FULL CE PROGRAM
18.5 total DPR hours (5.0 Laws, 13.5 Other)
17.5 total CCA hours (0.5 SWM, 13.0 IPM, 0.5 CM, 1.5 PD, 2.0 S)
Total AZ hours TBA
12.0 ISA hours (3.0 TW, 3.0 CA, 3.0 MS, 1.0 BCMA-S, 2.0 BCMA-P)
* Program Speakers and topics subject to change
Thank you to the sponsor of the printed program:
Sunday, October 11
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7.0 DPR hours
(1.5 Laws, 5.5 Other)
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6.5 CCA Hours
(6.0 IPM, 0.5 CM)
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4.0 ISA HOURS
(1.0 TW, 1.0 CA, 1.0 MS, 1.0 BCMA-s)
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AZ Hours TBA
11:30 am – 3:00 pm: Exhibitor Presentations (DPR hours TBA – 0.5 DPR hours of Other credit available during this window)
8:00 am – 10:00 am: Almond Board of California Session (Grand Ballroom) – 2.0 DPR hours (2.0 Other)
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Lauren Fann, PhD, Manager of the Pest Management Research Portfolio, Almond Board of California | Supporting Grower Solutions: An Overview of the Almond Industry’s Pest Management Research Portfolio
8:30 am – 9:00 am: David Haviland, PhD, Farm Advisor, UCCE Kern County | The Role of Reduced- Risk & Biologically-Based Insecticides in Almond Production Systems
9:00 am – 9:30 am: Mohammad Yaghmour, PhD, Orchard Systems Advisor, UC ANR | Hull Rot
9:30 am – 10:00 am: Florent Trouillas, PhD, Professor of Cooperative Extension, Dept. of Plant Pathology UC Davis | Epidemiology and Control of the Invasive Red Leaf Blotch Disease of Almond
10:00 am – 10:30 am: BREAK
10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Sponsored CE Session (Exhibit Hall) – 1.5 DPR hours (1.0 Laws, 0.5 Other)
Presenters:
AgroThrive, Inc., AgroSpheres Inc., Magna-Bon II, LLC, UPL NA Inc., Suntton International Inc., ProFarm Group, Earth Science Laboratories, Inc., TELUS Agriculture, SAN Agrow
12:00 am – 1:00 pm: LUNCH BREAK
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Western Growers Association Session (Grand Ballroom) – 2.0 DPR hours (2.0 Other)
1:00 pm – 1:20 pm: Jeana Cadby, Director Environment & Climate, Western Growers Association | Guidelines for Biopesticide Validation & Adoption
1:20 pm – 1:40 pm: Donat Posta, Scoutlabs | Making Digital Insect Monitoring Affordable
1:40 pm – 2:00 pm: Presenter TBA | Something to Believe In: Non-chemical Alternatives in California Strawberry Production
2:00 pm – 2:20 pm: Gustavo Reyes, PhD, Sr. Manager Food Safety & Predictive Analytics, Western Growers Association | Leveraging Data Streams, Lessons, & Insights from the Food Safety World
2:20 pm – 2:40 pm: Joan Vernon, Global Regulatory Affairs Manager, TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods | Data Systems & Integrated Platforms for Precision IPM
2:40 pm – 3:00 pm: Elliot Dorenbaum, National UAS Program Manager, Wilbur-Ellis | Best Practices for UAS Application in California
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: BREAK
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Sponsored CE Session (Exhibit Hall) – 1.0 DPR hours (0.5 Laws, 0.5 Other)
Presenters:
Lallemand Plant Care, Alzchem LLC, Valent U.S.A. LLC, Suterra, GroPro, Nichino
monday, October 12
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7.5 DPR Hours
(2.0 Laws, 5.5 Other)
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7.0 CCA Hours
(0.5 SWM, 4.5 IPM, 2.0 S)
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4.0 ISA HOURS
(1.0 TW, 1.0 CA, 1.0 MS, 1.0 BCMA-P)
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AZ Hours TBA
11:30 am – 3:00 pm: Exhibitor Presentations – 0.5 DPR hours (Other) credit available during this window
7:30 am – 11:30 am: Grand Ballroom Session – 3.5 DPR hours (2.0 Laws, 1.5 Other)
7:30 am – 8:00 am: Josh Ogawa, Enforcement Headquarters Branch Chief, CDPR | Overview of Label Changes Addressing Endangered Species Protections, and Runoff and Spray Drift Mitigation
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Jose Arriaga, Orange County Agricultural Commissioner | Pesticide Laws & Regulations Update
