Directors

Loren Oki
Department of Plant Sciences
UC Davis

David Fujino
California Center for Urban Horticulture
UC Davis

UCNFA Partners

Directors

Loren Oki
Department of Plant Sciences
UC Davis

David Fujino
California Center for Urban Horticulture
UC Davis

UCNFA Partners

2014 California Nursery Conference

Managing Irrigation in Nurseries and Greenhouses

Reducing water use by improving irrigation efficiency

Etiwanda Gardens Directions
7576 Etiwanda Ave.
Etiwanda CA 91739
November 13, 2014
7:30am - 3:30pm

Moderators: Loren Oki Ph.D., Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis and John Kabashima Ph.D., UCCE Orange County

A trade show organized by SoCal CAPCA will be included for vendors of water management products and services (see information below)

Continuing Education Units approved: Certified Crop Advisor (5.0 soil/water management) and Los Angeles Water Board Ag Waiver Program (5.0)

California’s current drought is imposing significant impacts on California agriculture. This program provides basic information and practical solutions for improving irrigation efficiency to make the best use of available irrigation water.

This statewide program is being supported by a California Department of Water Resources grant.

Agenda

Preliminary, subject to change

Time	Title	Presenter
7:30am	Registration	Trade Show and Continental Breakfast Breakfast sponsored by Southern California Edison
8:00am	Welcome	Loren Oki Ph.D., Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis and John Kabashima Ph.D., UCCE Orange County
	Overview of current drought conditions in Southern California	Moderator: Loren Oki
8:10am	Overview	Julie Saare-Edmonds, Landscape Irrigation Specialist, CA Dept. of Water Resources
8:25am	Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program	Irrigated Lands Groups representatives from LA Irrigated Lands Group, San Diego, Upper Santa Margarita and Ventura
8:55am	UC ANR Container Nursery Production Manual	Darren Haver Ph.D., UCCE Orange County
9:10am	Irrigation Scheduling	Ben Faber Ph.D., Farm Advisor, UCCE Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties
9:50am	Break	Posters and Trade Show
	Session II	Moderator: John Kabashima, UC ANR Orange County
10:10am	Improving Irrigation Performance Using Microirrigation	Ben Faber, UCCE Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties
10:50am	Irrigation Management Technology and Soil Moisture Sensors	Loren Oki, UC Davis
11:30am	USDA-NRCS programs	Paul Nguyen, District Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Lancaster CA
12:00pm	Lunch	Posters and Trade Show
	Demonstrations	Moderator: Loren Oki
1:20pm	Determining distribution uniformity in sprinkler systems (outdoors)	Loren Oki, UC Davis
2:05pm	Determining distribution uniformity in drip systems (outdoors)	Haejin Lee, Team Engineer, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
2:50pm	Break (return indoors)	Posters and Trade Show
	Final Session	Moderator: John Kabashima
3:10pm	Distribution Uniformity for Sprinklers and Drip Systems	Loren Oki, UC Davis
3:25pm	Wrap-up and closing	John Kabashima, UCCE Orange County
3:30pm	Adjourn

Registration

Registration: $65 per person
(includes a copy of the UC Container Nursery Production and Business Management Manual)

Online Registration (credit cards only)

Mail in Registration Flyer (checks or credit cards)
Please note we cannot accept credit card information by fax.

Trade Show Participation

Thanks to So Cal CAPCA for organizing the Trade Show!

For more information, contact

Heather Morois: 949-429-9944, hmorois@westbridge.com or

Natalee Schoettler: 562-889-4188, natalee.schoettler@target-specialty.com

Lodging

UCNFA has not reserved any blocks of rooms for the conference but the hotels closest to Etiwanda Gardens are:

Comfort Inn
13500 Baseline Ave
Fontana, CA ‎

Best Western Plus Heritage Inn Rancho Cucamonga/Ontario
8179 Spruce Ave
Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Four Points by Sheraton Ontario-Rancho Cucamonga
11960 E Foothill Blvd
Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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Assistance Available

Please contact the UCNFA office at 530-752-8419 (phone/fax) (email: lldodge@ucdavis.edu) if you have special needs or require assistance