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

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

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) 

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