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2011 Grower Workshop

Annual Grower Workshop

Update on Water and Pesticide Regulations

Thursday, December 1, 2011
7:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building – Main Auditorium
1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa

Proudly Sponsored by the Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner's Office, the Sonoma County Winegrape Commission, and the Sotoyome and Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation Districts

AGENDA

7:30 – 8:00 Sign-In and Continuing Education Registration
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Supervisor Mike McGuire, Sonoma County 4th District Supervisor, Paul Turano, Senior Ag Biologist and Lisa Correia, Assistant Ag Commissioner, Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner's Office
8:15 – 8:45 New Electronic Pesticide Use Reporting (PDF: 2.76 MB)
Andrew Smith, Ag Biologist, Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner's Office
8:45 – 9:15 Review of Pesticide Record and Headquarter Requirements
Priscilla Lane, Senior Ag Biologist, Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner's Office
9:15 –9:45 European Grapevine Moth and Other Exotic Pests (PDF: 505 kB)
Paul Turano, Senior Ag Biologist, Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner's Office
9:45 – 10:15 Update on Vineyard and Orchard Developmente
Gail Davis, Ag and Vineyard Conservation Coordinator, Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner's Office
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:20 State Water Quality Regulations (PDF: 334 kB)
Kara Heckert, Executive Director, Sotoyome and Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation Districts (RCD) and Valerie Minton, Conservation Manager, Sotoyome RCD
11:20 – 11:45 State Monthly Reporting of Water Diversions (PDF: 1.15 MB)
Rich Satkowski, Senior Water Resources Control Engineer, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights

Permitting of Small Reservoirs
Brian Johnson, California Director, Trout Unlimited
11:45 – 12:25 Update on Russian River Watershed Frost Protection (PDF: 788 kB)
Nick Frey, President, Sonoma County Winegrape Commissioner, Lisa Correia, Assistant Ag Commissioner, Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner's Office, Pete Opatz, Board Member, Russian River Water Conservation Council, and Carolyn Wasem, Government Affairs, Kendall Jackson
12:25 – 12:30

Concluding Remarks
Paul Turano, Senior Ag Biologist, Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner's Office

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