OPCA High Desert Seminar 2025

June 5-6, 2025

Eagle Crest Resort

1522 Cline Falls Rd, Redmond, OR 97756

Agenda

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. Barbecue Sponsored by Envu and LiphaTech, Drinks sponsored by Stone Insulation Service

Booth Set-up: Exhibit tables can be set up from 4:30pm - 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: Cody Barber, EPB&B, Risk Management; Patrick Baldwin, Fraxn; Isaac Dessommes, The 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, Member meeting (board vote)

1:00 - 2:00 James Rodriguez, Nisus - Rodents Are Dirty

1:00 - 4:30 CONCURRENT SESSION Business Topic Breakout (TBD)

2:00 -3:00 Amanda Klein, BCE - Pesky Backyard Bugs: Mites & Hemipteran Pests

3:00 - 4:00 Doug Ross, CSI - Insecticide Rotation for Resistance Management: Does it Really Work?

4:00 - 4:15 Wrap up, door prizes

Recertification Credits:  

Exhibitors at the 2022 High Desert Seminar.