| 8:00-8:30 AM | Registration |
| 8:30-8:40 | Welcome and introduction |
| 8:40-9:10 |
Soil fertility in organic systems: lessons from long-term studies Will Horwath, Dept. of Land, Air & Water Resources, UC Davis |
| 9:10-9:45 |
Cover crop contributions to N fertility Richard Smith, UCCE Monterey-San Benito-Santa Cruz Counties |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Managing P and K fertility in organic systems Rob Mikkelsen, International Plant Nutrition Institute, Merced, CA |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Certification issues in organic soil fertility management Chip Sundstrom, FJS Consulting, Davis, CA |
| 11:00-11:40 |
Compost use: opportunities and limitations Jean VanderGheynst, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and Tim Hartz, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis |
| 11:40-12:10 |
Organic management effects on the soil microbial community and nutrient cycling Louise Jackson, Dept. of Land, Air & Water Resources, UC Davis |
| 12:10-1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00-1:30 |
Soil and plant testing for organics–what works and what doesn’t |
| 1:30-2:00 |
In-season fertilization in organic systems Mark Gaskell, UCCE Santa Barbara-San Luis Obispo Counties |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Maintaining microbial food safety in organic systems Trevor Suslow, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis |
| 2:30-2:45 | Break |
| 2:45-3:15 |
Irrigation management effects on organic soil fertility and environmental impact |
| 3:15-3:40 |
Economics of organic soil fertility management |
| 3:40-4:00 | Discussion |
| 4:00 PM | Adjourn |
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