Green Acres, Blue Skies II
June 1-2, 2009, ARC
MONDAY, JUNE 1st
Ag Air 101
Emissions Sources
Frank Mitloehner, UC Davis
Peter Green, UC Davis
Health & Environmental Impacts
Marc Schenker, UC Davis
David Lighthall, SJVAPCD
Regulations and Technology / Mitigation / Best Practices
Sheraz Gill, SJVAPCD
Got Air Quality? - Dairy Workshop
Clearing the Air: Livestock’s Contribution to Climate Change
Frank Mitloehner, UC Davis
Volatile Organic Compounds from Six Sampled Dairies in the San Joaquin Valley
Charles Krauter, CSU Fresno
Recent Sampling of Total Organic Gas Emissions from Dairies
Chuck Schmidt, Environmental Consultants
Smog from Dairy Production Systems
Peter Green, UC Davis
Manure Treatment Options for Animal Agriculture
Ruihong Zhang, UC Davis
Plenary Address
Developing a Green Program: The Napa Valley Vintners Green Winery Program
Steven E. Lederer, Napa County Department of Environmental Management
Napa Certified Green Winery
Session 1A - Mobile & Non Mobile Engines
Moderator: Greg Johnson, USDA
New Farm Bill Work on Engines
Ted Strauss & Alan Forkey, USDA NRCS
Off-Road Equipment
Marty Wolf, Eastern Research Group, Inc.
Ag Truck/Bus Regs and Tractor/Equipment
Tony Brasil, California Air Resources Board
Session 1B - Energy Production
Moderator: Sheraz Gill, SJVAPCD
Electricity and Agriculture: The Convergence of kWh and kCal
Stephanie Shaw, EPRI
Different Approaches to Biofuel Processing
Chad Kruger, Washington State University
Biomethane –The Unsung Hero in Our Fight for a Sustainable Energy Future
Joe Heinzmann, Bay Area Fuel Cell Energy
Session 2A - Animals
Moderator: Frank Mitloehner, UC Davis
Implications of Prop 2 for Poultry AQ
Bill Mattos, California Poultry Federation
Modeling and Predicting Gaseous Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations
Ruihong Zhang, UC Davis
The Carbon-Footprint of Dairies
Jude Capper, Washington State University
Session 2B - Plants
Moderator: Peter Green, UC Davis
Fate and Transport of Soil Fumigants
Scott Yates, USDA
A Compost Air Emissions Primer
Bob Horowitz, California Integrated Waste Management Board
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from California Cropping Systems
Martin Burger, UC Davis
TUESDAY, JUNE 2nd
Plenary Address
California Crop Advisors and Air and Environmental Quality
Allan Romander, California Certified Crop Advisor Program
Session 3A - Fertilizers
Moderator: Gabriele Ludwig, Almond Board of California
Ammonia and Nitrogen - Current Science on Uptake and Emissions
James Sweet , SJVAPCD
Ammonia Loss During Fertigation
G. Stuart Pettygrove, UC Davis
Nitrogen Escape and Fertilizer Efficiency
Rob Mikkelsen, International Plant Nutrition Institute
Session 3B - Sequestration
Moderator: Allison Jordan, Wine Institute
Carbon Sequestration by California Perennial Crops
David Smart, UC Davis
Potential for Adaptation to Climate Change in a Central Valley Agricultural Landscape
Louise Jackson, UC Davis
Farmer Adoption of Carbon Sequestration Practices
Richard Howitt, UC Davis
Session 4A - Particles
Moderator: Mike Kleeman, UC Davis
Source Receptor-Modeling
Mike Kleeman, UC Davis
National Cotton Gin Stack and Ambient Particulate Matter Sampling Campaign
Mike Buser, USDA, ARS
Session 4B - VOCs
Moderator: J.P. Cativiela, Dairy CARES
‘Bad’ Ozone and an Assessment of Agriculture’s Role in Improvement
Peter Green, UC Davis
Biogenic VOC from Green Plants in California
John Karlik, UC Cooperative Extension
Coniferous Forest Canopy: Further Evidence of Rapid Oxidation of Arboreal Hydrocarbons
Ian Faloona, UC Davis
Session 5A - Health Effects
Moderator: Marc Schenker, UC Davis
Agricultural Dust: Sources, Properties, and Management
Randal Southard, UC Davis
Inorganic Dust Disease of the Lung in Ag
Marc Schenker, UC Davis
Air Pollution Health Effects
Kerry Drake, EPA
Session 5B - Economics
Moderator: Cynthia Cory, California Farm Bureau
Striking an Equitable Balance Between Agriculture's Transport Needs and the Imperatives of Air Quality
Jock O’Connell, The Clark Street Group
A Solar- Powered Poultry House
Robin Morgan, The University of Delaware
Economics and Air Quality Impacts
Phil Wandschneider, Washington State University
Plenary Address
Getting the Green Right: Why Incentivizing On-Farm Results Leads to Bluer Skies
Jeff Dlott, Sure Harvest