- Author: Jeffrey P Mitchell
CASI's Jeff Mitchell took part in an intensive training program for three fifth-grade classes in the Selma Unified School District's 2018 summer school enrichment program on July 3 at Eric White Elementary School. Students took part in a soil aggregation experiment that involved scoring soils from the long-term NRI study site in Five Points, CA and did basic statistical calculations using their findings. An introductory video to the training is posted at the You Tube link https://youtu.be/FZDoCUMDLv8
- Author: Jeffrey P Mitchell
June 25, 2015
Michael Boparai, a farmer who recently bought two center pivot irrigation systems and installed them on his farmland near the Delta area town of Walnut Grove, invited a diverse group of private sector and UC Cooperative Extension supporters to the field where he's growing processing tomatoes on June 25th 2015. The group included Dan Schueler, Senninger Irrigation Company, Rick Hanshew, Reinke Mfg., a pivot company, Brenna Aegerter, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Gene Miyao, and Jeff Mitchell, - all of UC Cooperative Extension, along with host, Boparai. They discussed opportunities for managing the tomato crop as well as things to try to avoid during the upcoming season. A follow-up article describing applications of overhead irrigation systems for several crops of the Central Valley may be found at http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v070n02p62. A short video of the team meeting at Boparai's farm is available at You Tube at https://youtu.be/UDoz1VAJkzM
Field meeting at Boparai overhead irrigation tomato field, Walnut Grove, CA June 25, 2015
