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Crop Manage Workshop and Training

April 19th: Crop Manage workshop and in-field training using a pressure chamber for irrigation scheduling in trees and vines

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CCA and CDFA-INMP CEUs pending

Session I – Crop Manage Hands-on Workshop : 8am-12:30pm

Who should attend: Growers, farm managers and other farm staff, crop advisors, consultants, and technical service providers. The workshop is for new and existing CropManage users.

What to bring: This is a participatory workshop. Please arrive early and bring a tablet or laptop computer so that you can follow along and participate in the exercises. Each participant will need a user account for CropManage. Please set up a free user account at (https://cropmanage.ucanr.edu/) before the workshop. Not familiar with CropManage? Learn more by visiting the CropManage help page or contact Mike Cahn (mdcahn@ucanr.edu). CropManage is a free online decision-support tool for water and nutrient management of vegetables, berry, agronomic, and tree crops. Based on in-depth research and field studies conducted by the University of California Cooperative Extension, CropManage provides real-time recommendations for efficient and timely irrigation and fertilization applications while maintaining or improving overall yield.

Session II – In-field training with pressure chamber for irrigation scheduling: 1:15pm-3pm

UCCE Advisors provide in-field training on how to use a pressure chamber in almonds and vines. Equipment will be provided for the training

✻ = Required

First Name ✻

Last Name ✻

E-mail address ✻

Are you a: (check all that apply)

Grower PCA/CCA Academic/Researcher Ag related business Ag related government employee

If you are a grower, PCA, or CCA, which counties do you farm in?

Orchard crops grown

How do you currently make nitrogen fertilizer application decisions?

Past experience Soil/Tissue sampling Advice from CCA Crop model/modeling software Other

If other, please elaborate:

How do you currently make irrigation scheduling decisions?

Past experience Soil moisture sensors Crop models/modeling software Based on availability of surface water Measure crop water status with a pressure chamber or automated technology Other

If other, please elaborate:

Session Sign Up

Will you be attending the morning Crop Manage Workshop from 8:30am - 12:30pm?

Yes No

Will you be attending Lunch (provided) from 12:30pm - 1:15pm?

Yes No

Will you be attending the afternoon pressure chamber training from 1:15pm - 3:00pm?

Yes No

If you are a grower in Kern, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, or San Joaquin county, you can request one-on-one assistance from a farm advisor or their staff?

Would you like to sign up for one-on-one irrigation help with a local county advisor or their staff?

Yes No

If so, which county?

Kern Fresno Madera/Merced Stanislaus/San Joaquin

The following information is optional. It is confidential. It is requested to help us document that UC Cooperative Extension is extending services and benefits to everyone who is interested and does not discriminate.

What is your gender?

Man Woman Nonbinary Gender identity not listed Prefer not to state

Are you Hispanic or Latino? (Hispanic or Latino: a person of Cuban, Mexican, Chicano, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.)

Yes I am Hispanic or Latino No I am not Hispanic or Latino Prefer not to state

What is your race? (check all that apply)

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment. ASIAN: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East Southeast Asia or the Indian subcontinent including for example Cambodia China India Japan Korea Malaysia Pakistan the Philippine Islands Thailand and Vietnam. BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN: a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii Guam Samoa or other Pacific Islands. WHITE: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe the Middle East or North Africa. Race not listed Prefer not to state