WEBINAR: Land Grant and Extension: Facilitating use of NRCS Conservation Programs to increase adopti

When:  Dec 9, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (CT)

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central

Land grant scientists and Extension staff can play a pivotal role in increasing grower adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) through use of NRCS conservation programs, such as Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This webinar covers the basics of NRCS processes, key terminology and how IPM can provide resource conservation benefits as well as production benefits. Presenters with real world experience in working with NRCS describe the ways in which the science and technology transfer capacity of land grants can be used in developing IPM conservation practices that can be effectively used in the field with support from EQIP.

Moderator:
Danesha Seth Carley, Director, Center for IPM

Speakers:
Karen Lowell, PhD, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Jim Farrar, PhD, Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, University of California
Jhalendra Rijal, PhD, Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisor with the University of California

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
FREE

Registration for the webinar includes access to the live webinar and a link to a recording of the webinar.

REGISTER HERE