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

CropManage 2.0 Workshop: Hands-on training

Monterey County Agricultural Center Conference Room

 1432 Abbott St, Salinas CA 93901

Thursday, March 31 2016

(8:30 am – 12 pm)

We will offer a hands-on training to learn in depth about the features of CropManage 2.0, a free online decision support tool for water and nutrient management of coastal crops.  CropManage was recently revised with a new user interface and additional capabilities, and now supports iceberg and romaine lettuce, spinach, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and strawberries.  

Considering that the drought may continue into a 5th year, and water quality regulations continue to be linked to nutrient management, efficiently using water and nitrogen fertilizer is a high priority for Central Coast growers. CropManage can be a useful tool for providing quick decision support on water and nutrient management on a field-by-field basis. This training will provide an opportunity to learn how to use CropManage for improving the efficiency of your farming operations or for adding value to your consulting services. 

The workshop will take you step-by-step on how to navigate and use CropManage for assisting with fertilizer and water management decisions and record keeping. Wi-Fi internet access is available at our conference room so please bring a laptop or tablet computer so that you can follow along as we tour through the features of the software.   There should be sufficient time to answer questions as we cover the following topics: 

Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00      Registration and Refreshments

9:00 – 9:30      Introduction and update on CropManage 2.0

9:30-10:15      Getting started with CropManage

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

Certified Crop Adviser CEU hours (1 hr soil and water management, 1 hr nutrient management, 0.5 hrs professional development)

To keep the group size manageable so that we can provide individual help, we would like to limit the workshop to 30 participants.  If you have attended previous workshops and or feel proficient in using the on-line tool, then you are welcome to just attend the second half of the workshop (10:30-12 pm).  Whether or not you plan to attend the entire or part of the workshop, please RSVP in advance by sending an email to larriaga@ucanr.edu with the subject heading “CropManage workshop” and let us know the number of participants in your group.  We will email you a confirmation. Alternatively, you can contact our office at 831-759-7370.  Thank you, and I hope to see you soon.

Michael Cahn

Please feel free to contact us if you need special accommodations 

CropManage Workshop

Monterey County Agricultural Center Conference Room

 1432 Abbott St, Salinas CA 93901

Thursday, May 1^st 2014

(8:30 am – 12 pm)

We will offer a hands-on training to learn in depth about the features of CropManage, a free decision support tool for water and nitrogen management of coastal crops.  In addition to head and romaine lettuce, CropManage now supports broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and strawberries.  

This training will provide an opportunity to learn how to use CropManage for improving the efficiency of your farming operations or for adding value to your consulting services.  We will provide in depth hands-on training so that you can learn step-by-step how to navigate and use CropManage for assisting with fertilizer and water management decisions and record keeping. Wi-Fi internet access is available at our conference room so please bring a laptop or tablet computer so that you can follow along as we tour through the features of the software.   There should be sufficient time to answer questions as we cover the following topics: 

Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Refreshments

9:00 – 9:30 Introduction to CropManage

9:30-10:15 Getting started with CropManage

10:15  (Break)

10:30 – 11:00 Using CropManage for decision support and record keeping

11:00- 11:30 Navigating around and advanced features

11:45-12:00  Discussion of new features or changes needed.

To keep the group size manageable so that we can provide individual help, we would like to limit the workshop to 30 participants.  If you have attended previous workshops and or feel proficient in using the on-line tool, then you are welcome to just attend the second half of the workshop (10:30-12 pm).  Whether or not you plan to attend the entire or part of the workshop, please RSVP in advance by sending an email to larriaga@ucdavis.edu or mdcahn@ucdavis.edu with the subject heading “CropManage workshop” and let us know the number of participants in your group.  We will email you a confirmation. Thank you, and I hope to see you soon.

Respectfully,

Michael Cahn, Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor

Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties