CropManage Hands-on Workshop 
Bringing Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision-Support to the Field
Date: Wednesday, January 18th, 2023

10:30 am – 2 pm
Location: Watsonville Public Library

275 Main St., Suite 100, Watsonville, CA  95076

•  Learn how to use CropManage to support irrigation and nutrient management decisions and record-keeping for your crops
• Learn about the latest updates to CropManage
• Learn how CropManage can assist with reporting requirements for Ag Order 4.0

CropManage is a free online decision-support tool for water and nutrient management of vegetables, berry, agronomic, and tree crops. Based on in-depth research and field studies conducted by the University of California Cooperative Extension, CropManage provides real-time recommendations for efficient and timely irrigation and fertilization applications while maintaining or improving overall yield. 

At this free workshop, we will provide hands-on training so that you can learn to use the newest version of CropManage. Crops currently supported include many vegetables (carrots, cabbage, celery, broccoli, lettuce, tomato, spinach, etc.), berry crops (raspberry and strawberry), tree crops (almond, walnut, pistachio, prunes, and pear), and agronomic crops (alfalfa and corn). CropManage is also available in Spanish. 

 
Who should participate? Growers, farm managers, other farm staff, crop advisors, consultants, and technical service providers are welcome. The workshop is for both new and current CropManage users. Spanish translation will be available.  Lunch will be provided.

What to bring? This is a participatory workshop. Please bring a tablet or laptop computer so that you can follow along and participate in the exercises. Each participant will need a user account for CropManage. Please set up a free user account at https://cropmanage.ucanr.edu/ before the workshop. Please arrive early to set up your laptop or tablet computer on the wifi and get logged on to CropManage.

Registration is free: Please register at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=39745

January 17th, 2023. Seats are limited to the first 25 registrants.

Questions: Contact Michael Cahn at mdcahn@ucanr.edu / 831-214-3690 or Sacha Lozano at  slozano@rcdsantacruz.org  / 831-224-0293                                                                                            

Agenda

10:30 – 10:50  am Registration and computer set-up

10:50 – 11:20  am Introduction

11:20 – 12:00 pm  Getting started with CropManage

12:00 to 12:30 pm  Lunch break

12:30 – 1:15 pm  Using CropManage for decision support and record-keeping

1:15 – 1:45 pm  Group exercise

1:45- 2 pm  Discussion /Q&A/ wrap up

Continuing Education Units (CEU) for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) have been applied.

NOTE: The following COVID-19 guidelines will be applied to this training workshop.

1. Wearing a face covering during the workshop is recommended
2. Stay at home if you have COVID-19 symptoms, tested for positive, and/or close contacts with or exposure to others who have been tested for COVID-19.
3. Face masks and sanitation items will be provided at the workshop.

Date: May 20, 2022

8:30 AM- 12:00 PM: Irrigation and Nutrient Management Workshop

        1:00 PPM -5:00 PM: CropManage Workshop

Location:  UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center

                9240 South Riverbend Ave, Parlier, CA 93648

Sponsors: UC ANR, UC Riverside and FREP

CCA hours applied for

Registration: $25

(Includes lunch and access to one or both workshop)

http://ucanr.edu/irrigation-nutrient_workshop_payment

WORKSHOP AGENDA

Agenda Session I- Irrigation and Nutrient Management

8:00 – 8:30 AM: Registration

Moderator: Mae Culumber

8:30 – 8:35 am         Welcome and Updates on the new FREP-UCCE Irrigation and Nutrient Management Program (K. Bali)  

8:35 – 9:00 am         Methods and tools for irrigation scheduling in tree crops ((D. Zaccaria)

9:00 – 9:30 am         Flow measurements in irrigated agriculture (L. Forero)

9:30 – 10:00 am       Water Budgeting: where to find the relevant information and

how it all works together (K. Bali)

10:30- 10:15 am       Break

10:15- 10:45 am       Mapping soil characteristic for implementing precision irrigation

management practices (E. Scudiero)

10:45- 11:15 am       Introduction to nutrient management for tree crops (M. Culumber)

11:15- 11:45 am       Introduction to CropManage (M. Cahn)

11:45 – 12:15 pm:    Questions & Answers

12:15- 1:00 pm - Lunch

Session II – CropManage Hands-on Workshop  (1:00 – 5:00 pm)

CropManage is a free online decision-support tool for water and nutrient management of vegetables, berry, agronomic, and tree crops. Based on in-depth research and field studies conducted by the University of California Cooperative Extension, CropManage provides real-time recommendations for efficient and timely irrigation and fertilization applications while maintaining or improving overall yield.

1:00 – 1:20  Sign-in and computer set-up**

1:20 – 1:35  Getting started with CropManage

1:35 – 2:45  Setting up ranches, orchards, and plantings

2:50 – 3:05  Break

3:05 – 3:50  Using CropManage for decision support and record-keeping

3:50 – 4:15  Group exercise

4:15- 4:40   Advanced features

4:40 – 5:00  Discussion /Q&A/ wrap up

5:00 pm - MEETING ADJOURN

** This is a participatory workshop. Please bring a tablet or laptop computer so that you can follow along and participate in the exercises. Each participant will need a user account for CropManage. Please set up a free user account at https://cropmanage.ucanr.edu/ before the workshop. Please arrive early to set up your laptop or tablet computer on the WiFi and get logged on to CropManage.

Not familiar with CropManage?  Learn more by visiting the CropManage help page.

