2024 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting

2024 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting

Tuesday, February 20

7:55 am to 1:30 pm

Habrá traducción al Español

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7:30            Sign-in and refreshments

7:55            Introduction

 8:00           Managing runoff during the growing season and winter.

                     Michael Cahn, UCCE Irrigation Advisor, Monterey County

8:30           Satellite estimates of crop water use on the central coast and OpenET        

                   Lee Johnson, CSU Monterey Bay/NASA

9:00           Update on using high carbon amendments for reducing nitrate leaching during the winter

                     Richard Smith, UCCE Vegetable and Weed Emeritus Advisor, Monterey County

                    Joji Muramoto, UC Santa Cruz, Organic Production Specialist

9:30           Cover crops for reducing winter nitrate leaching and controlling storm water runoff.

                    Eric Brennan, Research Horticulturist, USDA ARS

10:00          Break

10:15         Ag Order requirements for the upcoming year

                    Sarah Lopez, Executive Director, Central Coast Water Quality Preservation Inc.

10:45         UCANR Nitrogen and Irrigation Initiative: Opportunity for technical assistance.

                    Aparna Gazula, UCCE Small Farm Advisor, Santa Clara County

11:00         Using CropManage to help with Ag Order compliance.

                    Michael Cahn, UCCE Irrigation Advisor, Monterey County

11:25         DPR Surface Water Protection Program: An overview of ag. monitoring on the Central Coast.

                    Pedro Lima, Sr. Environmental Scientist Cal DPR

11:50         Introduction to pump efficiency

                    Bill Green, Fresno State University, Center for Irrigation Technology

12:00          Pizza and Salad Lunch (free!)

12:45          Demonstration of pump efficiency and variable frequency drives (Parking lot)

                    Crystal Sandoval-Leyva, Fresno State University, Center for Irrigation Technology

2:15            Adjourn

 

CCA and DPR continuing education credits have been requested

For more information, contact Michael Cahn @ 831-759-7377, email: mdcahn@ucdavis.edu

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