Feb. 8, 1-5 p.m., Capay Valley tour:
The tour will visit three organic farms in the Capay Valley that are integrating cover crops and grazing in their orchard and vineyard systems. Topics of discussion will include:
- Strategies for integrating cover crops into orchards and vineyards
- Impacts of cover cropping and grazing on soil health
- Funding and information resources for growing cover crops
Speakers will include:
- Rory Crowley, director of habitat programs, Project Apis m.
- Amélie Gaudin, associate professor, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, endowed chair in Agroecology
- Hope Zabronsky, climate-smart agriculture program lead, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
To register for the Feb. 8 tour, visit https://sarep.ucdavis.edu/events/grazing-cover-crops-orchards-and-vineyards-capay-valley-tour.
March 8, 1-4 p.m., Arbuckle area tour:
The tour will visit two conventional farms in the Arbuckle area that are integrating cover crops into their orchard and vineyard systems.
Topics of discussion will include:
- Strategies for integrating cover crops into orchards and vineyards
- Impacts of cover cropping on soil and water balance
- Frost risk protection and prevention
- Funding resources for growing cover crops
Speakers will include:
- Rory Crowley, director of habitat programs, Project Apis m.
- Kosana Suvocarev, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in biometeorology, UC Davis Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources
- Hope Zabronsky, climate-smart agriculture program lead, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
To register for the March 8 tour, visit https://sarep.ucdavis.edu/events/cover-cropping-conventional-orchards-and-vineyards-arbuckle-area-tour