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Compost Use for Pest Management in Agriculture Workshop

The annual Waste Management Workgroup meeting was scheduled for May 12, 1997, at UC Davis. The workgroup meeting was coordinated with the UC Workshop on Compost use for Pest Management in Agriculture. Funding was provided by the UC IPM Project, USDA Smith-Lever IPM and California Integrated Waste Management Board.

The California Integrated Waste Management Board has a web site which you might find useful…http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov.

The Workshop was held on May 13, 1997 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at UC Davis Faculty Club and UC Farm (on-campus).

It was presented in conjunction with the Ornamental Horticulture Education Continuing Conference (OHECC) May 13-15, 1997 at UC Davis.

The workshop was organized by Marcella Grebus, Dept. Plant Pathology, UCR; James Downer, UCCE, Environmental Horticulture, Ventura Co.; David Crohn, Dept. Soil and Environmental Sciences, UC Riverside; and Cheryl Wilen, UCCE, San Diego, Statewide IPM Project, San Diego.

Purpose:
This is an in-service training opportunity for advisors and other UC personnel interested in learning about the composting process and its use in plant production. Topics will emphasize the role of composts in pest management.

Workshop Schedule:

Faculty Club

8:00-8:10	Marcy Grebus, Plant Pathology Specialist, UCR	Introduction to workshop
8:10-8:55	Maria de la Fuente, Farm Advisor, Bay Area Research and Extension Center	Using microbial inoculants in composts to suppress soil-borne diseases.
8:55-9:40	Tim Hartz, Vegetable Specialist, UC Davis	Compost use in row crop production.
9:40-10:00	BREAK
10:00-10:45	David Crohn, Waste Management Specialist, UC Riverside	Overview of composting process and on-farm systems used in California.
10:45-11:05	Jean VanderGheynst, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis	How agricultural end-users can assess compost quality.
11:05-11:25	Jim Downer and Richard Evans, Farm Advisor, Ventura Co. and Environmental horticulture Specialist, UC Davis	Compost use in the landscape (demonstration).
11:25-12:45	LUNCH (provided)
12:45-1:45	Campus Student Farm
1:00-2:00	Will Brinton, Woods End Research Laboratory, Mt. Vernon, Maine	Tools for testing compost maturity.
2:00-5:00	Hands-on Stations and Demonstrations:
	Mark Van Horn, Composting Facilities Manager, UC Davis	Tour of Facility and operation of compost equipment.
	Clyde Elmore, Cheryl Wilen, Weed Science Specialist, UC Davis and IPM Advisor, Southern Region	Bioassay for weed seed contamination and heat for weed seed kill.
	Marcy Grebus, Plant Pathology Specialist, UC Riverside	Bioassay for disease suppressiveness of potting mixes.