50th Annual Conference & Agri-Expo South

October 13, 2024

— October 15, 2024

Join the CAPCA Board of Directors and staff to celebrate 50 years of the Association! Help us celebrate the past and look toward the future.

COUNTDOWN TO THE MAGIC: CAPCA’s 50th Annual Conference at Disneyland® Resort!

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Hours
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Thank you to our Title Sponsor for their continued support! Visit Bayer at Booth 103 in October.

CONFERENCE CE HOURS APPROVED

TOTAL HOURS: DPR 17.5 (2.5 Laws, 15.0 Other)

REGISTER FOR THE CAPCA ANNUAL CONFERENCE & AGRI-EXPO

As to Disney properties/artwork: © Disney.

PRICING FOR 2024

Regular Full Attendee (Member) | $495
Regular Full Attendee (Non-Member) | $595

Professional Attendee (Member) | $550

 

Professional Attendee (Non-member) | $550

Member Pricing Reminder:

Ensure your 2024 CAPCA Membership is up to date to qualify for the discounted member price. 


1. If your account at CAPCA.com does not show your membership status, do not purchase your conference registration.

2. Pay your 2024 membership dues first.

3. Once your account reflects your 2024 membership, proceed with your conference registration. Your registration should reflect your membership status. If it does not, contact support@capca.com before purchasing.

4. If you believe you have paid for your 2024 membership and it is not reflected in your account, do not purchase your conference registration. Instead, contact support@capca.com or call 916.928.1625 ext. 1 for assistance.


Please note: There will be no price adjustments after purchasing a Conference ticket. 

DAY PASSES NOW AVAILABLE FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 2024!

Join us for CAPCA’s 50th Annual Conference in Anaheim! The Day Pass includes access to CE and the Welcome Reception.

The 1-Day Pass does not give attendees access to the CAPCA discounted Disneyland® Resort room reservations and is ONLY valid on Sunday, October 13th, 2024. It cannot be used to attend the Conference on any other date. If you would like access to the roomblock, please upgrade to a 3 day pass.

HOW TO REGISTER

Be prepared to register by clicking the button below and ensuring your CAPCA account is created and ready to go!

BECOME AN EXHIBITOR OR SPONSOR

Become an exhibitor or sponsor today for special opportunities and networking at our 50th Anniversary!

HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION

Reserve Disneyland® Resort rooms now to secure significant savings!

Both room blocks are filling up fast. Register today to receive your link to room discounts only guaranteed through CAPCAs room block. Rooms available until block is sold out.

 
CAPCA Discounted Rate
Prevailing Rate*
Disneyland Hotel
$304 per night
$600 to $800+
Grand Californian Hotel
$374 per night
$800 to $1,000+

The room block will open with registration on Monday, March 4, 2024. Registration does not guarantee a room.

  • You will be granted access to the room block after you complete registration. CAPCA encourages you to register as soon as possible if you require a room. 
  • Until sold out, full registration attendees will receive a booking link for one room with each paid registration. 
  • If you need additional rooms, you must buy additional registrations. No exceptions. 
*Prevailing rates will apply based on time of booking as rates are subject to change based on availability. 

As to Disney properties/artwork: © Disney.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

*Schedule subject to change without notice.

TOTAL APPROVED HOURS:
17.5 DPR (2.5 Laws, 15.0 Other) | CCA TBA
AZ TBA | 25.0 NV (7.0 Laws, 18.0 General) | 9.0 ID | 21.0 WA | ISA TBA | 1.8 GCSAA

CE Hours are updated as soon as they are approved. Last updated: 09/06/24.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12

8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibitor Set Up (Exhibit Hall)

10:30 am - 4:30 pm: Registration Open

Sunday, OCTOBER 13
5.0/2.0 DPR | CCA TBA | 4.0/2.0 AZ | 7.0/5.0 NV | 2.0/1.0 ID | 6.0/3.0 WA | ISA TBA | 0.65 GCSAA

7:15 am - 6:00 pm: Registration Open

7:15 am - 6:00 pm: CE Desk Open (Center Lounge)

8:00 am - 4:30 pm: General Session - CE (Grand Ballroom)

5.0 DPR Hours (5.0 Other) | 4.0 AZ | 7.0 NV (2.0 Laws, 5.0 General) | 2.0 ID | 6.0 WA

8:00 – 8:30 am: Managing Aloe and Agave Mites | Dr. Eric Middleton

8:30 – 9:00 am: Integrated Weed Management in Urban and Suburban Landscapes | Chris McDonald

9:00 – 9:30 am: Identification and Control of Emerging Pests in Urban Landscapes | Chris Shogren

