Program
Times are approximate and sessions are subject to change.
The program will encompass several topics of soil health and pest management such as:
- Cover crops affecting soil environment
- Biofumigation using field grown biomass
- Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation and Biosolarization
- Brassicaceous and other plant-based amendments
- Integration of biofumigation within pest management systems
Day 1: Monday, May 3, 2027, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Check-in Begins
- Poster Display Opens — Posters remain on display for the duration of the symposium
- Symposium Welcome
- Keynote Presentations
- An Overview of Current Preplant Soil Fumigant Use in California and an Assessment of Available Alternatives
Janet “Jenny” C. Broome, Center for Agroecology, UC Santa Cruz, USA - Current Efforts to Disseminate Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD) Technologies Under Various Conditions in Japan
Yuso Kobara, Institute for Agro-Environmental Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan - Biofumigation: Approaches and Applications in Mediterranean Europe
Roberto Matteo, Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Italy
- An Overview of Current Preplant Soil Fumigant Use in California and an Assessment of Available Alternatives
- Q&A Panel with Keynote Speakers
Day 2: Tuesday, May 4, 2027, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Oral Presentations AM
- Lunch
- Poster Session
- Oral Presentations PM
- Evening Reception
Day 3: Wednesday, May 5, 2027, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Oral Presentations AM
- Lunch
- Poster Session
- Oral Presentations PM
- Closing Remarks
Day 4: Thursday, May 6, 2027, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Buses leave from the hotel in the morning for Farm Tours
- Visit 1-2 Farm Locations
- BBQ Lunch at UC Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC)
- Visit 1-2 Farm Locations
The Farm Tours will include visits to the region’s largest organic amendment production facility, demonstrations of organic amendment use in commercial orchard systems, a stop at a fruiting strawberry field—representing a key industry in the area—and visits to soil pest management and cover crop research plots at the UC Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC).
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