María Josefa Santos

• Technical issues like IPM, soil and plant knowledge conservation plans etc.

• Social, management to support crops which can start writing a conservation plan and finish applying successfully

to the different programs including GAP.

•Applied to 37 producers

–10 attended all the workshop.

–17 attended one or two sessions.

–10 never attended.

NAMEMANUAL P.GUIDE

TRAPS ST L

Prodigios Villegas x x x x - - 2 4 4 - 1Arturo Saucedo x x x x x - 2 4 4 - 1Apolinar Ortega x x x x x - 2 4 4 - 1Leonel Campos x x x - - - - - - - -Jorge Bucio x x x - - - - - - - -Elias Mora x x x x x x 2 4 4 1 1Herminio Mora x x x - x x 5 5 5 1 1Otoniel Bucio x x x - - - - - - - -Juan Perez x x x x x - 2 4 4 1 1Ysaias Perez x x x - - - - - - - -Armando Bucio x x x x - - - - - - -Guillermo Morales - - - - - x - - - - -Socorro Chavolla x x x x x - 2 4 4 1 1Ladislao Caldera x x x - - - - - - - -Margarita Ochoa x x x - - - - - - - -Manuel Gutierrez x x x - x x - - - - -

WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE AND MATERIALS PROVIDED SPANISH BLUEBERRY

COURSE 3/20/10

IPM FIELD PRACTICE

APRIL-17/10

IPM FIELD PRACTICE

JUNE-19/10

GAPS TRAINING JUN 25-26/10

CFW, CBFW BBMAGGOT TRAPS

MAGNIFIER x 10

NAMEMANUAL P.GUIDE

TRAPS ST L

Pedro Bautista x x x x x - 21 25 25 20 1Robert Suhr xE xE x - - - - - - - -Jeronimo Mendez x x x x x - 2 4 4 1 1Alexander Mendez x x x x x - 2 4 4 1 1Juvenal Villegas x x x x x - - - - - -Jose Ramos x x x x x x 2 4 4 1 -Francisco Sanchez x x x x x - 2 4 4 1 1Marcial Lorenzo x x x - x x - - - 1 1David Alcaraz x x x - - x - - - 1 1Maria Luisa Gallegos x x x - - - - - - - -Demetrio Lopez - - - x x x 2 4 4 1 1Antonio Bautista - - - x - - - - - - -Sigifredo Morales - - - x x x 2 4 4 1 1Noe Vargas - - - x - - 2 4 4 - 1Javier Villa - - - x - - 2 4 4 - 1Pedro Hernandez - - - - - - - - - 1 1Arturo Pantoja x x - - x - - - - - 1Jose Barajas x x - - - x - - - - 1Carolina Sanchez - - - - - - x - - - -Genaro Saucedo - - - - x x - - - 1 -Lorenso Morales - - - - x x - - - 1 -

TOTAL= 37 26 26 25 18 20 14 54 86 86 35 20

WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE AND MATERIALS PROVIDED SPANISH BLUEBERRY

COURSE 3/20/10

IPM FIELD PRACTICE

APRIL-17/10

IPM FIELD PRACTICE

JUNE-19/10

GAPS TRAINING JUN 25-26/10

CFW, CBFW BBMAGGOT TRAPS

MAGNIFIER x 10

Compare the performance of these different groups before, during, after the program in aspects like:

• Changes in agricultural practices to approach to a scheme of conservation of natural resources.

• Knowledge about different technical tools to guide and improve soil and plant conditions

• Knowledge about insects pollination an also pest control.

• Ability to obtain a grant from different programs.

• Impact on marketing strategies, diversification of market options.

• Knowledge acquisition and socialization.

• Productivity increase.

How do you control the plagues of your crop?

Do you apply the chemicals yourself?Do you pay someone to apply them?I don`t control plagues Does not know

Can you distinguish between a plague and a beneficial insect?

YesNo

Who assisted you in distinguishing between plagues and beneficial

insects? Learnt in trainingDid not answer

Are you familiarized with Federal Support Programs for farmers in

your region?YesNo

Have you participated or tried to participate in any of the mentioned programs?

YesNo

Was this work experience useful to run your farm?

YesNo

Proposed sessions and activities How, when and whoSession for decrypt an application form Fill in an application form in a small group of producers

Frank and/or Edwing assessors

Critical outline about Programs ´ requirements What is the first agency you have to reach?Requirements needed to enter each programPersons you have to reachProducers experience Small groupMaybe we can start with Edwing´s document

Records follow-up workshop On the farm of a producer showing the record that they have and the ones they don’t have

Label reading workshop Learn to locate the most important elements on a label , with practical session with different products for example, and different herbicide and/or pesticides etc.

Table to show pesticides use Some things that might be considered are:commercial name, active substance dosepriceagainst which it applies, where, precautions and care

Conservation plan as a way to document agriculture work

To write a conservation plan implies A way to introduce the producers into a documentation processIt’s also a way to realize about good and bad agricultural practices

Prepare a brochure with conservation practices but specifically for blueberries

With the agencies responsible, but also with the help of Hispanic or non- Hispanic producers who have implemented these practices

•GAP training

•Include producers in training planning

Last but not least