MANAGING SOIL AND WATER QUALITY IN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AGRICULTURE

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Glenn County Farm Bureau Office
831 5^th Street, Orland, CA 95963
 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon

Description: Changes and expansion of irrigated agriculture in the Sacramento Valley has posed new and different challenges related to managing soil and water quality to sustain production agriculture.  This workshop will explore various soil and water quality issues that may confront growers and agricultural consultants and discuss some of the management tools and strategies that are available to diagnose and manage them.

Course content is concentrated in classroom style teaching so seating capacity is limited to 35 participants. RSVP online or by phone at 530-527-3101

Agenda:
8:00 to 8:20 a.m.   Meeting sign-in, coffee and refreshments.
8:20 to 8:30 a.m.   Welcome and introduction.   Allan Fulton, UC Farm Advisor, Tehama County
8:30 to 9:10 a.m.    Becoming more familiar with soil and water testing and the laboratory results Dirk Holstege, Director UC Davis Analytical Lab, Davis CA
9:10 to 9:50 a.m.    Working with water quality test results to manage plugging problems in wells, filters, and irrigation systems?  Larry Schwankl, UC Emeritus
9:50 to 10:10 a.m.  BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
10:10 to 10:50 a.m.  Case studies using water and soil test results to develop management strategies.  Allan Fulton, UC Farm Advisor, Tehama County.
10:50 to 11:20 a.m.  Field experiences with gypsum and sulfuric acid to manage soil and water quality.  Jim Gregory.  Verdegaal Bros., Inc., Hanford, CA
11:20 to 11:40 a.m.  Field experiences with sulfur burners as a method of amending soil and water.  Jim Pingrey, Colusa County Farm Supply.
11:40 to 12:00 Noon Open discussion
12:00 Noon               Adjourn

Requesting 3.0 Hours Continuing Education Credits for Certified Crop Consultants