The 2017 UC Irrigation and Nutrient Meeting is scheduled for Feb. 23 from 7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Monterey County Agricultural Center, 1432 Abbott St., Salinas, Calif.

Agenda:

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        

Noon - Conclusion and pizza lunch

CCA Continuing Education Units (pending)