Jun 7, 2016 | View All Issues
Irrigation Technology workshop/field for Nut and Fruit Crops
Thursday, June 16, 2016
8:00a - 2:00 pm - Red Bluff Elks Lodge - 355 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff, CA
1) 8:00 - 10:05 am - Early morning workshop ~ UC speakers will set the stage for the following field ay highlighting the importance of irrigation management to nut and fruit production and providing background information on a variety of irrigation technologies.
2) 10:30 - 11:30 am - Mid-morning field stop ~ Attendees are invited to a local walnut farm near Red Bluff. A replicated irrigation experiment in Chandler walnut has been underway since the beginning of the 2014 season.
11:30 to 12:15 Lunch - At Crain Orchards Field Stop
3) 12:45 to 2:00 pm - After lunch field stop. Growers are invited ot a local almond and walnut farm near Corning. A replicated almond irrigation experiment with Nonpareil, Monterey, and Carmel varieties has been underway since 2013.
Please RSVP to help us prepare:
(530) 527-3101 or clmcclain@ucanr.edu.
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