WIN $$$ TO HOME DEPOT and more!
All attendees will be entered into a raffle to win great prizes!

Dr. Pete Goodell, UC IPM Area Advisor, Cotton and Alfalfa
Insecticide resistance management of alfalfa and cotton

Walt Bentley, UC IPM Kearney Ag Center, Almond Specialist
Almond bloomtime strategies and early season mite control

David Doll, UCCE Merced, Pomologist
Dormant season practices that help prevent almond diseases and reduce the risk of fungicide resistance

Chris Linneman, Program Manager, Westside San Joaquin River Watershed Coalition
Update from the watershed coalition

Louie Guerra, Dept. of Pesticide Regulation, Senior Environmental Scientist
2012 water quality regulations update

Walt Bentley, UC IPM Kearney Ag Center
Sampling for scale, PTB, NOW and European red mites in fall and winter
David Doll, UCCE Merced
Dormant season practices that help prevent almond diseases and reduce the risk of fungicide resistance

CA-99: Take exit #140/Shaw Ave. Head west on West Shaw for about 6 miles. LOOK FOR FIELD DAY SIGNS!

From Firebaugh/CA-33: Head east on 13th St./Avenue 7 1/2 for about 22 miles. Turn right on Madera Ave./Road 27, go 3 miles. Turn left on West Shaw Ave. and go 3.4 miles. LOOK FOR FIELD DAY SIGNS!

The 2011 Cotton Farm Tour was a great success! Thanks to all who attended and helped plan a wonderful and informative event! You can find pictures of the tour on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sustainable-Cotton-Project/176432482385516

Join us on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 for a one-day tour of the San Joaquin Valley that will challenge your perceptions about what agriculture is and what
it could become.

In November when cotton is being harvested and farms throughout the state are at the height of activity, The Sustainable Cotton Project offers a one-day tour traveling a central loop through the San Joaquin Valley. Participants gain
a behind-the-scenes look at the many sides of cotton production.

Come and see conventional cotton cultivation and the Sustainable Cotton Project’s Cleaner Cotton™ program. Enjoy a tour of a cotton gin as well as a short talk by Dr. Marcia Sablan, a Firebaugh physician and community member.

The tour and lunch are complimentary. There will be water and snacks on the bus.

Guests are responsible for their own travel and hotel arrangements. Lodging: Best Western Apricot Inn, 46290 West Panoche Road, Firebaugh, CA 93622. We reserved rooms under the name "Cotton Farm Tour." The hotel provides a complimentary breakfast for guests. Call 559-659-1444 to reserve your room.

The tour begins promptly at 8:30am, at the Best Western Apricot Inn. Please gather in or just outside the lobby. The tour ends around 4pm.

Please wear close-toed shoes for walking in fields, a hat and sunscreen.

Dr. Pete Goodell, UC IPM
Managing lygus coming from strong sources,
what are the choices?
Dan Munk, UCCE Fresno
Cotton plant development and its role in IPM
Luis Gallegos, SCP/SJSFP Field Scout
Field scouting update

- From Firebaugh: Take the Hwy 33 South towards Mendota. Make a right on the first street, W Bullard. Make a left onto N San Diego Ave, go about six miles. Make a right onto W Belmont, go about three miles, look for the field day signs on your left after you pass N Lyon.
- From Mendota: Take W Belmont for about six miles, look for field day signs on your left after you pass N Lyon.