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The<br />
Full Menu of Workshops<br />
and Seminars<br />
The inaugural Crop Consultant Conference will be a gathering place for all who are dedicated to caring for<br />
California specialty crops.<br />
By CECILIA PARSONS | Associate Editor<br />
PEST CONTROL ADVISORS (PCA), CERTIFIED<br />
Crop Advisors (CCA), applicators and agriculture retailers<br />
are all invited to participate in this two-day conference,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 26-27 in Visalia.<br />
This event at the Visalia Convention Center packs a full menu<br />
of educational workshops and seminars, professional networking<br />
opportunities plus multiple hours of PCA and CCA credits<br />
into 24 hours. The program begins at 1 p.m. on Thursday and<br />
concludes after lunch and a final speaker, at 1 p.m. on Friday.<br />
The workshop and seminar topics at the CCC have been<br />
chosen to help all crop advisors keep informed about new regulations,<br />
pest and disease control and management updates, label<br />
information and new technologies. In addition to the educational<br />
component, this conference will feature an early evening<br />
mixer and networking opportunities to be followed by a full<br />
gala dinner and entertainment.<br />
Why Attend?<br />
“Where else can a PCA or CCA get that many hours of credit,<br />
receive useful information plus meals and entertainment and<br />
not have to drive long distances?” says Jason Scott, publisher<br />
of <strong>West</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Nut</strong>, Progressive Crop<br />
Consultant and Organic Farmer<br />
magazines and host of this<br />
conference.<br />
“This event is right in their<br />
back yard, where specialty<br />
crops addressed in this conference,<br />
are grown. It is designed<br />
to present the ‘big picture’ of<br />
specialty crop production, innovative<br />
technology, regulations, and<br />
challenges here in California,” Scott added.<br />
Jason Scott, Publisher,<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Nut</strong>.<br />
Citrus<br />
Greg Douhan University of California Cooperative<br />
Extension (UCCE) area citrus advisor for Tulare, Fresno<br />
and Madera counties, said the conference will be a valuable<br />
forum to communicate important research and information<br />
regarding many aspects of various crops grown in<br />
California. Agriculture industry personnel, PCAs, CCAs,<br />
and so on and so forth, benefit from these meetings tremendously<br />
to keep abreast of the latest challenges that face<br />
California Agricultural producers.<br />
Douhan, whose territory includes a major portion of<br />
California’s citrus belt, will be one of the featured conference<br />
speakers and will present current information on HLB<br />
and Asian Citrus Psyllid management.<br />
Aerial Drone Technology<br />
A presentation on aerial drone technology is also<br />
expected to drive attendance.<br />
Mark Dufau, director of Business Development for<br />
AeroVironment, will speak on optimizing integrated pest<br />
management (IPM) and nutrient management using drones.<br />
Agronomist Nick Canata with Ingleby USA/Eriksson LLC<br />
of Visalia reports that the CCC agenda looks interesting,<br />
especially the drone technology presentation. His company,<br />
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<strong>West</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Nut</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2019</strong>
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