Environmental Stewardship 2007 Orchard Tour March 2, 2007
Dave Phippen Welcome
Equipment Manufacturers
Nick Gatzman Talk
Chipping Debris in Hulls
Huller/Sheller Operation
Plant Tour
Merle Jacobs: Food Safety
CDFA’s Steve Schaffer
Tom Tomich, Director, UC Davis Ag Sustainability Institute
EPA’s Cindy Wire
Water Quality: Parry Klassen
State Air Board: Dale Shimp
EQIP: John Beyer
Global Warming: Dave Smart, UC Davis
Media in Attendance Stockton Record Modesto Bee Capital Press Pacific Nut Producer The Grower Magazine San Joaquin County Farm Bureau Newspaper
Stockton Record Article
Agencies Represented San Joaquin Valley Air District State Air Resources Board State Water Resources Control Board State Dept. of Pesticide Regulation USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service CA Dept of Food and Ag
Elected Officials San Joaquin County Supervisor Leroy Ornelas San Joaquin County Supervisor Larry Ruhstaller Gary Prost, aide to Rep. Jerry McNerney Ellen Powell, aid to Rep. Dennis Cardoza
Notable Quotes Steve Shaffer: “CDFA is looking at a comprehensive whole systems approach to sustainability” Tom Tomich: “I’ve been away 20 years. Things that were deemed radical 20 years ago are more mainstream now” Cindy Wire: “EPA is relying on grower’s voluntary sustainable efforts in our common goal of stewardship” Mary Ann Warmerdam: “I walk into Schwarzenegger’s office and he says, ‘Don’t just give me the problems, give me solutions too’”.
Stewardship Tour 2008 Location and date to be determined.