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OPCA High Desert Seminar 2025
June 5-6, 2025
Eagle Crest Resort
1522 Cline Falls Rd, Redmond, OR 97756Agenda
Thursday, June 5
Brandi Ham Memorial Golf Tournament, Eagle Crest Resort Course, first tee time is 10:00 am. On the registration form, pay green fees, or multiple players if you have a team. Hole in One Contest sponsored by EP&B Insurance. Win $20,000!
Paul Heidtke Memorial Welcome Barbecue/Reception: "Pocket Park" 5:00 - 8:00 pm, Thursday June 5. Menu: Pulled Pork and Shredded chicken sliders with sides (yet to be determined), Ice water and sweet after dinner treats, also bar service by Eagle Crest resort. Barbecue Sponsored by Envu and LiphaTech, Drinks sponsored by Stone Insulation Service
Booth Set-up: Exhibit tables can be set up from 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm on Thursday or at 7:00 am on Friday at the Eagle Crest Convention Center.
Friday, June 6
7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 Introduction of Vendors
8:45 - 9:45 Lisa Eppler, Syngenta - From Lab to Field: The Creation of a New Insecticide
8:45 - 12:00 CONCURRENT SESSION Business Topic Breakout Topics:
8:45 - 9:45: Patrick Baldwin, Fraxn - The Financial Station System: How PCOs Can Double Profits While Working Half the Hours
9:45 - 10:45: Cody Barbour, Baton Pest & Wildlife Referrals - Scaling Smarter: Building the Leadership to Grow Your Business
11:00 - 12:00: Isaac Dessommes, Cincinnati Insurance Companies - Cyber Threats & Risk Management
9:45 - 10:45 Dr. Mike Bentley, NPMA - Pest Management Professionals: Protectors of Public Health
10:45 - 11:00 Break with vendors
11:00 - 12:00 Dr. Mike Bentley, NPMA - Ant Management: Down To a Science
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch, Break with Vendors, Member Meeting, Golf Awards, Board Vote
1:00 - 2:00 James Rodriguez, Nisus - Rodents Are Dirty
1:00 - 4:30 CONCURRENT SESSION Business Topic Breakout
2:00 - 2:15 Break with vendors
2:15 -3:15 Amanda Klein, BCE - Pesky Backyard Bugs: Mites & Hemipteran Pests
3:15 - 4:15 Doug Ross, CSI - Insecticide Rotation for Resistance Management: Does it Really Work?
4:15 - 4:30 Wrap up, door prizes
Recertification Credits:
ODA: 7 hours (5 core, 2 regular, csn 85172)
ODFW: 0.25
WSDA: 7 (csn 382-A)
OCHI: 4
Book Your Hotel:
To get our group rate, you MUST book your room by calling 855-682-4786 and mentioning that you are with the Oregon Pest Control Association for the High Desert Seminar. The room rate is $209 for a 1 bedroom suite, or $189 for a double queen room. The cutoff date for reserving under our block is May 4, 2025. Questions? Email Alicia.McMillan@eagle-crest.com
Strategic Partners
Vendors
BASF
Bell Labs
Envu
Target
Stone Insulation
Control Solutions, Inc.
MGK
LiphaTech
Veseris
Foreshaw
Helena Agri Enterprises, Inc.
Elliot, Powell Baden & Baker Insurance
Nisus Corp
Surekill by NEOGEN
Baton Pest and Wildlife Referrals
Register a vendor table, CLICK HERE
Exhibitors at the 2022 High Desert Seminar.