Irrigation Efficiency and Runoff Water Demonstration
Ramona Ranch Vineyard and Winery
Description:
Local farm producers understand the conservation of their water resources is vital to sustainable agribusiness. The installation and management of agricultural irrigation water efficiency technologies and systems that will result in on-farm water savings and no increase to or reduction in GHG emissions also contribute toward an investment in local ecosystems and in our planet. At this field training, strategies and assistance programs for evaluating irrigation system efficiency and managing runoff water were demonstrated and discussed.
Resources
Gerry Spinelli, Ph.D.
Production Horticulture Advisor, UCCE-San Diego County
Presentation Images (PDF Slides, 21.2 MB)
Gerry's Floriculture and Horticulture program website
Video:
"Distribution Uniformity of your irrigation system: how to measure it an how to improve it."
Presented by Gerry Spinelli for the San Diego County Farm Bureau, February 2021.
Teri Kerns
Co-Owner, Ramona Ranch Vineyard and Winery
Field Discussion Points (PDF Slides, 5.5 MB)
Video:
"What is Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing?"
Ramona Valley Vineyard Association
California Sustainable Winegrowing Program
- Winegrowing Certification Overview (PDF)
- The Value of Certification
at California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance - Educational Videos
Megan Chery
Water Team Lead, Environmental Incentives
County of San Diego Waterscape Rebate Program:
- Agricultural Irrigation Efficiency Program (Website) (Flyer) (Postcard)
- Other Landscape/Waterscape Programs (Website)
Other Resources:
Irrigation Management -
Cal-Adapt
https://cal-adapt.org/tools/extreme-heat/
CIMAS-California Irrigation Management Information System
http://www.cimis.water.ca.gov/
Funding Assistance -
CA Department of Agriculture (CDFA) - Office of Environmental Farming & Innovation
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/
Natural Resource Conservation Service-Environmental Quality Incentives Program (NRCS EQUIP)
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/eqip/
Funding Opportunities Database - UCCE San Diego-Climate Resilient Agriculture Program
https://ucanr.edu/sites/Climate_Resilient_Agriculture/Resources/Funding/
Viticulture -
UCCE - Riverside and San Diego County Viticulture
UC Davis and UC ANR Grapevine Shortcourse