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Cover Cropping in Conventional Orchards and Vineyards: Arbuckle Area Tour
March 8 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join UC SAREP in touring orchards and vineyard operations that are growing cover crops. Participants will visit two conventional farms in the Arbuckle area that are integrating cover crops into their orchard and vineyard systems.
Through discussion, demonstrations, and presentations, farm operators, researchers, and agricultural professionals
will highlight:
• Strategies for integrating cover crops into orchards and vineyards
• Impacts of cover cropping on soil and water balance
• Frost risk protection and prevention
• Funding resources for growing cover crops
There will be ample opportunity for networking and for attendees to share their experiences and concerns.
Participating farms:
• Pacific Gold Agriculture
• Matchbook Vineyards
Guest Speakers:
• Rory Crowley, Director of Habitat Programs, Project Apis m.
• Kosana Suvocarev, Cooperative Extension Specialist in Biometeorology, UC Davis Department of Land, Air,
and Water Resources
• Hope Zabronksy, Climate Smart Agriculture Program lead, UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
What to expect: This event will take place outdoors on working farms. Please expect uneven ground and exposure to the elements. In the event of severe weather conditions, the event may be canceled. Participants are expected to drive to each farm in their own vehicles. In the registration confirmation email, there will be a link to a carpool sign-up form.
Location: Tour will begin at Pacific Gold Agriculture, Arbuckle, CA
Registration: Priority registration for farmer owners and workers through February 12, 2023. Click HERE to register. Registration open to all starting February 13, 2023.
Contact the following for questions:
Rachael Callahan
rmcallahan@ucanr.edu
Sonja Brodt
sbbrodt@ucanr.edu
Funding for this tour was provided by a grant from Western SARE.
