2010 CWSS Final Agenda

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Marriott Hotel at the Visalia Convention Center

Visalia, California

January 11-13, 2010

DPR approved hours 17.5, including 3.5 laws & regulations

Sunday, January 10

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Registration
Celeste Elliott, CWSS

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Exhibit and Poster Setup
David Haskell, CDPR, Sacramento, CA

Monday, January 11

7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration and CEU sign-in/out
Judy Letterman, Celeste Elliott, CWSS

7:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibit and Poster Viewing
David Haskell, CDPR, Sacramento, CA

8:00 am – 9:45 am Session A: Turf and Ornamentals
Amanda Crump, UCCE Fresno County, CA
Todd Burkdoll, BASF Corporation, Visalia, CA

8:00 – 8:25 Steam Sterilization in Field-Grown Flowers
Christine Rainbolt, Student Paper, CSU Fresno, Fresno, CA

8:25 – 8:50 Spotted Spurge Control in Turf and Landscape
Richard Molinar, UCCE Fresno County, CA

8:50 – 9:15 Golf Course Weed Identification and Control
Michael Cline, Wilbur-Ellis Co., Fresno, CA

9:15 – 9:45 Use of Mulches to Control Weeds in Landscapes
A. James Downer, UCCE Ventura County, CA

9:45 am – 10:00 am Break

10:00 am – Noon Session B: Management of Weeds in Organic Crops
Steve Fennimore, UC Davis, Salinas, CA
Cheryl Wilen, UCCE San Diego County, CA

10:00 – 10:30 Overview of Integrated Weed Management
Steve Fennimore, UC Davis, Salinas, CA

10:30 – 10:45 Organic Weed Control Methods in Vegetable Crops
Dean Shiroyama, Crop Production Services, Fresno, CA

10:45 – 11:00 Weed Management in Organic Raisin Grapes
Ed Missarian, Bohosian Raisin, Fowler, CA

11:00 – 11:20 Alternative Weed Management Methods in Urban Areas
Martin Guerena, City of Davis, Davis, CA

11:20 – 11:40 Alternative Weed Management Methods in Orchards
Tom Lanini, UC Davis, Davis, CA

11:40 – 12:00 Weed Management Potentials of Selected Cover Crops for Organic Vegetable Production
Oli Bachie, Student Paper, UC Riverside, CA

Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch – on your own

1:30 pm – 3:45 pm Session C: General Session

1:30 – 1:35 Welcome from the Program Chair
Dave Cheetham, Helena Chemical Company, Chico, CA

1:35 – 1:45 Presidential Address
Stephen F. Colbert, DuPont Crop Protection

1:45 – 2:15 Herbicide and Pharmaceutical Relationships – Closer Than You Think
Steve Duke, USDA, ARS, NPURU, University, MS

2:15 – 2:45 Herbicide Resistance – An Evaluation of Hard to Control Weeds and What’s Coming
Brad Hanson, UC Davis, Davis, CA

2:45 – 3:15 Transgenic Crops: Their Future Role in Weed Management
Steve Duke, USDA, ARS, NPURA, University, MS

3:15 – 3:45 The Difficulties of Product Registration
Brian L. Bret, Dow AgroSciences, Roseville, CA

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Break

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Session D: What’s New in Weed Control
Deb Shatley, Dow AgroSciences, Lincoln, CA
Ben Duesterhaus, BASF Corporation, Oakdale, CA

5:15 pm – 7:00 pm Members Reception (Drinks Hosted by: Helena & BASF)
Michelle LeStrange, UCCE Tulare & Kings Counties, CA

Tuesday, January 12

7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration and CEU sign-in/out

7:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits, and Poster Viewing

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

8:00 am - 9:45 am Session E: Agronomics

Josie Hugie, Sygenta, Sacramento, CA

Steve Wright, UCCE Tulare & Kings Counties, CA

8:00 – 8:20 Alfalfa Weed Issues- Targeting Groundsel, Fleabane and Dodder Control
Mick Canaveri, UCCE, Stockton, CA

8:20 – 8:40 Weed Management in Cereal Crops
Steve Wright, UCCE, Tulare, CA

8:40 – 9:00 Round-up Ready Alfalfa Update and Alfalfa Production and Weed Management Systems in South America
Steve Orloff, UCCE, Siskiyou, CA

9:00 – 9:20 Dry Bean and Safflower Weed Management
Kurt Hembree, UCCE, Fresno, CA

9:20 – 9:45 Biofuel Crops Invasive Weed Issues and Challenges for the U.S.
Joe DiTomaso, UC Davis, Davis, CA

9:45 am – 10:00 am Break

8:00 am – 9:45 am Session F: Non-Crop I
Beau Miller, Dow AgroSciences, Sacramento, CA
Carl Bell, UCCE San Diego County, CA

8:00 – 8:20 Native Grassland Restoration
Carl Bell, UCCE San Diego County, CA

8:20 – 8:40 Fusilade for the Control of Filaree
Kristen Weathers, Student Paper, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA

8:40 – 9:00 Calibration of Non-crop Weed Control Sprayers – Are We Really Putting on What We Think?
Milt McGiffen, UCCE Riverside, Riverside, CA

9:00 – 9:20 Solano Irrigation District Weed Management Strategies
Jeff Null, Solano Irrigation District, Dixon, CA

9:20 – 9:45 Pre-emergent Effects of Milestone VM
Vanelle Peterson, Dow AgriSciences, Mulino, OR

