Ag Alert Feb. 2, 2022

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Workshops to highlight key topics for farmers, ranchers

All roads lead to Tulare next week for the World Ag Expo. General admission is $15. Children6andyounger get in for free. To buy tickets, go to worldagexpo.saffire. com/p/tickets. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 8-9, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 10. The expo grounds are at 4500 SouthLaspina St., Tulare. A veritable plethora of seminars cover- ing awide range of topicswill be available. Here are some highlights. For the full list, see www.worldagexpo.com/attendees/ seminars/ and explore by category. Tuesday, Feb. 8 • 9:30-9:55a.m.: Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture: How leading agribusinesses are leveraging AI to go from data rich to data smart. Seminar Trailer 2. • 10-10:55 a.m.: Hemp Across America. The National Hemp Association, along withmembers of theStandingCommittee ofHempOrganizations,willdiscussprepa- rations for the 2022 Farm Bill. Seminar Trailer 2. • 11-11:25 a.m.: Drilling Deep for More Data (and Profit) with Less Water. Alan Grafton will review five ways to manage your farm’s profitability, including risk management, knowing your numbers, good business practices and tax impact management. Seminar Trailer 2. • 11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Who’s In and Who’s Out : Elements of a Successful SuccessionPlan.Beforehiring lawyersand accountants, make the time to compile a core set of needs and wants that satisfies familymembersandotherstakeholders for your family farm. Seminar Trailer 3. • 1-1:55 p.m.: UC Dairy Series, Session 1: Nutrient Management & Manure Treatment Technologies. Variousmanure treatment technologies are deployed on dairies. Come and learnwhat thenutrient composition of end products fromdiffer- ent technologies areandhowthesecanbe incorporateddifferently intoyournutrient management program. Seminar Trailer 2. • 2-2:55 p.m.: UC Dairy Series, Session 2: Manure management options on your dairy. Reducing methane emissions has become an integral responsibility of the California dairy industry. Speakers in this section will provide an overview of pro- grams and information available, effec- tivenessofmanure treatment technologies and information on novel practices that are on the horizon. Seminar Trailer 2. • 3-3:55 p.m.: Ransomware: What It Is & What ToDoAbout It. Ransomware ismali- cious software that encrypts data on a net- work,making itunusable.Data isheldhos- tageuntil a ransomispaid. In this seminar, special agentswiththeFBIwill discussU.S. governmenteffortstocombat ransomware, common infection vectors, best practices tominimize ransomware risksandsteps to mitigate impacts if hit with a ransomware attack. Seminar Trailer 1.

• 3-3:55 p.m.: Pollination: How to op- timize this essential input. This seminar will share pollination optimization for all growers based on learnings fromalmond growers. It will cover pollination and bee- keepingessentials, contract best practices, hivegradingand thedecision to rent hives or not. The seminar will also cover topics inpollinationoptimization includinghow many hives to rent, what hive strength to demand, where in the orchard to place themandhowgrowers are experimenting with this input. Seminar Trailer 2. • 4:15-4:45 p.m.: Biologicals for Pest Management and Soil and Plant Health: Status and Future Potential. Farmers are increasingly focusing on soil health and asking about the effect of biologicals on their soils. Join this session to learn about data showing very excitingpositive effects on themicrobiome, carbon sequestration and nutrient uptake. Seminar Trailer 3. Wednesday, Feb. 9 • 9:30-10:05 a.m. : From Farms to Incubators: How to Bring More Women to the AgTech Table. AgTech is one of the fastest growing sectors in the U.S. and in- ternationally, yetwomenremainaminori- tywhen it comes to leadershippositions in the sector. This talk focuses on solutions andstrategies togetmorewomenandgirls involved inAgTech. Seminar Trailer 3. • 10:30-11:25 a.m.: ImproveDairy Farm Profitability. Learn to improve your dairy farm profitability by reviewing the cur- rent operating model and how it can be improved, operating cost benchmarking to identify operating areas needing im- provement, and the future of dairy farm- ing. Seminar Trailer 2. • 11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: FromWaste to Resource:monetizingmanure on the farm torenewablenatural gas, fertilizersalesand cleanerwater.Manurehas incrediblevalue. Thisseminarwillshowyouhowtobreakfree fromresourceandregulatoryconstraints to domorewith less. SeminarTrailer 2. • 11:30-11:55 a.m.: The Grapes of Math: Organic Winegrowing Makes Business Sense.HostedbyCarloMondavi, grandson of famedwinemakerRobertMondavianda leader in the push for organic and sustain- able farming, this sessionwill focus on the stridesmade in organic farming. Seminar Trailer 1. • 1-1:55 p.m.: Best Practices for Orchard andVineyardRemovalandRedevelopment. Due to drought, aging trees and vines, or unproductivevarities,moregrowersare re- movingtreesandvinesinfavorofnewplant- ings. But howwill you remove your trees or vines? What does it cost? What do you do with thematerial?SeminarTrailer 1. •1-2:30p.m.WETCenterInnovationPitch Event. Join theWater, Energy&Technology (WET)CenterfromFresnoStatetoseepitch- es fromthenext cropof ag innovators inthe See EXPO, Page 12

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