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in Tulare County; and Ariel De Lara, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service conser- vationist in Salinas. An educational session is devoted to helping growers navigate challenges of state and federal regulatory requirements. “While consumption of organic fresh produce continues to climb, domestic growers face an unprecedented array of regulatory and marketplace challenges
that threaten future growth,” said Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia. Other participants include JV Smith Companies, Bayer, California Organic Fertilizers Inc., and companies offer- ing materials, equipment or advice on organic farming. (Bob Johnson is a reporter in Monterey County. He may be contacted at bjohn11135@gmail.com.)
production, which is being looked at as high-density vegetable production in ur- ban centers. Organic Farming Research Foundation partnership and develop- ment manager Haley Baron will moder- ate a session on “The National Organic Research Agenda.” Presentors include: Javier Zamora, a Salinas Valley organic grower; Asia Hampton, program man- ager for California FarmLink; Steven Cardoza, co-owner of Cardoza Farms
executive director of the Regenerative Organic Alliance, is slated to discuss a new certification for food, textiles and personal care ingredients. The group has developed a certification process for re- generative organic farming practices and has certified the first group of farmers and ranchers. Attendees will hear from Sutter County organic farmer Scott Park, who owns the 1,350-acre Park Farming Organics in the Meridian area. Park is a mentor farmer for the Center for Regenerative Agriculture at California State University, Chico. He will join a panel that includes Ann Marie Hourigan, a quality standards team leader for Whole Foods Market. A session called “Less Chemistry and More Biology” features Pam Marrone of Bioceres Crop Solutions, who has advised or started numerous firms that specialize in biologically based insec- ticides, fungicides and herbicides. She is joined by Fresno County farmer Don Cameron, general manager of Terranova Ranch and president of the California state Board of Food and Agriculture, and Dennis Donohue, director of the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology. Based in Salinas, the innovation center helps promising start- ups in agricultural robotics, artificial in- telligence and other ventures. The event includes educational ses- sions on robotics, with presentations by founders of Verdant Robotics, Carbon Robotics and Pacific Ag Rentals. Another session is devoted to how technology can help growers efficiently document sus- tainability practices for retailers, regula- tors and the public. “Technological advances and data management continue to evolve for or- ganic growers, and a wide array of new tools are being designed for greater effi- ciency in the production of crops,” said Walt Duflock, Western Growers vice president of innovation. The event includes sessions on con- trolled-environment greenhouse
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