Practical Whole Farm Solutions for Pest Management Practitioners and Growers
Audio Recordings and the Accompanying Powerpoint Slides for the 2025 EcoFarm Preconference
Introduction + A Sustainable Future for Pest Management, Jo Ann Baumgartner, Wild Farm Alliance and Gina Bella Colfer, Wilbur Ellis
View DPR's slides, presented by Gina Bella Colfer
Reducing Pest Incidence through Synergies Between Plant Diversity and Soil Ecology, Miguel A Altieri, University of California, Berkeley, Centro Latino Americano de Investigaciones Agroecologicas
View Miguel Altieri's Slides Here
From Integrated Pest Management to Adaptive Ecosystem Management, Dr. Hans Rudolf Herren, Entomologist, California Farmer and Development Specialist
Diversifying Habitat on the Farm Supports a Diversity of Beneficials and a Blanket of Attack, Dr. William E. Snyder, Professor of Agroecology and Systems Biology, Univ. of Georgia
View Bill Snyder's Slides Here
Soil Health and EcoSystem Management Minimize Soil Pest Problems Part 1, Dr. Margaret Lloyd, Small Farms Advisor UCANR
View Margaret Lloyd's Slides Here
Soil Health and EcoSystem Management Minimize Soil Pest Problems Part 2, Gerald Davis, Retired Agronomist and PCA for Grimmway Farms
View Gerald Davis' Slides Here
Pest Management Practices Used in the Field Part 1, Kim Horton, Agronomy Manager, Taylor Farms
Pest Management Practices Used in the Field Part 2, Dr. Dylan Beal, Entomology Farm Advisor, UCCE
Strengths and Weaknesses of Fungicide and Insecticide Biocontrol Products for Organic Growers, Dr. Matt Grieshop, Director, Grimm Family Organic Center at Cal Poly & Gina Bella Colfer, Sustainability PCA/CCA, Wilbur-Ellis
View Matt and Gina's Slides Here
Weed Management Roundtable: The Role of Technology in Dealing with Weeds, Dr. Darryl Wong, Executive Director, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food System at UCSC; Curtis Garner, Cofounder, Verdant Robotics; Nathan Dorn, Agricultural Business Development Lead, Farm-ng; Moderator: Richard Smith, Emeritus Farm Advisor, UCCE
View Darryl Wong's Slides Here
View Curtis Garner's Slides Here
View Nathan Dorn's Slides Here
Organic Thresholds and Scouting, Dr. David Headrick, Professor, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo & Jessica Vaughan, Vaughan Grower Consulting
View David Headrick's Slides Here
View Jessica Vaughan's Slides Here