9:30 – 10:00 am: Climate-Resilient Tree Species for California Landscapes | Janet Hartin

10:00 – 11:00 am: BREAK

11:00 – 11:30 am: A Sustainable Future for Pest Management | DPR Executive Staff TBA

11:30 am – 12:00 pm: CACASA Update | Jose Arriaga

12:00 – 1:00 pm: BREAK

1:00 – 1:10 pm: Platform10 Technology and Biological Solutions | Dennis Donohue

1:10 – 1:40 pm: Biologicals 101: A Brief Introduction to Agricultural Biological Products | Dr. Marie Turner

1:40 – 1:50 pm: Farm-ng Applications | Nathan Dorn

1:50 – 2:00 pm: Most Trap Networks Are Broken – Let Us Share Why | Donat Posta

2:00 – 2:10 pm: In-season Measurement of Crop Responses Using High Resolution Aerial Imagery | Jeremiah Roeth

2:10 – 2:20 pm: Gaining Solid Assessments of the Value to Production of New Biologicals or Technologies | Charles McGregor

2:20 – 2:30 pm: Managing Plant Cuticle Health to Improve Marketable Yields | Thiago Moraes

2:30 – 2:40 pm: Redesigning the Role of Microorganisms in Agriculture | Alfredo Suarez

2:40 – 2:50 pm: Ecorobotix ARA: Ultra-High-Precision Spraying Benefits | José Marchetti

2:50 – 3:00 pm: PCAs Who Develop and Adopt New Technologies Will Benefit Their Growers | Patrick Dosier

3:30 – 4:30 pm: Research on Effective Agri-Selling. Promoting Ideas, Not Just Products | Dr. Scott Downey

9:00 am - 4:30 pm: Breakout Session - CE (Magic Kingdom Ballroom)

2.0 DPR Hours (2.0 Other) | 2.0 AZ | 5.0 NV (1.0 Laws, 4.0 General) | 1.0 ID | 3.0 WA

9:00 – 9:30 am: Irrigation and N Management for Pistachios | Phoebe Gordon

9:30 – 10:00 am: Iodine as a Plant Nutrient | Katja Hora

10:00 – 10:30 am: N Removal Coefficient for Vegetable and Berries | Andre Biscaro

10:30 – 11:00 am: Continuous Fertigation: Fundamentals and Agronomic Insights | Devin Clarke

11:00 am – 12:30 pm: BREAK

12:30 – 1:00 pm: Practical Application of SPM in the Citrus Industry | Casey Creamer

1:00 – 1:30 pm: Reviving California’s Citrus IPM Initiatives | Dr. Ivan Milosavljevic

1:30 – 2:00 pm: Citrus Quarantine Pest Update | Mel Graham

2:00 – 3:00 pm: BREAK

3:00 – 4:30 pm: How Did We Get Here? A History and Future Perspective on Pesticides in California | Anthony LaFauce

9:00 am - 6:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Open (Exhibit Hall)

9:00 am - 4:30 pm: Exhibitor Presentations - CE (Exhibit Hall)

Attendees have a broad window to attend Exhibitor presentations for CE Hours – this allows ample time to interact with exhibitors, ask questions and view demonstrations.  There is a maximum of 30 minutes of credit for the day.

 

4:30 - 6:00 pm: Happy Hour (Exhibit Hall)

6:00 - 7:00 pm: Welcome Reception

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14
6.5 DPR (1.0 Laws, 5.5 Other) | CCA TBA | 2.5 AZ | 8.0 NV (2.0 Laws, 6.0 General) | 4.0 ID | 7.0 WA
ISA TBA | 0.75 GCSAA

6:00 - 7:15 am: Breakfast (Magic Kingdom Ballroom)

6:15 am - 5:00 pm: Registration Open

7:00 am - 5:30 pm: CE Desk Open (Center Lounge)

7:30 - 11:45 am: General Session - CE (Grand Ballroom)

3.5 DPR Hours (0.5 Laws, 3.0 Other)

7:30 – 7:40 am: Welcome and Annual Business Meeting | CAPCA Executive Board

7:40 – 8:00 am: Welcome, Licensing & Hours Housekeeping | Jim McClenahan

8:00 – 8:30 am: Invasive Fruit Fly Update | Dr. Jason Leathers

8:30 – 9:00 am: The Future of Ag Sustainability – The Customer Driver | Darrin Monteiro

9:00 – 9:30 am: CEQA – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Why Your Job Depends on It | Dan Wickham

