2014 California Nursery Conference
Managing Irrigation in Nurseries and Greenhouses
Reducing water use by improving irrigation efficiency
Etiwanda Gardens Directions
7576 Etiwanda Ave.
Etiwanda CA 91739
November 13, 2014
7:30am - 3:30pm
Moderators: Loren Oki Ph.D., Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis and John Kabashima Ph.D., UCCE Orange County
A trade show organized by SoCal CAPCA will be included for vendors of water management products and services (see information below)
Continuing Education Units approved: Certified Crop Advisor (5.0 soil/water management) and Los Angeles Water Board Ag Waiver Program (5.0)
California’s current drought is imposing significant impacts on California agriculture. This program provides basic information and practical solutions for improving irrigation efficiency to make the best use of available irrigation water.
This statewide program is being supported by a California Department of Water Resources grant.
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Agenda
Preliminary, subject to change
| Time | Title | Presenter |
| 7:30am | Registration | Trade Show and Continental Breakfast Breakfast sponsored by Southern California Edison |
| 8:00am | Welcome | Loren Oki Ph.D., Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis and John Kabashima Ph.D., UCCE Orange County |
| Overview of current drought conditions in Southern California | Moderator: Loren Oki | |
| 8:10am | Overview | Julie Saare-Edmonds, Landscape Irrigation Specialist, CA Dept. of Water Resources |
| 8:25am | Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program | Irrigated Lands Groups representatives from LA Irrigated Lands Group, San Diego, Upper Santa Margarita and Ventura |
| 8:55am | UC ANR Container Nursery Production Manual | Darren Haver Ph.D., UCCE Orange County |
| 9:10am | Irrigation Scheduling | Ben Faber Ph.D., Farm Advisor, UCCE Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties |
| 9:50am | Break | Posters and Trade Show |
| Session II | Moderator: John Kabashima, UC ANR Orange County | |
| 10:10am | Improving Irrigation Performance Using Microirrigation |
Ben Faber, UCCE Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties |
| 10:50am | Irrigation Management Technology and Soil Moisture Sensors | Loren Oki, UC Davis |
| 11:30am | USDA-NRCS programs | Paul Nguyen, District Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Lancaster CA |
| 12:00pm | Lunch | Posters and Trade Show |
| Demonstrations | Moderator: Loren Oki | |
| 1:20pm | Determining distribution uniformity in sprinkler systems (outdoors) | Loren Oki, UC Davis |
| 2:05pm | Determining distribution uniformity in drip systems (outdoors) | Haejin Lee, Team Engineer, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| 2:50pm | Break (return indoors) | Posters and Trade Show |
| Final Session | Moderator: John Kabashima | |
| 3:10pm | Distribution Uniformity for Sprinklers and Drip Systems | Loren Oki, UC Davis |
| 3:25pm | Wrap-up and closing | John Kabashima, UCCE Orange County |
| 3:30pm | Adjourn |
Registration
Registration: $65 per person
(includes a copy of the UC Container Nursery Production and Business Management Manual)
Online Registration (credit cards only)
Mail in Registration Flyer (checks or credit cards)
Please note we cannot accept credit card information by fax.
Trade Show Participation
Thanks to So Cal CAPCA for organizing the Trade Show!
For more information, contact
Heather Morois: 949-429-9944, hmorois@westbridge.com or
Natalee Schoettler: 562-889-4188, natalee.schoettler@target-specialty.com
Lodging
UCNFA has not reserved any blocks of rooms for the conference but the hotels closest to Etiwanda Gardens are:
Comfort Inn
13500 Baseline Ave
Fontana, CA
Best Western Plus Heritage Inn Rancho Cucamonga/Ontario
8179 Spruce Ave
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Four Points by Sheraton Ontario-Rancho Cucamonga
11960 E Foothill Blvd
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Assistance Available
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Please contact the UCNFA office at 530-752-8419 (phone/fax) (email: lldodge@ucdavis.edu) if you have special needs or require assistance |
