Posts Tagged: support
CropManage Hands-on Training, Salinas CA Wed. April 3, 2024
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
Drop-in office hours
Continuing Education Units (CEU) for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) have been applied.
Maya Maniar named Interim Director of PSU Internal Research, Extension & Programmatic Events
Dear Colleagues,
Please join me in welcoming Maya Maniar as the Interim Director of PSU's new Internal Research, Extension & Programmatic Events function!
In early December, I sent a communication about the reorganization of UC ANR's Program Support Unit (PSU) into two subunits: 1) External & Executive Events and 2) Internal Research, Extension & Programmatic Events. Each subunit will be led by a separate director. This realignment is intended to ensure that PSU is optimally resourced and structured to support UC ANR's diverse needs and growing demands for events support. The new structure will officially go into effect Jan. 22, 2024.
Sherry Cooper will be the director of the External & Executive Events subunit, managing all high-profile, executive-level events. She will continue to provide guidance and mentoring to the PSU team as needed. We will be conducting a search for a new director to lead the Internal Research, Extension & Programmatic Events function, and Maya will serve as Interim Director while we are working through the search process.
Maya comes to us with extensive events management experience, including oversight of Broadway productions and large-scale festivals. A California native, Maya is temporarily relocating to Davis from New York. We are so fortunate to have found someone with exceptional events and team management skills who was also available to provide daily on-site support and leadership to the PSU team during this transition period. Maya's first day in the Second Street office will be this Thursday, Jan. 18. Please stop by and welcome her when you are in the building!
UC ANR is very fortunate to have an outstanding Program Support Unit and I have no doubt that during this transition the entire team will continue to provide the same exceptional customer service and support for which they are known. Please continue to send all meeting/event requests using PSU's online form: https://ucanr.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0qY3nrex7360RWS and you may continue to communicate with the existing PSU mailbox: ANRProgramSupport@ucanr.edu.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Kathy
Kathy Eftekhari, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff to the Vice President
Program Support restructured to meet growing event demands
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to let you know about some new and exciting changes within UC ANR's Program Support Unit.
The PSU team is integral to UC ANR's mission delivery and is a highly sought-after service partner. As the UC ANR organization has grown, so too has the demand for assistance with both in-person and virtual events, conferences, meetings, symposia, tours, trainings, etc. To ensure that this unit is optimally resourced and structured to support growing demands, we engaged a consultant to undertake a full organizational review including a benchmarking study of events management teams across the UC system. Based on those findings and recommendations, PSU will be restructured so that it is aligned to better serve UC ANR's diverse needs. The unit will now be divided into two sub-units: 1) External & Executive Events, and 2) Internal Research, Extension & Programmatic Events. Each sub-unit will be led by a separate director. This new structure will go into effect Jan. 22, 2024.
I am very pleased to announce that Sherry Cooper will be the director of the External & Executive Events sub-unit. This function will focus on managing all high-profile external and executive events, including those generated directly through UC ANR's Vice President's office, those involving elected officials, UC Regents, the President's Advisory Commission on ANR, the UC ANR Governing Council, foundations, the Rosenburg Forum and other external affairs. This new role will also allow Sherry to apply her extensive experience and knowledge across the system on a variety of strategic projects.
Given Sherry's transition into this new role, we will begin a search later this month for a new director to lead the Research, Extension & Programmatic Events function. The rest of the PSU team will be aligned under this sub-unit and will continue to focus on events that are requested by UC ANR administrative offices, statewide programs or institutes, RECs, county offices, UCCE personnel, etc.
Although Sherry will undoubtedly have a full plate in her new role, she will continue to be part of PSU and will remain a valuable resource to the team as questions arise. PSU will continue to report to me.
UC ANR is very fortunate to have an outstanding Program Support Unit and I have no doubt that during this transition, the entire team will continue to provide the same exceptional customer service and support for which they are known. Please continue to send all meeting/event requests using PSU's online form: https://ucanr.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0qY3nrex7360RWS and you may continue to communicate with the existing PSU mailbox: ANRProgramSupport@ucanr.edu.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Kathy Eftekhari, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff to the Vice President
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