Dear CropManage users,
UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey County will host an annual Irrigation and Nutrient Meeting in Salinas on Tuesday, February 26, between 7:45 am and 1:45 pm. The meeting will be held at the Agricultural Center at 1432 Abbott St, Salinas CA.
This meeting will be an opportunity to learn more about CropManage as well as research on irrigation and nutrient management of vegetables (see agenda below). We will serve a pizza lunch after the morning session and host a mini-workshop highlighting CropManage between 12:45 and 1:45 pm.
We hope to see you there.
Michael Cahn and Richard Smith
University of California Cooperative Extension, Monterey County
2013 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting
Agricultural Center 1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA
Tuesday, February 26
7:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
7:45 Registration and Refreshments
8:00 Salt water intrusion update Tamara Voss, Groundwater Hydrologist, Monterey County Water Resources Agency
8:30 Evaluating efficiency of irrigation systems Tom Lockhart, Staff Research Associate, UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey County
9:00 Introduction to CropManage: an online irrigation and nutrient management tool Mike Cahn, Irrigation and Water Resources Farm Advisor, Monterey County
9:30 ET-based irrigation scheduling of cool season vegetables Lee Johnson, Senior Research Scientist, CSUMB/NASA
10:00 Break
10:30 Strategies to remove nitrate and phosphate from tile and surface waters Tim Hartz, Vegetable Crops Specialist, UC Davis
11:00 Fertilizer technology evaluations and nitrogen uptake by vegetables Richard Smith, Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor, Monterey County
11:30 Soil and plant nutrition of potassium for vegetables Stuart Pettygrove, Extension Soils Specialist, UC Davis
12:00 Conclusion and Pizza Lunch
Afternoon Session:
12:45 Mini-workshop on CropManage and the quick nitrate soil test for improving nitrogen and water management of vegetables
Mike Cahn, Barry Farrara, and Richard Smith
1:45 Conclusion
* Sponsors: University of California Cooperative Extension; Resource Conservation District (RCD);
* Certified Crop Advisor Credits have been requested
* For more information call Richard Smith 759-7357 or Michael Cahn 759-7377