Monterey County Agricultural Center
1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA
Thursday, February 23
7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m
3.5 CCA Continuing Education Units
7:45 Registration
8:00 Approaches for complying with water quality regulations, Tim Hartz, Vegetable Specialist, UCD
8:30 CropManage update, Michael Cahn, Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor, Monterey County
9:00 ET scheduling of romaine lettuce, Lee Johnson, Senior Research Scientist, CSUMB/NASA
9:30 Organic fertilizer evaluations, Richard Smith, Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor, Monterey County
10:00 Break
10:30 Distribution uniformity evaluations of irrigation systems, Gerry Spinelli, Agricultural Technical Specialist, RCD Santa Cruz Co.
11:00 Evaluating crop nitrogen status – tissue and soil testing, Tim Hartz, Vegetable Specialist, UCD
11:30 Hydrology of the Salinas Valley, Howard Franklin, Senior Hydrologist, Monterey County Water Resources Agency
12:00 Conclusion and Pizza Lunch