9:45 am – 10:00 am Break

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

10:00 am – Noon Session G: Tree and Vine Weed Control

Matt Ehlhardt, Tremont/Lyman Group, Chico, CA
Tom Lanini, UC Davis, Davis, CA

10:00 – 10:25 Pre-Emergent Herbicides Science
Clyde Elmore,Professor Emeritus, UC Davis, Davis, CA

10:25 – 10:50 Update on Regulations for Pesticides in Surface and Ground Water
Parry Klassen, CURES, Parlier, CA

10:50 – 11:15 Weed Control Program at Farming D
Scott Schmidt, Farming D, Five Points, CA

11:15 – 11:40 Biotypes of Hairy Fleabane (Conyza bonariensis) Multiple Resistant to Glyphosate and Paraquat found in the Central Valle
Marcelo Moretti, Student Paper, CSU Fresno, Fresno, CA

11:40 – 11:50 Trevix Herbicide for Post Emergent Weed Control in Tree Crops
Curtis Rainbolt, BASF Corporation, Fresno, CA

11:50 – 12:00 Pindar and Pindar GT, Two New Products for Weed Control in Tree Nuts
Jim Mueller, Dow AgriSciences, Brentwood, CA

10:00 am – Noon Session H: Non-Crop II
Scott Oneto, UCCE Tuolumne County, CA
Hugo Ramirez, DuPont Corporation, Visalia, CA

10:00 – 10:25 Aminocylcopyrachlor: A New Chemistry for Roadside and Railway Weed Control
Ron Vargas, UCCE Emeritus, Madera, CA

10:25 – 10:50 Weed Management on California Railways. An Industry Perspective
Gary Nyberg, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Fort Worth, TX

10:50 – 11:15 Online Interactive Weed Identification Program
Joe DiTomaso, UC Davis, Davis, CA

11:15 – 11:40 Soil Moisture Stress Tolerance of the Leading Biofuel Miscanthus gigantues is Similar to the Invasive Weed Arundo donax
Jeremiah Mann, Student Paper, UC Davis, Davis, CA

11:40 – Noon Tools to Control Medusahead in California
Emilio Laca, UC Davis, Davis, CA

Noon – 1:30 pm Business and Awards Luncheon

1:40 pm – 3:00 pm Session I : Vegetable Crops
Michelle LeStrange, UCCE Tulare and Kings Counties, CA
Curtis Rainbolt, BASF Corporation, Fresno, CA

1:40 – 2:00 Troublesome Weeds in SJV Vegetable Crops
Michelle Le Strange, UCCE Tulare and Kings Counties, CA

2:00 – 2:20 In-Row Weeding in Vegetables with a Machine Vision-Guided Cultivator
Steve Fennimore, UC Davis, Salinas, CA

2:20 – 2:40 Non-Chemical Weed Control in Vegetables
Barry R. Tickes, Univ. of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Yuma, AZ

2:40 – 3:00 The Future of Weed Control without Vapam?
C. Scott Stoddard, UCCE Merced & Madera Counties, CA

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Break

1:40 – 3:00 pm Session J: Aquatics
Wes Croxen, Baker Petrolite, Madera, CA
Jim Atherstone, San Joaquin Irrigation District, Ripon, CA

1:40 – 2:00 Changes in California NPDES Permits
Mike Blankinship, Mike Blankinship and Associates, Davis, CA

2:00 – 2:20 Major Changes to Aquatic Weed Management at Lake Tahoe, a Tale of Two Regulatory Agencies
Lars Anderson, USDA-ARS, Davis, CA

2:20 – 2:40 Nostoc Algae Control
Dave Spencer, UC Davis, Davis, CA

2:40 – 3:00 Endothall Use in Irrigation Canals for Sago Pondweed Control
Cody Gray, Aquatics Specialist, United Phosphorus, Inc., Peyton, CO

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Break

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Session K: Student Awards

Rob Wilson, ANR IREC, Tulelake, CA

3:30 pm-5:00 pm Session L: Weed School: Application Technology
John Roncoroni, UCCE Napa County, CA
Milt McGiffen, UCCE, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA

3:30 – 4:00 Selecting the Proper Nozzles to Reduce Pesticide Drift
Gary Poochigian, Big W Sales, Fresno, CA

4:00 – 4:30 Adjuvant Technology and Selection
Speaker TBA, Helena Chemical Company

4:30 – 5:00 Best Management Practices to Reduce Herbicide Drift Injury on Sensitive Plants
Kassim Al-Khatib, Professor of Weed Science, Kansas State University, Manhatten, KS

Wednesday, January 13

7:00 am – 11:15 am Registration and CEU sign-in/out

7:30 am – 11:00 am Session M: Laws and Regulations
Maryam Khosravifard, CDPR, Sacramento, CA

7:30 – 8:00 Pesticide Use Enforcement in Tulare County
Bill Deavours, Tulare County Ag. Department, Tulare, CA

8:00 – 8:30 MITC Mitigation
Rais Akanda, CDPR, Davis, CA

8:30 –9:00 6th District Court Findings on the Need for a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit for Any Pesticide Near Water 
Phil Isorena, State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, CA

9:00 – 9:30 Oversight and Regulation of Invasive Species and Weeds in California
J. Robert C. Leavitt, CDFA, Sacramento, CA

9:30 – 10:00 Analysis of Herbicide Detections and Use from 1996-2007
Michael Ensminger, CDPR, Sacramento, CA

10:00 – 11:00 DPR’s Respiratory Protection Regulations
Frank Schneider, CDPR, Sacramento, CA

11:00 – 11:15 Adjourn and turn in CEU forms