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A research and extension unit of the

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

WRRC 2022 Conference Agenda

Conference Home / Bios

University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center, Tucson AZ
July 12, 2022 – In-Person & Non-Interactive Livestream
July 13 – 14, Virtual Sessions

TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022
In-Person & Non-Interactive Livestream

9:00 – 9:30

REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

9:30 – 9:45

Welcome

  • Sharon B. Megdal, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona  video
  • Ed Martin, Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona  video

9:45 – 10:15

Opening Keynotes: Arizona’s Agriculture, an Overview 

  • Jeffrey Silvertooth, Environmental Science, University of Arizona  video  / PPT

10:15 – 11:00

Highlight Talks – Part 1: Arizona’s Diverse Agriculture  video

  • Irrigated Agriculture in the Yuma area - Tom Davis, Yuma County Water Users Association  video
  • Heritage Crops, David Proctor, BKW Farms  video / PPT
  • Tribal Heritage Agriculture, Michael Kotutwa Johnson, Indigenous Resilience Center, University of Arizona  video / PPT
  • Ranching, Sarah King, King’s Anvil Ranch  video / PPT

Moderator: Faith Sternlieb, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy  video

11:00 - 11:05

SPONSOR VIDEOS  video

11:05 – 11:50

Highlight Talks – Part 2: Arizona’s Diverse Agriculture  video

  • Dairy Farming, Ashley Ellixson, United Dairymen of Arizona  video / PPT
  • Tribal Community Farming, Phyllis Valenzuela, San Xavier Cooperative Farm  video
  • Community Gardens, Brandon Merchant, Community Foodbank of Southern Arizona  video / PPT
  • Regenerative Organic Farming, Dax Hansen, Oatman Farms  video / PPT
  • Viticulture, Mark Beres, The Flying Leap Vineyard  video / PPT

Moderator: Faith Sternlieb, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy  video

11:50 – 1:00

LUNCH (SHORT PROGRAM AT 12:45)

1:00 – 1:20

Afternoon Keynote #1: Agricultural Renaissance

  • A.G. Kawamura, Solutions from the Land  video / PPT

1:20-2:20

Panel – Advancing Sustainable Agriculture in Arizona  video

  • Guayule, Dave Dierig, Agro Operations, Bridgestone  video / PPT
  • Sustainability through Diversity, Andrea Carter, Native Seeds/SEARCH  video
  • Agrivoltaics, Greg Barron-Gafford, School of Geography Development & Environment, University of Arizona  video
  • Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), Murat Kacira, CEA Center, University of Arizona  video / PPT

Moderator: Paul Brierley, Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, University of Arizona  video

2:20 – 2:45

NETWORKING BREAK

2:45 – 3:05

Afternoon Keynote #2: Sustainable Responses to Water Scarcity – Examples from Israel

Uri Shani, Former Director of the Israel Water Authority  video / PPT

3:05 – 3:55

Storytelling - Voices of Arizona’s Agriculture  video

  • Ron Rayner, A Tumbling T Ranches  video
  • Maegan Lopez, Mission Garden  video
  • Delia Carlyle, Ak-Chin Indian Community  video

Moderator: Daniel Sestiaga Jr. AIRES/Haury Indigenous Resilience Center, University of Arizona  video

3:55 – 4:00

CLOSING REMARKS - END OF DAY 1 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022 – VIRTUAL

9:00 – 9:05

Welcome

Sharon B. Megdal, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona  video

9:05 – 9:55

Panel – Agricultural Perspective on Climate Change & Drought Adaptation  video

  • Overview of Climate Change & Drought, Kathy Jacobs, Environmental Science, University of Arizona  video
  • Tribal Resilience, Cherilyn Yazzie, Coffee Pot Farms, Navajo Nation  video
  • Colorado River Shortage Impacts & Responses, Stephen Miller, Pinal County Board of Supervisors  video
  • Mitigating Desertification, Eric Rosenbaum, Desert Control  video
  • Drought Mitigation Research, Robert Masson, Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona 

Moderator: Kathy Jacobs, Environmental Science, University of Arizona  video

9:55 – 10:00

BREAK & SPONSOR RECOGNITION  video

10:00 – 10:55

Panel - Innovative Partnership: N-Drip  video

  • Uri Shani, N-Drip - N-Drip Technology and History  video / PPT
  • Joshua Moore, Colorado River Indian Tribes - Experience and Opportunities with Drip Irrigation  video / PPT
  • Orestes Morfin, Central Arizona Project - Enabling Partnerships  video / PPT

Moderator: Sharon B. Megdal, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona  video

10:55 – 11:00

BREAK & SPONSOR RECOGNITION  video

11:00 – 11:55

Panel – Water Policy Roundtable  video

  • Arizona Water Policy Legislation, Tim Dunn, Arizona State Legislature  video
  • Rural Assistance, Charlene Fernandez, USDA Rural Development Office  video
  • Central Valley California, Sarge Green, California Water Institute, Fresno State University  video / PPT

Moderator: Sharon B. Megdal, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona  video

11:55 – 12:00

CLOSING REMARKS - END OF DAY 2 

 

THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2022 – VIRTUAL

9:00 – 9:05

Welcome

Sharon B. Megdal, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona  video

9:05 – 9:55

Panel – Agriculture, Water, and Public Health  video

  • Irrigation Water Quality & Federal Regulation, Channah Rock, Environmental Science, University of Arizona  video
  • Salinity & Water Recycling, Noel Carter, Buckeye Water Conservation & Drainage District  video
  • Water & Pesticides, Peter Ellsworth, Entomology, University of Arizona  video
  • Food Safety in Yuma, Stevi Zozaya, Lee Farms Yuma, AZ  video

Moderator: Valerisa Joe-Gaddy, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona  video

9:55 – 10:00

BREAK & SPONSOR RECOGNITION  video

10:00 – 10:55

Panel – Growing Our Future  video

  • Agricultural Education, Linda Buchanan, Yavapai College Viticulture Program  video / PPT
  • Training Young Ranchers, Grey Farrell, Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona  video
  • “Next Generation” Farmers’ Perspective, Ross Rayner, A Tumbling T Ranches  video / PPT

Moderator: Valerisa Joe-Gaddy, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona  video

10:55 – 11:00

BREAK & SPONSOR RECOGNITION  video

11:00 – 11:50

Closing Panel – Arizona’s Agricultural Outlook  video

  • Outlook for Arizona Agriculture, Meghan Scott, Noble Law  video
  • Urbanization & Agriculture, Grady Gammage Jr., Gammage & Burnham  video
  • Water Sustainability & Agriculture, Pat O'Toole, Family Farm Alliance  video

Moderator: Sharon B. Megdal, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona  video

11:50 – 12:00

CLOSING REMARKS AND ADJOURNMENT

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!

 

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