9:30 – 9:45 am: BREAK

9:45 – 10:15 am: Management of Invasive Pests Originating in Southern California | John Kabashima

10:15 – 10:45 am: Mixing & Loading in the 21st Century: How New Formulations, Adjuvants and Bioscience Products Can Affect Applications | Dr. Kevin Caffrey

10:45 – 11:15 am: Chasing Water & Wind in California | Matt Reardon

11:15 am – 11:45 am: Principles and Practices in Disease Management in California Strawberries and Beyond | Dr. Gerald Holmes

11:45 am: LUNCH BREAK

8:00 am - 3:30 pm: Exhibit Hall Open (Exhibit Hall)

9:30 am - 9:45 am: Coffee Break (in Grand Ballroom)

11:45 am - 3:00 pm: Exhibitor Presentations - CE (Exhibit Hall)

0.5 DPR Hours (0.5 Other)

Attendees have a broad window to attend Exhibitor presentations for CE Hours – this allows ample time to interact with exhibitors, ask questions and view demonstrations.  There is a maximum of 30 minutes of credit for the day.

11:45 am - 1:00 pm: Membership Luncheon (Magic Kingdom Ballroom)

1:30 - 2:30 pm: CE Hours Reported & CCA ONLY Label Updates - CE (Exhibit Hall)

0.5 DPR Hours (0.25 Laws, 0.25 Other)

1:30 – 2:00 pm: CE Hours Reported Premium Features Will Help CE Sponsors | Patrick Dosier

2:00 – 2:30 pm: CCA ONLY Label Update Presentations from SQM, EarthSol, and True Organics Products.

3:00 - 3:15 pm: Coffee Break/Transition to General Session (Grand Ballroom)

3:15 - 5:15 pm: General Session - CE (Grand Ballroom)

2.0 DPR Hours (2.0 Other)

3:15 – 3:45 pm: Invasion of Coprophilous Beetle in California’s Nut Crops: Biology, Pest Status, and Management Tools | Dr. Jhalendra Rijal

3:45 – 4:15 pm: Mosquito Control Update | Laura Krueger

4:15 – 4:45 pm: Turf Weeds | Krystal Jenkins

4:45 – 5:15 pm: Digitalization of Label Information and Bringing Agriculture into Modern Times | Sarah Hovinga

3:00 - 11:59 pm: Exhibitor Breakdown

5:30 - 6:30 pm: Thank Your PCA Reception (Magic Kingdom Ballroom)

Tuesday, OCTOBER 15
4.0 DPR (1.5 Laws, 2.5 Other) | CCA TBA | AZ TBA | 5.0 NV (2.0 Laws, 3.0 General) | 2.0 ID | 5.0 WA
ISA TBA | 0.4 GCSAA

7:00 - 9:30 am: Registration Open

7:00 - 9:15 am: CE Mini-Desk Open (Adjacent to Magic Kingdom Ballroom for Label Update Check In)

7:00 - 8:15 am: Breakfast (Magic Kingdom Ballroom)

7:30 - 9:15 am: Label Update & Neonics - CE (Magic Kingdom Ballroom)

1.5 DPR Hours (1.5 Laws)

7:30 – 9:00 am Label Update Presentations from:

UPL NA
Insero Solutions
Kemin
SAN Agrow
Suterra
Motomco
Plant Health Care
UPL NA
TELUS Agriculture

9:00 – 9:15 am: Neonic Perspective – Understanding New Regulations | Dr. Kevi Mace

8:45 am - 12:00 pm: CE Desk Open (Center Lounge)

9:15 - 9:30 am: Coffee Break/Transition to General Session

Attendees have a broad window to attend Exhibitor presentations for CE Hours – this allows ample time to interact with exhibitors, ask questions and view demonstrations.  There is a maximum of 30 minutes of credit for the day.

 

9:30 am - 12:05 pm: General Session - CE and Closing Ceremony (Grand Ballroom)

2.5 DPR Hours (2.5 Other)

9:30 – 10:00 am: The Winery Says “No Roundup” – What are Your Options? | John Roncoroni

10:00 – 10:30 am: Managing Plant Invasions in the Face of Environmental Change in California | Dr. Justin Valliere

10:30 – 11:00 am: Soil-Borne and Insect-Vectored Diseases in Processing Tomatoes and Cucurbits | Dr. Zheng Wang

11:00 – 11:30 am: Routes of Insecticide Activity in Crops | Dr. Jesse M. Richardson

11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Pest and Disease Research Update – Pistachios | Steve Vasquez

12:00 – 12:05 pm: Conference Summary and Closing Questions

12:05 pm: CAPCA Annual Conference End

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