Optimizing Insect Control and Grain Quality
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
9:00AM - 3:00PM
Lundberg Family Farms
5311 Midway
Richvale, CA 95974
We would like to invite you to attend an exciting and informative workshop on insect pest management at rice mills and rice storage facilities. The workshop is organized by the research team of the Post-Harvest Grain Management Project, which was funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Methyl Bromide Transition) Grants Program. The team consists of several scientists with many years experience in the subject of pest management of stored grains in storage and milling facilities.
Major topics covered will include:
1) Current status and challenges of rice grain insect pest management
2) Storage insect pests: identification and monitoring
3) Integrated pest management programs for rice mills and rice storage facilities
4) Structural treatments, residual insecticides, and aeration
5) Economics of rice insect control
6) Decision support systems for pest management
Organizers and Presenters:
Brian Adam, Oklahoma State University
Frank Arthur, USDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research
James Campbell, USDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research
Luis Espino, University of California Cooperative Extension
Tanja McKay, Arkansas State University
Jim Stewart, Lundberg Family Farms
Mike Stout, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Ted Wilson, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Yubin Yang, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Register on-line at http://ucanr.edu/2017ricemillworkshop
Registration is free. Please register before April 1st to ensure participation. Seats will be filled on a first-come basis. Lunch will be provided.
****Applied for DPR CE credits****
For more information, contact Luis Espino, University of California Cooperative Extension (530-635-6234, laespino@ucanr.edu) or Jim Stewart, Lundberg Family Farms (530-538-3500).