Apr 18, 2024UC Cooperative Extension offers young orchard water, nutrient management workshops
To help growers manage irrigation and nutrients for young and immature orchards, UC Cooperative Extension is offering workshops in Modesto, Merced, Fresno and Bakersfield. Growers are invited to discuss young almonds, pistachios, walnuts, olives and citrus orchards starting May 9.
The workshops will feature presentations by experts and researchers, which will focus on best irrigation and nutrient management practices tailored specifically for young orchards in the San Joaquin Valley.
“Attendees will gain insights into the irrigation and nutrient needs of young orchards, which are different from those applicable to mature orchards, and learn strategies for adjusting these practices as orchards mature,” said Moneim Mohamed, irrigation and soils advisor for Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Merced counties for UC Cooperative Extension. “This knowledge aims to ensure healthier tree development, better resource use and more resilient orchards in the face of climate change.”
Growers, certified crop advisers and other agricultural professionals are encouraged to attend. Workshop attendees may request one-on-one assistance from a UCCE farm advisor.
SPEAKERS
Speakers include the following:
- Moneim Mohamed, advisor for UCCE
- Mae Culumber, advisor for UCCE
- Tobias Oker, advisor for UCCE
- Cameron Zuber, advisor for UCCE
- Giulia Marino, specialist at UCCE of UC Davis
- Andre Daccache, specialist at UCCE of UC Davis
- Charles Hillyer, specialist at UCCE of Fresno State
- Shawn Ashkan, specialist at UCCE of Fresno State
WORKSHOP LOCATIONS
The Young Orchard Irrigation and Nutrient Management workshops will be held in the following four locations,
Modesto | May 9, 2024
- The workshop will run from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
- Location: UC Cooperative Extension, Room HI, 3800 Cornucopia Way
Register now.
Merced | May 14, 2024
- The workshop will run from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
- Location: UC Cooperative Extension, 2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Register now.
Fresno | May 22, 2024
- The workshop will run from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
- Location: Fresno State, 5370 N. Chestnut M/S OF 18
Register now.
Bakersfield | June 5, 2024
- The workshop will run from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
- Location: UC Cooperative Extension, 1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Register now.
Workshops are free and include coffee breaks, lunch, workshop materials along with the presentations. Registration is required.
These workshops are supported by a grant from California Department of Food and Agriculture and sponsored by Almond Board of California, California Pistachio Research Board, WiseConn Engineering and Irrometer Company, Inc.
For more information, visit ucanr.edu.
