Upcoming Events
This site is a compilation of outreach events related to agricultural management practices in the Central Valley. To add an outreach event to this site, please contact agoutreach@plantierra.com.Events List Navigation
Soil Health Institute Annual Meeting
Join us for SOIL HEALTH: A Global Imperative, where you’ll enjoy an opening-night reception plus two days of networking, learning, and collaborative planning with fellow soil health leaders.
Find out more »Basic Soil, Plant, and Water Relationships Course
*This course is a pre-requisite to the Irrigation Scheduling, Salinity, & Drainage Course August 1-2, 2019 The Designer/Manager School is a comprehensive educational program offering a variety of classes designed for both agricultural and landscape irrigation professionals by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Irrigation Training & Research Center. The focus for this ocurse is on soil texture and structure, water holding capacity, retention, intake rates, evaporation, transpiration, soil classification, measurement of soil moisture and tension.
Find out more »Irrigation Scheduling, Salinity, and Drainage Course
Pre-requisite is Basic Soil, Plant, and Water Relationships Course July 31, 2019 The Designer/Manager School is a comprehensive educational program offering a variety of classes designed for both agricultural and landscape irrigation professionals by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's Irrigation Training & Research Center Our objective is to offer you an excellent opportunity to: receive practical information on key irrigation design and management concepts. increase your competitive edge by learning what is essential versus interesting. work with state-of-the-art management software. gain…
Find out more »Fertigation Course
The class will cover new techniques in the control and application of fertilizers through irrigation systems and strategies to conform with the intent of the new nitrogen regulations in California. Other topics will include nitrogen fertilizers, challenges with phosphorus and potassium applications, growth enhancers, and organic-compliant ways to keep drip systems clean. Increasing yields per acre-foot of evapotranspiration (ET) through better fertility management, will also be discussed. Course is held by Cal Poly SLO's Irrigation Training & Research Center.
Find out more »2019 Kearney Grape Day
Topics include: Ground-truthing proximally sensed water status of vineyards and methods and Tools for irrigation scheduling (ET-based, soil moisture-based, or plant-based scheduling).
Find out more »2019 Healthy Soil Summit
The program will consist of sessions on successful farm management strategies including soil and nutrient management.
Find out more »Annual Alfalfa and Forage Field Day
Get ready for a half day of forage research demonstrations and educational presentations in the field and in the classroom. The meeting will begin early morning through lunch. Lunch will be provided. NO COST TO ATTEND Program agenda is still to be determined. For more info, contact Nicholas Clark at neclark@ucanr.edu or (559) 852-2788.
Find out more »Annual FREP/WHPA Conference
For over 25 years, FREP has presented its pioneering fertilizer research at annual conferences. Since 2007, FREP has collaborated with the Western Plant Health Association (WPHA) to create a conference that balances technical research with discussion on practical application. Presenters from academia, industry, and agricultural consulting provide general and technical information, current research and data, and practical applications addressing statewide and regional nutrient management issues. The 2019 conference will be held in Fresno, California. October 28 1:00-5:00 PM – Pre-Conference…
Find out more »The Fertilizer Institute Annual Meeting
The Fertilizer Institute's Annual Meeting, which is held in February each year, brings together members from each sector of the fertilizer industry for two days of networking and conducting business leading up to the spring planting season.
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