Wednesday June 18th and Thursday June 19th, 2008
Courtyard by Marriott Sacramento Cal Expo Sacramento, CA 95815
Desired outcomes: A greater or officially recognized awareness of the importance of agricultural research and extension in California. To create a proceedings documenting the presentations given. To assist the participants in developing a strategy for the next century for promoting and funding commodity research and extension work.
Potential audiences: CCC member organizations, commodity organizations, related industries, the applied research community, the Cooperative Extension community, UC leadership, related UC ANR workgroups, CSU ag colleges, state policy-makers, legislative staffers, CDFA.
Sponsored by: University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the California Commodity Committee
Planning Committee: Gary VanSickle , CA Tree Fruit Agreement; Ted Batkin, Citrus Research Board; Bob Curtis, Almond Board; Cymantha Fredrickson, Wheat Commission; Gary Obenauf, Prune Board; Dan Legard, Strawberry Commission; Dana Dickey, Rice Research Board; Bob McClain, Pear Advisory Board; J.D. Allen; Maxwell Norton and Joni Rippee, UC ANR