Tuesday, April 25, 3:30-5:00 PM

UC ANR engages with numerous stakeholders across a wide array of sectors and disciplines, all of which generate vast amounts of highly technical information. Our challenge is transforming that data into something both useful and meaningful that can enable end users to make informed decisions. In this session, presenters will showcase a number of unique, online, interactive decision support tools. They will highlight the problems they address, and how they may be applied across different client groups and UC ANR programs. Participants will engage with presenters and each other on how best to employ tools to generate successful outcomes.

Moderated by:

Maggi Kelly, Professor & Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Berkeley

Speakers:

CropManage Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision Support Tool
Michael Cahn,  Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor (Monterey Co.)

Novel Weather Data Helps Growers Address Risks of Frost and Spray Drift
Mark Battany, Water Management and Biometeorology Advisor, UCCE San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara

Urban & Community Pest Identification Tools
Karey Windbiel-Rojas, Associate Director, Urban & Community IPM & Capital Corridor IPM Advisor

Land-Use Planning Support Tools
Catherine Brinkley, Faculty Director, Center for Regional Change, UC Davis

Interactive Tools for Soils and Working Lands
Toby O'Geen, Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis