- Author: Michael D Cahn
Date: Wed. April 3rd, 2024
Course 8:30 am – 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 for your crops.
- Learn how to set up your ranch and crops in CropManage.
- Learn about the latest updates and how CropManage can assist with Ag Order 4.0
CropManage is a free online decision-support tool for water and nutrient management of vegetables, berry, agronomic, vineyard and tree crops. Based on research and field studies conducted by the University of California Cooperative Extension, CropManage provides real-time recommendations for efficient and timely 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. Crops currently supported include many vegetables (carrots, cabbage, celery, broccoli, lettuce, tomato, spinach, etc.), berry crops (raspberry and strawberry), vineyards, tree crops (almond, walnut, pistachio, prunes, and pear), and agronomic crops (alfalfa and corn). CropManage is also available in Spanish.
Who should participate? Growers, farm managers, other farm staff, crop advisors, consultants, and technical service providers are welcome. The workshop is for both new and current CropManage users. Spanish translation will be available.
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 https://cropmanage.ucanr.edu/ before the workshop. Please arrive early to set up your laptop or tablet computer on the wifi and get logged on to CropManage.
Registration is free: Please register here
by April 1, 2024. Seats are limited to the first 30 registrants.
Questions: Contact Michael Cahn at mdcahn@ucanr.edu / 831-214-3690
Agenda
8:30 – 8:50 am Registration and computer set-up
8:50 – 9:20 am Introduction
9:20 – 10:00 am Getting started with CropManage
10:00 to 10:15 am break
10:10 – 11:00 am Using CropManage for decision support and record-keeping
11:00 – 11:45 am Group exercise
11:45- 12 pm Discussion /Q&A/ wrap up
Continuing Education Units (CEU) for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) have been applied.
- Author: Michael D Cahn
Date: Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 (8 am – 2 pm)
Location: UCCE Monterey County
1432 Abbott St., Salinas, CA 93901
With: UC Davis, UC Merced, UCCE Monterey County, Land IQ, UC ANR
Free Registration includes coffee breaks, lunch, workshop materials,
and access to workshop presentations.
CEU Credits available
WORKSHOP AGENDA
8:00 – 8:30 am: On-site Registration
Session 1 – Issues and Challenges in Vegetable, Berry, and Grapevine Production under Changing Climate: Moderator: M. Cahn
8:30 – 8:45 am: Climate change trends and potential impacts on specialty crops in the Central Coast (T. Pathak, UC Merced)
8:45 – 9:15 am: Climate change effects on agricultural pests (Daniel Hasegawa, USDA-ARS)
9:15 – 10:00 am: Grower panel discussion on production challenges resulting from climate change and variability
10:00 – 10:15 am COFFEE BREAK
Session 2 – Tools and Resources for Climate-Smart Agriculture: Moderator: D. Zaccaria
10:15 – 10:45 am: The CDFA Climate-Smart Ag Web Repository (S. Tillman, Land IQ)
10:45 – 11:00 am: CalAgroClimate Decision Support Tools for managing risks in agriculture (T. Pathak, UC Merced)
Session 3 – Case Studies on Regional Adaptation Practices: Moderator: T. Pathak
11:00 – 11:20 am: Available rootstocks and varieties for resilient wine-grape production (L. Bettiga, UCCE Monterey County)
11:20 – 11:40 pm Low Biomass cover crop strategies for protecting water quality in vegetable systems (M. Cahn, UCCE Monterey County).
11:40 – 12:00 pm: Cover cropping strategies for climate-smart and climate-resilient farms (Eric Brennan, USDA-ARS Salinas, CA)
12:00 – 12:20 pm: Weather and climate effects on berry production (M. Bolda, UCCE Santa Cruz County)
12:20 – 12:40 pm: Evapotranspiration and water productivity of wine grapes for various vineyard growing conditions (D. Zaccaria, UC Davis)
12:40 – 1:00 pm QUESTIONS & ANSWERS and WORKSHOP EVALUATIONS
1:00 – 2:00 pm LUNCH & ADJOURN
Who should attend: Vegetable, berry, and grapevine growers, farm and ranch managers, representatives from the vegetable, berry, and grapevine production industry, technical assistance providers, consultants and practitioners, CCAs, CPAs, natural resource managers, personnel from water conservation districts, irrigation districts' managers, extension specialists and advisors, professional researchers, University students, and representatives from state and federal agencies.
Event Description: Join, UCCE Specialists Daniele Zaccaria and Tapan Pathak, UCCE Advisors Michael Cahn and Larry Bettiga, and other scientists and experts from USDA-ARS and Land IQ in this in-person Workshop on “Adapting Vegetable, Berry, and Grapevine Production Practices in the Central Coast to Changing and Variable Climate” on March 6th, 2024 at the UCCE Monterey County office in Salinas, CA to learn about the latest research and advances in Management of Climate Change Risks.
Topics include: Climate Change Trends and Impacts, Climate-related Challenges for Vegetable, Berry, and Grapevine Production, Effects of Winter Cover Cropping on Vegetable and Grapevine Production, Mitigation of Heat and Drought Stress, and Climate-Adaptive Practices for Vegetable, Berry, and Wine-grape Production.
A set of information and tools available to manage climate change risks will also be presented during the Workshop.
Free registration includes participation to the thematic sessions, coffee break, lunch meal, workshop materials, and access to the workshop presentations.
For questions, please contact:
Michael Cahn: UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey County: mdcahn@ucanr.edu
Larry Bettiga: UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey County: lbettiga@ucanr.edu
Daniele Zaccaria – University of California, Davis: dzaccaria@ucdavis.edu
Tapan Pathak – University of California, Merced: tpathak@ucmerced.edu
