California Ag Network

Tag: Workshops

  • Workshop On New General Plan Guidelines

    Fresno, Calif., ((February 20, 2017) – The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) will be having a General Plan guidelines workshop on Friday, February 24, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Fresno City Council Chambers, 2600 Fresno St., Fresno.

    OPR has been engaged in a thorough update of the General Plan Guidelines (GPG). The new GPG will include resources, data, tools, and model policies to help cities and counties update their general plans, and has been informed by extensive outreach and collaboration.

    A General Plan is the local government’s long-term blueprint for the community’s vision of future growth. OPR is responsible for updating the General Plan Guidelines – the “how to” resource for drafting a general plan. OPR also monitors general plan implementation with annual progress reports from cities and counties, and grants general plan extensions for qualified cities and counties.

    Elected officials, planners, practitioners, business leaders, developers and community members are invited to attend and learn about the updated guidelines, ask questions, and share their feedback. The workshop will give brief descriptions of the process of updating the guidelines, as well as the major updates made in each section, and the changes made based on public input.

    There is no cost to attend.

  • 2017 Pesticide Safety Instructor Training Workshops

    Sacramento, Calif., (January 13, 2017) – UC IPM is partnering with AgSafe to offer up-to-date instructor training programs that are approved and co-funded by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). Updates to the Federal Worker Protection Standard (WPS) that will have the most impact on CA agriculture include:
• Annual pesticide safety training for all fieldworkers
• Instructors must attend an updated and approved Train-the-Trainer course, and
• Expanded training content for fieldworkers and handlers

Participants who complete this training will become qualified to provide pesticide safety training to fieldworkers and pesticide handlers, as required by California state regulations and the revised Federal Worker Protection Standard (WPS). Visit the workshop website for specific date/location information and to register. 
Spring 2017 Pesticide Safety T2 workshops

    Spring 2017 Pesticide Safety T2 workshops flier

    We have additional workshops are available through the Napa Valley Grapegrowers (https://napagrowers.org/events/18/details) and the AgSafe Annual Conference (http://www.agsafe.org/index.php/en/agsafecalendar/2104-annual-conference.html)