Announcements July 2023

Upcoming Events

We hope you are enjoying the fruits (and veggies) of summer!  Please see below for links to upcoming events and opportunities in sustainable agriculture - 

Cal Poly
1. Fuels Treatments Webinar & Field Training, Swanton Pacific Ranch: 7/20 & 7/27
2. Avocado Growers Field Day: 8/2
3. Strawberry Center Field Day: 8/3
4. Grimm Center for Organic Research and Production Field Day: 8/3

San Luis Obispo & Central Coast
5. California Mid-State Fair, Paso Robles: 7/19-30
6. Nonprofit Mondays at SLO Provisions, Slow Money SLO: Mondays in July
7. Rodale California Organic Center Monthly Tour, Camarillo: 7/21
8. SLO Food System Coalition Summer Social, Baywood: 8/7
9. Distillery Trail Weekend, Paso Robles: 8/11-13
10. ACRES-USA 5th Annual Healthy Soil Summit, Seaside: 8/23-24
11. National Heirloom Exposition, Ventura: 9/12-14

California & Nevada
12. California Adaptation Forum 2023, Pomona: 7/31-8/2
13. OFAC Sustainable Pest Management and Production Seminar, Tulare: 8/10
14. CAPCA Annual Conference, Reno, early registration deadline: 8/30
 
Virtual & Hybrid
15. Sustainable Agronomy Conference: 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2
16. Informational item on Livestock Grazing Management, CA State Water Board: 7/18
17. NRCS Conservation Webinars: Aquaculture, Organic Seed, Pollinators and more
18. Crop-Livestock Integration in Organic Produce Crops, The Organic Center: 7/26
19. How to Build Soil Organic Matter in Organic Grain Systems, Rodale Institute: 8/2

Opportunities
20. Leopold Conservation Awards nominations due: 7/18
21. Western SARE Summit Call for Proposals: 9/1 
22. UC Master Gardeners Program applications due: 9/30
23. Preserve Manager Position - Prescribed Grazing, Lompoc
24. Programs Manager Position, CA Rangeland Trust

 

To contact us with additional announcements, please email cfs@calpoly.edu