2021 Irrigation and Nutrient Management (Virtual) Meeting

Tuesday, February 23;

7:55 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Habrá traducción al Español

 

Registration Cost: $10 

Registration Link: https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=32769

 

7:55         Introduction

8:00         Woodchip bioreactors for removal of nitrate and pesticides from tile drainage.

                Pam Krone-Davis, California Marine Sanctuary Foundation

8:30         Nitrogen mineralization from organic fertilizers and composts 

Daniel Geisseler, UC Davis

9:00         Improving the efficiency of drip germination of lettuce and weed control.   

Michael Cahn and Richard Smith, UC Cooperative Extension

9:30         Using weather-based irrigation scheduling for optimizing red cabbage production.

Lee Johnson, NASA Ames Research Center-CSUMB

10:00       Break

10:15       Update on Ag Order 4.0. 

Matt Keeling, Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board

10:45       Development of N removal coefficients for vegetables on the central coast

                Richard Smith, UC Cooperative Extension

11:15       New approaches for using Polyacrylamide (PAM) for mitigating sediment and pesticides in irrigation runoff.

Michael Cahn, UC Cooperative extension

11:45       Using high-carbon compost for reducing nitrate leaching during the winter.

Richard Smith, UC Cooperative Extension

12:00        Adjourn

 

CCA & DPR continuing education credits have been requested