UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series

What Are the UC Ag Experts Talking About?

The UC Ag Experts webinar series consists of 1-hour long presentations, designed for growers and pest management professionals, highlighting various pest management and horticultural topics for crops grown in California. Master Gardeners can benefit from participating, but the pest management methods presented, especially the pesticides, are not to be followed without a clear understanding of their legal use by home residents.

During each session, a UC Expert on the subject makes a presentation and entertains write-in questions via Q&A during and/or after the presentation. All webinars are recorded and posted to our YouTube playlist.

Upcoming UC Ag Experts Webinars

Invasive Weed Species Miniseries 

August 5, 2026 (3 to 4 pm) -  Invasive Weeds Management in Intermountain NorCal

• Thomas Getts, University of California Cooperative Extension Weed Ecology and Cropping Systems Advisor (Lassen, Modoc, Sierra, and Plumas Counties), will describe the biology, impacts, and control of some of the more common and damaging invasive weed species in the intermountain region of California. An IPM outline will be utilized starting out with information about the pest, followed by what physical, biological, and chemical control methods can be utilized. Species covered will include but may not be limited to: Cheatgrass, Medusahead, Perennial Pepperweed, Scotch thistle, Dyers Woad, Common crupina, and Mediterranean sage. Register Now

August 12, 2026 (3 to 4 pm) - Management of Ludwigia decurrens in California

• Dr. Whitney Brim- Deforest, University of California Cooperative Extension Rice and Wild Rice Advisor (Sutter-Yuba Counties), Master Gardener Advisor, and UC Integrated Pest Management Program Affiliate, will focus on the history of Ludwigia decurrens (winged primrose willow) in California, as well as the mapping efforts and current distribution of the weed. She will also cover the current research trials and latest recommendations for control in both rice systems and aquatic systems. Register Now

August 19, 2026 (3 to 4 pm) - Dr. Chris McDonald (details and registration coming soon)

Upcoming Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management Webinars

July 22, 2026 (3 to 4 pm) - Advancing IPPM: Pollinators, Natural Enemies and the Economic Value of Habitat

• Dr. Lora Morandin, Associate Director of the Pollinator Partnership, will give a brief overview on how pest control and pollination benefit the ecosystem. She will also discuss the importance of wild pollinators to pollination and describe how landscape context impacts pollination and crop production. Finally, she will describe the enhancement of native pollinators and natural enemy insects through small-scale habitat integration in agroecosystems. Register Now

Are there Continuing Education units?

When the subject discusses pest or disease management, continuing education units (CEU) will be requested from DPR (1 unit per session) and when relevant also Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) and International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) continuing education units. To qualify for the CEU make sure to

• register separately with your own email address and log in from your own device
• participate in the entire hour session
• complete and pass a final test with 70% or higher; if not passed, the test can be retaken

If you are connecting by smartphone and need CEUs, be sure that you are using the zoom app (Android, iPhone) so that you have access to the presentation and we can track your presence in the webinar.

Certificates of completion will be emailed within one week to those who meet those requirements above. Continuing education units are awarded only to the participants who attend the live version of the webinar.

Who is involved in the UC Ag Experts webinar series?

This webinar series is brought to you by the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program with the technical support of Petr Kosina (UC IPM Content Development Supervisor) and Cheryl Reynolds (UC IPM Interactive Learning Developer). Subscribe to our mailing list.

UC Ag Experts Talk webinars are partially supported by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Crop Protection and Pest Management Extension Implementation Program.