The Butte County Farm Bureau and the Butte County Agriculture Department are excited host the 3rd Annual Grower Day on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Silver Dollar Fairground in Chico, CA. The Continuing Education credit program has been approved for 3.5 hours of CE Credit for Private Applicator License holders. Along with the 3.5 hours of CE Credits, the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program update will also count for the Outreach Opportunity requirement to remain a member in good standing with the Butte-Yuba-Sutter Water Quality Coalition.
You will want to join us for outstanding education program, great trade show of area ag businesses, complimentary coffee and donuts in the morning, FREE boxed lunch at Noon and cookies during the afternoon break. Everything starts at 7:30 AM with registration, the trade show and coffee and donuts.
Here is the program for the day:
Agenda
7:30 Registration, Trade Show, Coffee & Donuts
9:00 Welcome & Update from the County
Louie B. Mendoza Jr., Butte County Agricultural Commissioner
9:15 Navel Orangeworm Management
Elizabeth “Betsy” A. Boyd, Assoc. Professor in Plant Science CSUC
9:45 Controlling Pests in Walnut Production
Emily J. Symmes, PhD, UC Cooperative Extension
10:15 Break and Trade Show
10:45 Pesticide Container Recycling
Bill Graves, Green Planet Plastics
11:15 DPR Worker Health & Safety Regulations
Sidney Hilton, Department of Pesticide Regulations
11:45 New Regulations – Pesticide Applications Near Schools
Rick Strider, Department of Pesticide Regulations
12:15 Trade Show and Free Lunch
12:45 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
Jack Rice, California Farm Bureau
1:30 Cookie Break and Trade Show
1:45 Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Update
Kayla Zilch, Butte-Yuba-Sutter Water Quality Coalition
2:15 Trade Show
3:00 End of Day – Thank you for coming!
We have a FANTASTIC list of sponsors and exhibitors already lined up for the Trade Show. Spaces for the trade show are still available. Call 530-533-1473 for details.
Corporate
Chico Electric
Pacific Gas and Electric
Platinum
Peterson Cat
Business Sponsor
North State Electric & Pump/ North State Drilling
Exhibitors
Ag One Solutions
Agra Marketing Group
Agromillora California
Alternative Energy Systems
Bidcal Online Auctions
CSU, Chico College of Agriculture
Dave Wilson Nursery
Deerpoint Group
DeRuosi Nut
Duarte Nursery
Farm Data Systems, Inc.
Farmers International, Inc.
GIG7 Crop Insurance Services
Hortau-Simplified Irrigation
North State Electric & Pump/ North State Drilling
North State Solar Energy
North Valley Ag Services
Northern California National Bank
PBM Supply & MFG. Inc.
Trece, Inc.
Tri Counties Bank
Water Right Technologies, Inc
THE FARM SHOVEL 