- Author: Michael Cahn
- Author: Richard Smith
Tuesday, February 23;
7:55 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Habrá traducción al Español
Registration Cost: $10
Registration Link: https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=32769
7:55 Introduction
8:00 Woodchip bioreactors for removal of nitrate and pesticides from tile drainage.
Pam Krone-Davis, California Marine Sanctuary Foundation
8:30 Nitrogen mineralization from organic fertilizers and composts
Daniel Geisseler, UC Davis
9:00 Improving the efficiency of drip germination of lettuce and weed control.
Michael Cahn and Richard Smith, UC Cooperative Extension
9:30 Using weather-based irrigation scheduling for optimizing red cabbage production.
Lee Johnson, NASA Ames Research Center-CSUMB
10:00 Break
10:15 Update on Ag Order 4.0.
Matt Keeling, Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
10:45 Development of N removal coefficients for vegetables on the central coast
Richard Smith, UC Cooperative Extension
11:15 New approaches for using Polyacrylamide (PAM) for mitigating sediment and pesticides in irrigation runoff.
Michael Cahn, UC Cooperative extension
11:45 Using high-carbon compost for reducing nitrate leaching during the winter.
Richard Smith, UC Cooperative Extension
12:00 Adjourn
CCA & DPR continuing education credits have been requested
- Author: Michael D Cahn
- Author: Richard Smith
Monterey County Agricultural Center
1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA
Tuesday, February 26
7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
7:45 Registration (free)
8:00 Production of organic baby spinach using buried drip irrigation
Ali Montazar, Irrigation Advisor UCCE, Imperial and Riverside Counties
8:30 Mitigating pesticides and sediments in tail water using polyacrylamide (PAM): a new approach
Michael Cahn, Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor, Monterey County
9:00 Full season nitrogen management of vegetables
Richard Smith, Vegetable Crops and Weed Science Adivsor, Monterey County
9:30 Optimizing water management in celery using ET weather-based scheduling
Michael Cahn, Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor, Monterey County
10:00 Break
10:30 Region 5 water quality coalitions – demonstrating achievements in water quality
Parry Klassen, Executive Director, Coalition for Urban Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES)
11:00 Evaluation of salinity effects on strawberry production
Andre Biscaro, Irrigation Water Resources Advisor, Ventura County
11:30 Water and nitrogen management of Asian vegetables/SWEEP and Healthy soils programs
Aparna Gazula, Small Farms Advisor, Santa Clara County
12:00 Grower Panel: Nitrogen Management in Practice
Saul Lopez, D'Arrigo Brothers; Mark Mason, Huntington Farms; and Sal Montes, Christiansen Giannini
12:30 Pizza Lunch
CCA & DPR continuing education credits have been requested
- Author: Michael D Cahn
CropManage Hands-on Workshop:
Bringing Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision Support to the Field
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2018
8:00am – 12 pm
Location: Monterey County Agriculture Conference Room
1432 Abbott St. Salinas, CA 93901
- Learn how to use CropManage to support irrigation and nutrient management decisions and record-keeping
- Learn the new version of CropManage (3.0) – also available in Spanish
CropManage is a free online decision support tool for water and nutrient management of coastal crops. Based on in-depth research and field studies conducted by the University of California, CropManage provides real-time recommendations for efficient 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 (3.0) which has been updated to be more compatible for in-field use by farm staff. CropManage is now available in Spanish.
Crops currently supported by CropManage include strawberry, raspberry, head, romaine, and leaf lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, bell peppers, spinach, baby lettuce, cilantro, and mizuna.
Who should participate? Vegetable and berry growers, ranch managers, other farm staff, 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 v3.cropmanage.ucanr.edu before the workshop.
RSVP by Friday, April 20, 2018 to Lennis Arriaga at larriaga@ucanr.edu or 831 759-7353.
AGENDA
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and computer set-up
8:30 – 10:15 Getting started with CropManage 3.0
10:15 BREAK
10:30 – 11:15 Strategies for using CropManage for decision support and record-keeping
11:15 - 11:45 Advanced features and interfacing sensors with CropManage
11:45 -12:00 Discussion of new features or changes needed
2.5 Continuing Education Units (CEU) available for Certified Crop Advisers (CCA)
- Author: Michael D Cahn
- Author: Richard Smith
2018 UCCE Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting
Monterey County Agricultural Center
1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA
Tuesday, February 13
7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
7:45 Registration (Free)
8:00 Update on the Ag Order for the Central Coast.
Chris Rose, Senior Environmental Scientist, Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Manager, Central Coast Water Board
8:30 Soil nitrogen dynamics in long-season vegetable crops
Richard Smith, Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor, Monterey County
9:00 Fall application of high C:N ratio amendments to immobilize soil nitrate
Joji Muramoto, Associate Researcher, Dept. of Environmental Studies, UCSC
9:30 On-farm trials evaluating the fertilizer value of nitrate in irrigation water
Michael Cahn, Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor, Monterey County
10:00 Break
10:30 On-farm management practices for mitigating insecticides in irrigation run-off
Laura McCalla, Department of Environmental Toxicology, UCD, Granite Canyon Laboratory
11:00 Microbial food safety risks of reusing tail water for production of leafy greens
Anne-laure Moyne, Staff Research Associate, Food Science and Technology Dept., UCD
11:30 Update on seawater intrusion in the Salinas Valley Aquifer
Howard Franklin, Senior Hydrologist, Monterey County Water Resources Agency.
12:00 Conclusion and Pizza Lunch
3.5 CCA & 0.5 DPR continuing education credits have been requested
- Author: Michael D Cahn, Ph.D.
Monterey County Agricultural Center
1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA
Thursday, February 23
7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m
3.5 CCA Continuing Education Units
7:45 Registration
8:00 Approaches for complying with water quality regulations, Tim Hartz, Vegetable Specialist, UCD
8:30 CropManage update, Michael Cahn, Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor, Monterey County
9:00 ET scheduling of romaine lettuce, Lee Johnson, Senior Research Scientist, CSUMB/NASA
9:30 Organic fertilizer evaluations, Richard Smith, Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor, Monterey County
10:00 Break
10:30 Distribution uniformity evaluations of irrigation systems, Gerry Spinelli, Agricultural Technical Specialist, RCD Santa Cruz Co.
11:00 Evaluating crop nitrogen status – tissue and soil testing, Tim Hartz, Vegetable Specialist, UCD
11:30 Hydrology of the Salinas Valley, Howard Franklin, Senior Hydrologist, Monterey County Water Resources Agency
12:00 Conclusion and Pizza Lunch
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