Free Water and Nitrogen Management Program Training

SSJV Water Quality Coalitions are excited to offer a FREE 2-day training event through their joint management practices evaluation program (SSJV MPEP). The training will be held in January 2025 at three convenient locations: Bakersfield, Parlier, and Tulare.

This training is designed to equip growers and their advisors with crop-specific information about irrigation efficiency, nutrient management, and the critical relationship between water and nitrogen. Attendees will learn how to use water and nitrogen efficiently to conserve and protect groundwater resources while farming productively.

Jan 27-28 Bakersfield - Kern Ag Pavilion

Jan 28-29 Parlier - UC Kearney Ag Center

Jan 29-30 Tulare - SCE Energy Education Center

Day 1 is a full day event (8:30-4:00) that features expert presentations from UC Farm Advisors, covering the latest research and recommendations, and includes free lunch!

Day 2 is a half day event (8:30-12:00) that offers hands-on practice with CropManage, UCCE's free decision-support tool, to help optimize irrigation and nutrient decisions tailored to your crops.

Earn continuing education units!

ILRP Coalition Members can earn 3 CE Hours for INMP Self-Certification and Certified Crop Advisors can earn up to 7.5 CEU Credits.

This training is generously funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture through a Water Efficiency Technical Assistance Grant.

REGISTER NOW!

CropManage Hands-on Workshop 
Bringing Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision-Support Tool to the Field
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023

1pm – 5pm
Location: University of California Cooperative Extension-Stanislaus County

Harvest Hall, Room E
3800 Cornucopia Way, Modesto, CA 95358

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

CropManageis 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, tomato, spinach, 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 is free: Please register at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=36268 by February 14, 2023. Seats are limited to the first 25 registrants.

Questions: Contact Dr. Zheng Wang at zzwwang@ucanr.edu or 209-525-6822.

                                                             

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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 – 3:00  BREAK

3:00 – 4:00  Using CropManage for decision support and record-keeping

4:00 – 4:10  BREAK

4:10 – 4:40  Advanced features and interfacing sensors with CropManage

4:40 – 5:00  Discussion of new features and Q&A

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

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