GREGG A. YOUNG

Certified Professional Agronomist

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SINCE 1973

P.O. Box 246 Talmage, California 95481 (707) 463 1899 phone & fax gregg-young@comcast.net

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Quality First Slideshow presentation (9 chapters)
1Introduction to Quality First
2 Fundamentals of Soil Science
3 Climate, Soil Formation & Productivity
4 Using Base Cation Saturation Ratios (BCSR)
5 Nutrient Pest & Disease Interactions
6 Nutrients & Soil Management
7 Compost &Organic Matter
8 Nitrogen and Pests & Diseases
9 The Q1st Program

Soils and Terroir Slideshow Presentation
Soils and Terroir

History of Pesticide Use in Lake County Presentation
Pesticide Use In Lake County

Through a Season in a Vineyard Presentation
Through a Season in a Vineyard

Through a Season in a Pear/Apple Orchard Presentation
Through a Season in a Pear/Apple Orchard

Handouts for the "Through a Season" presentations above in Microsoft Word format.

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Cover Letter - Season in Pear + Vineyard

1 Status of Pesticides in N Calif

2 Pesticides - No Grazing After Use

3 Nutrition-Pest + Disease Chart 06

4 Sample PUR


Nutrition for Trees & Vines—an IPM Approach Presentation
Nutrition for Trees & Vines—an IPM Approach

Order Manual: Quality First in Vineyard & Orchard Production

GREGG A. YOUNG A Training Program for Soil Analysis Interpretation in Northern California (Young, 1999)
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