Green news from the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Author: Saoimanu Sope
Published on: September 3, 2024
Gerry Spinelli (center) and an irrigator from Boething Treeland Farm confirm the amount of water captured from sprinklers. Photo by Saoimanu Sope.
UCCE advisors provide free training to nursery and greenhouse staff
Working as an irrigator seems straightforward at first: if you're not watering plants by hand, you're building and managing systems that can do the watering. What could be complex about a job like this?
University of California Cooperative Extension advisors Bruno Pitton and Gerardo “Gerry” Spinelli can tell you – or better yet, show you.
Pitton and Spinelli, members of the
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UCANR: Developing a qualified workforce for California
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- Author: Pamela S Kan-Rice
Published on: August 19, 2024
Water is diverted onto a crop field. Photo by Khaled Bali
California water-rights holders are required by state law to measure and report the water they divert from surface streams. For people who wish to take the water measurements themselves, the University of California Cooperative Extension is offering in-person training to receive certification on Sept. 13 in Salinas.
At the workshop, participants can expect to
- clarify reporting requirements for ranches.
- understand what meters are appropriate for different situations.
- learn how to determine measurement equipment accuracy.
- develop an understanding of measurement weirs.
- learn how to calculate and report volume from flow...
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UCANR: Developing a qualified workforce for California
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