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California Olive Integrated Pest Management Workshop

hand with olives

September 18, 2025, 8 am - Noon at California Olive Ranch (COR)

This free hands-on field day, centered on integrated pest management including beneficial invertebrate habitat installation within California olive groves, is open to all interested in Conservation Agriculture.

Guest speakers include COR Agricultural Project Manager Toni Longley, Chico State Professor Elizabeth Boyd, PhD., and Student Research AssistantGerado Tapia, COR agronomist Bibiano Martinez, and CRARS Technical Assistance Provider Ted Gailey.

Special topics include:
• Pollinator habitat species selection, establishment, and monitoring.
• Biological control of pests, including black scale.
• Regenerative agricultural practices implemented in olive groves.
• Research and emerging olive knot management strategies

See the full agenda (PDF)

Approved for 3 hours of American Society of Agronomy CEUS and requested 1 hour Department of Pesticide Regulation.

Location: Orland, CA 95988, Map provided upon registration, GPS: 39.61701928, -122.25081607

For more information:

Ted Gailey - tjgailey@csuchico.edu

AOOPA - industryrelations@aoopa.org

CRARS - regenerativeag@csuchico.edu

This event has now passed. Enjoy some photos of it!

Chico State Professor Betsy Boyd and Jessie Hammonds with captured insects
Chico State Professor Betsy Boyd and Jessie Hammonds with captured insects.
Bibiano Martinez, Head Agronomist at California Olive Ranch
Bibiano Martinez, Head Agronomist at California Olive Ranch.
Student Gerardo Tapia talks with a grower with a captured insect.
Student Gerardo Tapia talks with a grower with a captured insect.
Gerardo Tapia shows off an insect in a collection vial.
Gerardo Tapia shows off an insect in a collection vial.
Gerardo Tapia speaking with participants.
Gerardo Tapia speaking with participants.
CRARS staff research associate Hope Coulter looks for insects in a hedgerow with other participants.
CRARS staff research associate Hope Coulter looks for insects in a hedgerow with other participants.
AOOPA president Kimberly Houlding speaks while Professor Betsy Boyd looks on.
AOOPA president Kimberly Houlding speaks while Professor Betsy Boyd looks on.
Toni Longley, Agricultural Project Manager at California Olive Ranch speaks to the crowd.
Toni Longley, Agricultural Project Manager at California Olive Ranch speaks to the crowd.
The Pollinator Habitat Program team: Kimberly Houlding (AOOPA), Toni Longley (California Olive Ranch), Chico State professor Betsy Boyd, and Ted Gailey and Lindsey Hethcote (CRARS)
The Pollinator Habitat Program team: Kimberly Houlding (AOOPA), Toni Longley (California Olive Ranch), Chico State professor Betsy Boyd, and Ted Gailey and Lindsey Hethcote (CRARS).

This event is made possible by the collaboration between the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems, the American Olive Oil Producers Association, and California Olive Ranch with grant funding from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

This event is facilitated by Chico State Enterprises and the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems (CRARS). CRARS offers support to farmers implementing regenerative and sustainable agricultural management practices through partnerships with producers, state, federal, and regional organizations to offer knowledge and financial resources to farmers and producers within California.