm | Break |
3:00 pm | Talk: Past successes and the future potential for insect based pest control systems Mr. Brett Chandler President & General Manager of Associates Insectary |
3:50 pm | Talk: Can Commercial Pollination Be More Sustainable? Gordon Wardell, Ph.D. Senior Bee Biologist for Paramount Farming Company |
4:40 pm | Reception |