Webinars will take place on the following dates:

December 8th, 2021

Workshop topics: Water-Smart Farming
Irrigation Management

January 12th, 2022

Workshop topics: Farm Business Planning and Marketing

February 9th, 2022

Workshop topics: Integrated Pest Management

All webinars will start at 9am PST and last approximately 3.5 hours.
They will be held in Spanish.

Register

The seventh Annual Latino Farmer Conference is around the corner and we are excited to announce that we will once again come together through a series of virtual webinars. You can look forward to a series of informative presentations, virtual farm visits, and opportunities to network with other farmers, farm educators, and sponsors. Stay connected with our Spanish language newsletter and bilingual Facebook page.

AGENDA

First Webinar - Dec. 8, 2020

Time	Session	Speaker	Notes
8:50 AM 10 min	Technology check *Optional Session	Victor Hernandez	Attendees invited in order to test Zoom and troubleshoot issues.
9:00 AM 20 min	LFC Welcome	Carlos Suarez Natural Resources Conservation Service Ann Baier y Martin Guerena National Center for Appropriate Technology
9:20 AM 15 min	Farm Visit	Damien Valdez Lighthouse Herb Farm
9:35 AM 2 hr 15 min (5 min break between presentations)	Water Smart Farming: Farming with Drought and Strategies for Adaptation	Samuel Sandoval UC Davis Aysha Peterson Monterey RCD	Dr. Samuel Sandoval Solís is a professor and specialist in water resources at the University of California Davis. Samuel is responsible for the water management research program and manages the Department of Soils, Atmosphere and Water Resources. Dr. Sandoval has developed methods to improve the management of water for human and environmental use in the State of California. Aysha currently works for the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County as an Ag Technical Specialist. She is concurrently a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Studies at UC Santa Cruz, where her research focuses on regional farm management practices affecting nitrate losses to groundwater. She has worked on farms in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, California, and Yucatán, and is committed to supporting agricultural practices that build soil health, protect water resources, and promote sustainable farming communities.
11:50 AM 10 min	Break
12:00 AM 1hr	Agroforestry: An Introduction	Miguel Salceda University of Missouri	Miguel Salceda obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering and his master's degree in environmental engineering, both from the Technological University of Panama, Panama City. His research interests include watershed and groundwater modeling, effects of agroforestry practices on water quantity and quality, and sequestration of carbon in soils. He is pursuing a PhD in Natural Resources with an emphasis on Water Resources. He is passionate about natural resources and their conservation. His doctoral research consists in determining the effects of watershed conservation practices (cultivation in alleys, forests or gallery plantations and cover crop plants) on the losses of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediments in cultivation basins, as well as the denitrification potential of the soil.
1:00 PM 10 min	Closing

Sponsor Portal

According to the USDA agricultural census, there are over 14,000 registered Hispanic farmers and ranchers in California. This year's shift to an online platform will expand the reach of the Latino Farmer Conference across the United States to new and greater audiences. Hispanic farmers are now growing at two times the rate of the traditional farmers and USDA leadership has identified these farmers as being historically underserved. As a result, this conference seeks to facilitate the creation of networks and provide pertinent information and resources. We accept any level of support with much gratitude.

Please consider downloading and sharing our Sponsorship Flyer. [PDF] Thank you!

Learn more about Hispanic Farmer Demographics on the USDA website. [PDF]

Become a Sponsor at the 2021 Latino Farmer Conference

Platinum

$10,000

→ PSA during Webinar (with conference organizer approval)
→ Include Gold, Silver, and Bronze level benefits

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Gold

$5,000

→ Post on our Social Media pages (Twitter and Facebook)
→ Share company logo and thanks in our monthly newsletter, the "Cosecha Mensual" (over 3,000 Spanish speaking subscribers)
→ Include Silver and Bronze level benefits

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Silver

$2,000

→ Include logo in our email reminders to registrants
→ Include Bronze level benefits

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Bronze

$1,000

→ Logo on Website Sponsor Portal and Webinar Opening Slides

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Farmer Hero

$XXX

→ Give in any amount in support of sustainable agriculture
→ Your Company logo will be added to the LFC homepage
→ Other arrangements can be made depending on amount donated

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Farmer Gift

UP TO YOU

→ Donate a product or gift card
→ Farmers who complete our survey will be entered into a raffle.

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Our Sponsors

The Latino Farmers Conference wishes to thank the following sponsors for their support!

Farm Credit Alliance

FarmCreditAlliance.com
Expand for Info and IPM Guides

www.rinconvitova.com
California Department of Food and Agriculture

cdfa.ca.gov

Support is provided through the Land-Sea Connection program of Resources Legacy Fund, made possible by the Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environmentresourceslegacyfund.org
campbellfoundation.org
Northwest Farm Credit Services

NorthwestFCS.com