2025 UCCE Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting and Cover Crop Field Day

Agriculture Conference Room, 1432 Abbott St Salinas CA 93901

Sign-in and refreshments

Introduction/Welcome

Using Sudangrass as a Low Biomass Winter Cover Crop in Vegetable Systems for Controlling Runoff and Erosion
Michael Cahn, UCCE Irrigation Advisor, Monterey County

Validating OpenET Satellite Measurements of Water Use of Broccoli, Cauliflower and Lettuce
Lee Johnson, CSU Monterey Bay/NASA

Monterey County Water Resource Agency’s Groundwater Monitoring Program: Data Collection and Reporting
Amy Woodrow, Senior Water Resources Hydrologist, MCWRA

SGMA Perspectives on Water Use Efficiency
Sarah Hardgrave and Emily Gardner, Deputy General Managers, Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency

Water and Nitrogen Management Field Trials in Broccoli
Charlotte Decock, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

BREAK

Cover Crop Strategies for Complying with Ag Order 4.0 A-R targets
Eric Brennan, Research Horticulturist, USDA-ARS, Anna Gomes and Sierra Casteneda, Ph.D. Students, Stanford University

Ag Order Requirements for the Upcoming Year
Sarah Lopez, Executive Director, Central Coast Water Quality Preservation Inc 

UCANR Nitrogen and Irrigation Initiative: Helping Growers By Providing Technical Assistance
Mercy Olmstead, UCANR Academic Coordinator, UCCE Monterey and Santa Clara Counties

Grower Panel: Practical Experiences in Using Cover Crops in Vegetable Systems
Traci Roberts, D’Arrigo, Mark Mason Huntington Farms, Zach McDermont, Taylor Farming

Lunch - Enjoy some free pizza and salad!

Cover Crop Field Day (Travel to USDA-ARS Spence Farm)
Eric Brennan, Research Horticulturist, USDA ARS, Anna Gomes and Sierra Castaneda, Ph.D. Students, Stanford University