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Kevi Mace, PhD, Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisor, CDFA OPCA | CDFA’s Role in Sustainable Pest Management
9:00 am – 9:30 am: Drew Wolter, Technical Development Manager, UPL | Hidden Drivers of Pest Pressure: How Plant Stress Biology Shapes IPM Outcomes
9:30 am – 10:00 am: BREAK
10:00 am – 10:30 am: Jeffrey Smith, Associate Director, Industry & Government Relations, Valent U.S.A. LLC | Overview of ESA Impact to Pesticide Labels in California
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Kevi Mace, PhD, Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisor, CDFA OPCA | Quantifying Sustainable Pest Management
11:00 am – 11:30 am: Brandon Ellrod, PhD, Board Certified Master Arborist & Registered Consulting Arborist, Disneyland Resort | A Pest Management Story Arc: Traditional, Integrated, & Regenerative
11:30 am – 1:00 pm: BREAK – Monday Luncheon, Exhibit Hall Open | Member Luncheon & Exhibit Hall CE available
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm: Exhibit Hall Session – 1.0 DPR hours (1.0 Other)
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm: Zheng Wang, PhD, Vegetable Crops Advisor, UC ANR | Biocontrol of Fusarium Stem Rot & Decline on Processing Tomatoes with Trichoderma
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm: Eric Middleton, PhD, IPM Advisor, UCCE | Cottonseed Bug & Two New Thrips Species: Updates on Invasive Pests in Nurseries & Landscapes
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm: BREAK
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Grand Ballroom Session – 2.5 DPR hours (2.5 Other)
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Niamh Quinn, PhD, Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor, UC ANR | An IPM Approach to California’s ‘Big Three’ Rodents: Avoiding Trade-offs & Improving Outcomes
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Krystal Abbott, Regional Sales Manager West, Nufarm |“Sustain the Green, Save the Scene” Turfgrass Management in California
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Dawn Fluharty, Landscape Sales Specialist, Target Specialty Products | Pest & Disease Management in Urban Trees: Current Pressures & Practical Solutions
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Janna Beckerman, PhD, Green Solutions Team Specialist, Envu | Fun with Fungicides: Mix & Match MOA & Mobility to Manage Mycoproblems
tuesday, October 13
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4.0 DPR Hours
(1.5 Laws, 2.5 Other)
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4.0 CCA Hours
(2.5 IPM, 1.5 PD)
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4.0 ISA HOURS
(1.0 TW, 1.0 CA, 1.0 MS, 1.0 BCMA-P)
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AZ Hours TBA
7:45 am – 9:45 am: General Session – 2.0 DPR hours (2.0 Other)
7:45 am – 8:15 am: Paula Macedo, PhD, President, MVCAC | Integrated Vector Management: Where Public Health Meets Pest Management
8:15 am – 8:45 am: Chris Shogren, PhD, Environmental Horticulture Advisor, UCCE Los Angeles County | Slugs and Snails of California
8:45 am – 9:15 am: Brad Hanson, PhD, Professor of Cooperative Extension, UC Davis | Management of Branched Broomrape in Processing Tomato
9:15 am – 9:45 am: David Pegos, Special Assistant, CDFA | Emerging Invasive Pests
9:45 am – 10:00 am: BREAK
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: General Session – 2.0 DPR hours (1.5 Laws, 0.5 Other)
10:00 am – 10:30 am: Pedro Hernandez, Product Development Project Manager, Nichino America, Inc. | Management of Current Key Insect Pests of Citrus & an Emerging New Threat to the Citrus Industry
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Robert Atkins, Hearing Officer SoCal | Violation Preparedness & DPR’s Sustainable Pest Management Initiative
11:00 am – 11:30 am: Paul Squires, PCA, Squires Ag Consulting | Measuring Liability of Pesticide Recommendations
11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Taylor Triffo, Governmental Advocate, Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP | 2026 Regulatory & Legislative Update