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.June 2022
Irrigation System Evaluation Class 1: Theory and Laboratory Practice of Evaluations (at Cal Poly)
Sponsored by the California Department of Water Resources and Fred and Ginny Hamisch Online Portion: Continuous Hands-On Class 1: June 27-29, 2022, located at Cal Poly (8 a.m. start) Hands-On Class 2: June 29-July 1, 2022, located in the San Joaquin Valley Evaluation Class 1: Theory and Laboratory Practice of Evaluations (at Cal Poly) Free (with enrollment in online portion) June 27-29, 2022 This first class is ITRC's traditional comprehensive 2 1/2 day class which combines classroom (50%) and outdoor laboratory (50%)…
Find out more »Irrigation System Evaluation Class 2: Field Evaluation of Drip/Micro Systems (San Joaquin Valley)
Sponsored by the California Department of Water Resources and Fred and Ginny Hamisch Online Portion: Continuous Hands-On Class 1: June 27-29, 2022, located at Cal Poly (8 a.m. start) Hands-On Class 2: June 29-July 1, 2022, located in the San Joaquin Valley Evaluation Class 1: Theory and Laboratory Practice of Evaluations (at Cal Poly) Free (with enrollment in online portion) June 27-29, 2022 This first class is ITRC's traditional comprehensive 2 1/2 day class which combines classroom (50%) and outdoor laboratory (50%)…
Find out more »July 2022
Irrigation Scheduling, Salinity, & Drainage
ETo and crop coefficients, practical irrigation scheduling, how efficiency and uniformity influence scheduling, drainage concepts and layouts, salinity, leaching requirements, reclamation. Cal Poly - ITRC - Classes - Designer/Manager School of Irrigation The Designer/Manager School is a comprehensive educational program offering a variety of classes designed for both agricultural and landscape irrigation professionals, taught by the very people who developed them - Charles M. Burt (Ph.D., P.E., CID); Stuart Styles (D.Engr., P.E., CID); Franklin Gaudi (Ed.D., CID, CAIS), and Dan Howes (Ph.D., P.E.). The classes are…
Find out more »August 2022
Fertigation
Cal Poly Irrigation Training and Research Center's Designer/Manager School of Irrigation Fertigation: 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. Register…
Find out more »Row Crop Drip Irrigation
Cal Poly Irrigation Training and Research Center's Designer/Manager School of Irrigation Row Crop Drip Irrigation: Design layouts, flushing, fittings, how design relates to management, hose installation, retrieval Register Here: Designer/Manager School of Irrigation 2022 Registration, San Luis Obispo | Eventbrite
Find out more »Drip/Micro Irrigation Design
Cal Poly Irrigation Training and Research Center's Designer/Manager School of Irrigation Drip/Micro Irrigation Design : (Suggested prerequisites: Basic Soil, Plant, & Water Relationships, Basic Hydraulics I & II, Pumps I) Topics will include: filtration, step-by-step design procedure of hardware selection and hyraulics, drip/micro system design, SDI for trees and vines, plugging prevention. Features ITRC book Drip and Micro Irrigation for Trees, Vines, and Field Crops (4th Ed.) and software, Drip Hydraulics. Register Here: Designer/Manager School of Irrigation 2022 Registration, San…
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