RE: Organic Farming Workgroup Meeting Planned for November 13th

From: WAYNE LANINI (wtlanini@ucdavis.edu)
Date: Fri Oct 05 2007 - 08:10:19 PDT

  • Next message: Glenn T. McGourty: "RE: Organic Farming Workgroup Meeting Planned for November 13th"

    Hi Glenn,

         I would like to attend the organic workgroup, but the Weed
    Workgroup and the Spray Technology Workgroup are also meeting on
    November 13th.

    Sorry,

    Tom

     

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    From: owner-organicfarm@ucdavis.edu
    [mailto:owner-organicfarm@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Glenn T. McGourty
    Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 3:43 PM
    To: organicfarm@ucdavis.edu
    Subject: Organic Farming Workgroup Meeting Planned for November 13th

     

    Dear Organic Workgroup Members:

     

    Please find the agenda for the UC ANR Organic Farming Workgroup Meeting
    set for Tuesday, November 13, at the UC Davis University Club.

     

    To register, go to this website:

    https://ucce.ucdavis.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=2241

     

    We have a limited amount of travel funds, so please indicate what you
    think that it will cost for you to travel to the meeting. I will advise
    you if we do not have adequate funds for your travel. Meeting
    registration, lunch and breaks are covered at no cost to you through
    work group funds. We can hear from up to 5 presenters.

     

    Also, if you would like to make a 20 minute presentation on your
    research and extension program, please send me a brief outline of what
    you would like to present.

     

    Feel free to contact me if you have questions. Office: (707) 463-4495
    Cell: (707) 391-3003

     

    Regards:

    Glenn Mc.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    UC ANR Organic Farming Workgroup Meeting

    November 13, 2007

     

    University Club, UC Davis

     

            A G E N D A

     

     

    8:45 Welcome, Introductions

     

    8:50 California Organic Program: Update

                    Ray Green, California Organic Program, CDFA

     

    9:30 Group Consultation with Tom Tomich 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: 2 x 20 minute presentations and discussion. (submit your
    ideas/interest to Glenn)

     

    12:10 lunch

     

    1:20 Organic Farming Research and Extension Activities around
    the state (continued): 3 x 20 minute presentations and discussion.
    (submit your ideas/interest to Glenn)

     

    2:20 Organic Research Conference idea - new initiative of the UC
    Vegetable Research and Information Center (VRIC) Tim Hartz, UC Davis
    Plant Science

     

    2:40 Other funding opportunities and collaborative research and
    extension planning

     

    3:30 Meeting evaluation

     

    3:40 Adjourn

     

     

     

     



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