Coastal Resource Conservation District


 
 
Irrigation and Nutrient Management Workshop for Growers
Held on September 9, 2008 
Morro Bay Veterans Hall, 209 Surf Street, Morro Bay, CA
 

 


Thank you to all the speakers and participants in the successful September 9, 2008 Morro Bay "Irrigation and Nutrient Management" workshop for growers!

Below are links to information presented at the workshop, including Adobe Reader .pdf versions of the morning classroom presentations, as well as handouts for the afternoon field session by Stuart Styles.

Workshop Flyer

Agenda

Nitrate Quick Test-
If you would like to do a Nitrate Quick Test on your land, as described by Tim Hartz at the workshop, please contact the Coastal San Luis RCD for assistance in obtaining supplies and conducting a test: 805-772-4391

Mobile Irrigation Lab-
To arrange for a Mobile Irrigation Lab assessment of your irrigation efficiency, contact the Coastal San Luis RCD: 805-772-4391.

For additional information or technical assistance, please contact the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District at 805-772-4391, or via email: dbarker@coastalrcd.org or jthomas@coastalrcd.org.
 

 
Speaker
Topic
Morning Presentations:
Julie Thomas - Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District Welcome and Introductions
Deb Barker - Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
Dylan Wade - City of Morro Bay
Sarah Greene – Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc.
Tim Hartz – Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crops Specialist, UC Davis
Ben Faber – UC Cooperative Extension
John Letey - Center for Water Resources 
Field Sessions:
Stuart Styles - Irrigation Training and Research Center, Cal PolyHandout-Sprinklers&Furrows
How to improve irrigation efficiencies in the field:
  Kevin Peterson - Cachuma Resource Conservation District   Mobile Irrigation Lab demonstration