Announcements September 2024
Upcoming Events
Happy California Biodiversity Week 2024, Sept. 7th - 15th! To get involved and find a bioblitz
citizen science event happening near you, please CLICK HERE
Cal Poly's Swanton Pacific Ranch is open for Apple U-Pick Season! For directions, please go to: https://spranch.calpoly.edu/upick
Please see below for links to more upcoming events and opportunities
Cal Poly
1. Fuels and Vegetation Education Program (FAVE) Webinars: 9/26, 9/30, 10/2, 10/9
2. CAFES Fall Preview for prospective students: 10/11
3. Cal Poly Meats and Poly Provisions: open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
San Luis Obispo & Central Coast
4. Victory Garden Workshop Series, Oceano: 9/8, 15, 22, 29
5. National Heirloom Expo, Ventura: 9/10-12
6. SLO Climate Coalition September Social, San Luis Obispo: 9/13
7. Water Measurement Training Course (AB 589), Salinas: 9/13
8. SLO County Creeks to Coast Cleanup: 9/21
9. SLO CAL Destination Summit 2024: Radical Collaboration, San Luis Obispo: 9/25
10. Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival: 9/27-28
11. Goleta Lemon Festival: 9/28-29
12. All Things Tomatoes, UC Master Preservers, San Luis Obispo: 9/28
13. Introduction to Livestock Health, Cuesta College Ranch Education: 9/30 – 11/23
14. Central Coast Bioneers, Octagon Barn, San Luis Obispo: 10/4-5
California
15. Workshop on Biology and ID of Phytoseiid Predatory Mites in Agriculture, Parlier: 9/11
16. Soil Testing on Organic Dairies Workshop, Petaluma: 9/12
17. Fall Field Day: Forage and Cover Crops, Lockeford Plant Material Center: 9/17
18. Adaptations to Climate Extremes in the Capay Valley, CAFF, Vitis and Ovis Farm: 9/19
19. Stacking Soil Health Practices in Orchard and Rice Systems, Massa Organics, Hamilton City: 9/20
20. Food AI Summit, UC Berkeley: 9/25
21. Growing Together Black Farmer Conference 2024, Fresno State: 9/27
22. California Agriculture in the Classroom Conference, Costa Mesa: 9/27-29
23. Grazing for Resilience: An Immersive Land and Livestock Discovery Experience, Tomales: 10/2-6
24. Hoes Down Harvest Festival, Full Belly Farm, Guinda: 10/5
25. CAPCA 50th Annual Conference and Agri Expo South, Anaheim: 10/13-15
26. Verge 2024: Deploying Climate Tech at Scale, San Jose: 10/29-31
27. CalCAN Summit, Yolo County and UC Davis: 10/29-30
Virtual
28. Recharging California, Sustainable Conservation: 9/4
29. USDA Faces of Agriculture Speaker Series: 9/18
30. Climate Smart Mitigation and Adaptation, Building Resilient Working Lands: 9/24
31. Unlocking the Power of Cover Crops: Benefits, Risks and Ag Order Updates: 10/3
32. UC Ag Experts Talk: Carrot Production and Pest Management in the Central Valley: 10/9
33. Farm-to-School Partnerships: Expanding Market Opps for Farmers and Food Producers: 10/16
Opportunities
34. Request for Proposals: 2025 CA Small Farm Conference: due 9/15
35. Western SARE Education Implementation Mini-Grants: due 9/25
36. CDFA Dairy Livestock Methane Reduction Grants: AMMP / DDRDP / DairyPlus: due 10/18
37. Professional + Producer & Farmer/Rancher Grants, Western SARE: due 10/22 & 10/23
38. Graduate Student Research and Education Grants, Western SARE: due 12/4
39. Program Coordinator part-time position, Slow Money SLO
Please send announcements, questions and comments to cfs@calpoly.edu
