2011 AZCPA Desert Ag Conference

May 4-5, 2011

Francisco Grande Hotel & Golf Resort
26000 W Gila Bend Hwy, Casa Grande AZ

CONFERENCE AGENDA
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May 4 - Weds 7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast/Registration table open -
sponsored by UPI - Jeff Boydston		 Sonoran Ballroom
General Session - 4 AZ CEU/4 CA CEU
8:00 am Optimizing Management Efficiencies in Irrigated Crops - Dr Jeff Silvertooth, Univ of Arizona
8:50 am Update on Pesticide Regulations - Jack Peterson, Assoc Dir Environmental Services Division, ADA
9:40 am Break
9:50 am Conventional v Organic: Crop Protection Tools to Manage Various Growing Scenarios - Steve Alameda, Top Flavor Farms
10:40 am The Bagrada Bug: A New Stink Bug on Desert Crops - Dr John Palumbo, Univ of Arizona Cooperative Extension
12:30 pm Golf Tournament/Box Lunch Francisco Grande, 26000 W Gila Bend Hwy, Casa Grande
1:00 pm Sporting Clays Tournament/Lunch Provided Picacho Sporting Clays, 32510 S Picacho Hwy, Eloy
5:30 pm Welcome Reception -
sponsored by Crop Production Services (CPS)
May 5 - Thurs 7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast/Registration table open -
sponsored by BASF - Craig Pauly/Valent - Art Anderson
General Session - 5 AZ CEU/3 CA CEU Sonoran Ballroom
8:00 am AZPCA Membership Meeting - 2011 Board of Directors
8:10 am AZCPA Legislative Update - Current Status of Laws & Regulations Affecting the Crop Protection Industry - Robert Shuler, AZCPA Lobbyist
8:40 am Integrated Pest Management & NRCS Opportunities - Dr Pete Goodell, Asst State IPM Coordinator, UC
9:30 am Excessive Regulations on Agriculture - Tom Nassif, President, Western Growers Assn
10:20 am Break
10:30 am Industry Updates - New Innovations in Pest and Crop Management -

Patrick Dosier, LPI/Crop Production Services
10:45 am Travis Hill, DuPont Crop Protection
11:00 am Hank Mager, Bayer CropScience
11:15 am Art Anderson, Valent
11:30 am Bill Ulrich, Agrotain
Noon Lunch - AZCPA Scholarship Presentation -
sponsored by Silver Bullet Farms and 3SK Farms

Keynote Address by Senator Steve Pierce, Senate Majority Whip "Agriculture's Role in Arizona's Political Process"
12:30 pm 2011 DAC Raffle Drawing
Breakout Sessions - 4 AZ CEU/CA CEU/4 CCA Hours
Breakout Room #1 -

Sonoran Ballroom
Breakout Room #2 -

Agave Room
Breakout Room #3 -

Eagles' Nest - Certified Crop Advisors -

2 hrs CA CEUs and CCA Hours ONLY
1:00 - 1:50 pm

1 CEU

 Crop Protection Update for Cotton - Randy Norton PRiME: Pesticide Risk Management - Dr Paul Jepson Fertility Update - Dr Charles Sanchez
2:00 - 2:50 pm

1 CEU

 Recognizing Herbicide Symptoms in the Desert - Barry Tickes New Technologies for Pesticide Application - Dr Mark Siemens Update on Irrigation:  Strategies for Improving Production - Dr Charles Sanchez
3:00 - 3:50 pm

1 CEU/1 CCA Hour

 Vegetable IPM:  New Product Update - Dr John Palumbo Update on RoundUp Ready Seed - Cory Ritz CCA Hours Available in Breakout Rooms #1 and #2
4:00 - 4:50 pm

1 CEU/1 CCA Hour

 Cotton Insect Management - Peter Ellsworth Lettuce Drop: Past and Future Management Considerations - Mike Matherton CCA Hours Available in Breakout Rooms #1 and #2
3:00 pm AZCPA Board of Directors Meeting Board Room

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