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Nitrogen Irrigation Management Workshop

Register here for February 21st workshop in Bakersfield, CA

Location:

UC Cooperative Extension- Kern County

1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93307

Agenda

February 21, 2024

7:45 - 8:15 AM Registration

8:15 - 8:20 AM Introduction, Mohammad Yaghmour

8:20 - 8:30 AM Overview of UCANR/UCD/CDFA/FREP Nitrogen and Irrigation Initiative, Mark Cady

8:30 - 9:00 AM Irrigation Water Management Program in Kern County, Tobias Ebong Oker

9:00 - 9:30 AM Application of Chemical Materials into Micro-irrigation Systems, Zheng Wang

9:30 - 9:45 AM Example of Chemigation - Vegetable and Orchard Crops, Zheng Wang

9:45 -10:10 AM Automatic Control Systems for Irrigation and Chemigation, James Nichols

10:10 – 10:30 AM Break

10:30 - 11:00 AM Nitrogen management for non-bearing pistachios, Phoebe Gordon

11:00 - 11:30 AM Updated information on Water Use and Water Productivity of Pistachio grown on Non-saline and Salt-Affected Soils, Daniele Zaccaria

11:30 AM 12:00 PM Cover Crops in Orchard Systems, Mohammad Yaghmour

12:00 - 12:15 PM Q & A

Optional Tour- HotSpot Ag Technology Training Center

Hanford, California. February 22, 2024 (10 AM- 12:00 PM)

February 22, 2024

10:00 - 10:15 AM Overview of HotSpot Ag training Center, James Nichols

10:15 – 11:00 AM Demonstration of Using Automation in irrigation and Fertigation, HotSpot Ag team

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Q & A

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch sponsored by HotSpot Ag

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(Optional) Will you attend the February 22nd tour of Hotspot Ag in Hanford, CA?

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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

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