November 3, 2017
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Complete line-up of seminars set for CORE, first aid
By GEOFF PARKS
For the Capital Press
CORE pesticide train-
ing and credit hours, first aid
classes and forklift training
are highlights of the classes
and seminars featured at this
year’s Willamette Valley Ag
Expo, said Jill Ingalls, the Ex-
po’s event coordinator.
No registration is required
for the CORE training ses-
sions, she said.
Here’s the line-up:
Tuesday, Nov. 14
Meetings
• Oregon Farm Bureau
Luncheon, by invitation
Training
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Going Soft on Pollinators
and Hard on Pests — Ando-
ny Melathopoulos (1 CORE
credit) No registration re-
quired.
Course description: There
is concern about the impact
of pesticides on pollinating
insects, and new state and
federal regulations around
pesticide use and pollinators.
This session will have an
easy-to-apply set of rules to
help attendees judge how to
Courtesy of Kristi Crawford
Large crowds attend the seminars and classes at last year’s Willamette Valley Ag Expo.
apply pesticides with minimal
impact to pollinators. Attend-
ees will leave this session be-
ing able to judge the risk of a
pesticide treatment to pollina-
tors from information on the
pesticide label and using pub-
lication PNW 591, “How to
Reduce Bee Poisoning from
Pesticides,” as well as the ac-
companying free mobile app
and take practical steps for
reducing this risk, while still
keeping pests under control.
Speaker biography: Mel-
athopoulos is an assistant pro-
fessor of pollinator health ex-
tension in the Department of
Horticulture at Oregon State
University. He has over 15
years of experience working
with commercial beekeep-
ers and growers to develop
solutions for keeping bees
healthy and crop yields high.
Since 2016 he has been lead-
ing OSU’s efforts to design,
implement and evaluate a
statewide pollinator health
program.
BAUER RAINSTAR
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Worker Protection Stan-
dards Update — Janet Fultus
(1 CORE credit). No registra-
tion required.
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Practical Sprayer Calibra-
tion — Andy Steinkamp (2
CORE credits). No registra-
tion required.
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Course description: This
course will cover the impor-
tance of sprayer calibration,
sprayer calibration methods
and dry bait calibration meth-
ods. It will cover step-by-step
examples using basic math.
There will be a best practices
discussion and time for ques-
tions. The course will include
discussing use of sprayer
controllers and monitors but
it will not cover specific con-
troller brands and operations.
Speaker biography: Andy
Steinkamp is a location man-
ager for Valley Agronomics
in Donald, Ore. He graduated
from the University of Idaho
with degrees in ag systems
management and ag business.
He has worked in the ag re-
tailer industry for the last 10
years.
He was raised on a fami-
ly farm near Gervais, where
he first worked with sprayers
in cane berries and onions.
Steinkamp has been involved
in all areas of application over
his years as a grower, appli-
cator, manager and in sales.
He currently holds an Oregon
commercial applicator’s li-
cense.
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