Questions:

Registration questions, please contact Terri Gonzalez gtgonzalez@ucanr.edu

Session I questions, please contact Khaled Bali kmbali@ucanr.edu or Mae Culumber

cmculumber@ucanr.edu

Session II questions, please contact Mike Cahn mdcahn@ucanr.edu

Session (List of speakers and email contacts:

1. Daniele Zaccaria – UC Davis: dzaccaria@ucdavis.edu
2. Catherine Mae Culumber – UCCE Fresno County: cmculumber@ucanr.edu
3. Khaled Bali- UC Kearney Agricultural Center; kmbali@ucanr.edu
4. Larry Forero- UCCE Shasta County; lcforero@ucanr.edu
5. Elia Scudiero – UC Riverside: elia.scudiero@ucr.edu
6. Mike Cahn – UCCE- Monterey County: mdcahn@ucanr.edu

Date: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022

1pm – 5pm
Location: Watsonville Public Library

275 Main St., Suite 100, Watsonville, CA  95076

We will hold a hands-on training on CropManage.  CropManage is a free online decision-support tool for water and nutrient management of vegetables, berry, agronomic, and tree crops. Based on in-depth research and field studies conducted by the University of California Cooperative Extension, CropManage provides real-time recommendations for efficient and timely irrigation and fertilization applications while maintaining or improving overall yield. 

At this free workshop, we will provide hands-on training so that you can learn to use the newest version of CropManage. Crops currently supported include many vegetables (carrots, cabbage, celery, broccoli, lettuce, tomato, spinach, etc.), berry crops (raspberry and strawberry), tree crops (almond, walnut, and pistachio), and agronomic crops (alfalfa and corn). CropManage is also available in Spanish.

 
Who should participate? Growers, farm managers, other farm staff, crop advisors, consultants, and technical service providers are welcome. The workshop is for both new and current CropManage users. Spanish translation will be available.

What to bring? This is a participatory workshop. Please bring a tablet or laptop computer so that you can follow along and participate in the exercises. Each participant will need a user account for CropManage. Please set up a free user account at https://cropmanage.ucanr.edu/ before the workshop. Please arrive early to set up your laptop or tablet computer on the wifi and get logged on to CropManage.

Registration is free: Please register at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=37233 by May 9th, 2022. Seats are limited to the first 25 registrants.

 
Continuing Education Units (CEU) for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) have been requested

Questions: Contact Michael Cahn at mdcahn@ucanr.edu / 831-214-3690 or Sacha Lozano at  slozano@rcdsantacruz.org  / 831-224-0293                                                                                           

Agenda

1:00 – 1:20  Registration and computer set-up

1:20 – 1:40  Introduction

1:40 – 2:50  Getting started with CropManage

2:50 – 3:05  BREAK

3:05 – 3:50  Using CropManage for decision support and record-keeping

3:50 – 4:15  Group exercise

4:15- 4:40  Advanced features

4:40 – 5:00  Discussion / Q&A/ wrap up

NOTE: The following COVID-19 guidelines will be applied to this training workshop.

1. Wearing a face covering during the workshop is required.
2. Stay at home if you have COVID-19 symptoms, tested for positive, and/or close contacts with or exposure to others who have been tested for COVID-19.
3. Face masks and sanitation items will be provided at the workshop.

Bringing Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision-Support Tool to the Field
Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Farm Credit West, 485 Business Parkway, Imperial, CA 92251

• Learn how to use CropManage to support irrigation and nutrient management decisions and record-keeping for your crops
• Learn about the latest updates to CropManage

CropManage is a free online decision-support tool for water and nutrient management of vegetables, berry, agronomic, and tree crops. Based on in-depth research and field studies conducted by the University of California Cooperative Extension, CropManage provides real-time recommendations for efficient and timely irrigation and fertilization applications while maintaining or improving overall yield.

At this free workshop, we will provide hands-on training so that you can learn to use the newest version of CropManage. Crops currently supported include many vegetables (carrots, broccoli, lettuce, spinach, tomato, etc.), berry crops (raspberry and strawberry), tree crops (almond, walnut, and pistachio), and agronomic crops (alfalfa and corn). CropManage is now also available in Spanish.

Who should participate? Growers, farm managers, other farm staff, crop advisors, consultants, and technical service providers are welcome. The workshop is for both new and current CropManage users.

What to bring? This is a participatory workshop. Please bring a tablet or laptop computer so that you can follow along and participate in the exercises. Each participant will need a user account for CropManage. Please set up a free user account at https://cropmanage.ucanr.edu/ before the workshop.

Registration: Please register at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=36443 by February 8, 2022. Seats are limited to the first 25 registrants.

Agenda
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
8:00 – 8:20 Registration and computer set-up
8:20 – 8:40 Introduction
8:40 – 9:50 Getting started with CropManage
9:50 – 10:00 BREAK
10:00 – 11:00 Using CropManage for decision support and record-keeping
11:00 – 11:10 BREAK
11:10 – 11:40 Advanced features and interfacing sensors with CropManage
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion of new features and Q&A

For additional information on the workshop, please contact Dr. Ali Montazar at amontazar@ucanr.edu or (442) 265-7707.

PENDING CEU APPROVALS: CCA (2.5 hrs.)

NOTE: The following COVID-19 guidelines will be applied to this training workshop.
1. Wearing a face covering during the workshop is required.
2. Stay at home if you have COVID-19 symptoms, tested for positive, and/or close
contacts with or exposure to others who have been tested for COVID-19.
3. Face masks and sanitation items will be provided at the workshop