Kern Soil and Water Newsletter

• Young Orchard Irrigation and Nutrient Management Workshop
• Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at UCCE Kern County Conference Room
• See attached for agenda and registration link - CEU Credits approved
• Workshop Link

• Silverleaf Nightshade in Young Pistachio Orchards
• General Irrigation Tips for Young Pistachios
• Carbohydrates, dormancy, and yield in pistachios
• Early season leaf sampling can help you stay on your                            fertilization target

        Upcoming meetings

• Young Orchard Irrigation and Nutrient Management Workshop;  June 5, 2024; 8 AM – 12:30 PM. Location: UCCE Kern County office. Registration: https://ucanr.edu/orchardsbakersfield
• 2024 Advances in Pistachio Production Short Course; November 5-7 in Visalia, California.

• Seeking growers to participate in a survey about nanotechnology adoption from Carnegie Mellon University
• Please see attached for information and link to contact form 

• Wednesday, February 21, 2024
• UCCE Kern County Conference Room
• 1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield
• Optional Tour at Hotspot Technology Training Center
• Thursday, February 22, 2024 in Hanford
• See attached agenda for both days and registration link

• Tobias Oker, our new Soils and Irrigation Advisor

• Monday, November 14, 2022
• UCCE Kern County Conference Room
• 1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield
• See attached for agenda and registration link

• California’s Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation Center in partnership with the Soil Health Institute of Greensboro, NC announce the launching of a four-part series of videos on soil health in California cotton production systems as part of the Soil Health Institute’s national soil health program for cotton
• See attached for more information and video links 

• Sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension
• Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 9 am to 12 noon
• See attached for meeting agenda and registration links 

• Tuesday, November 5 - Thursday, November 7, 2019
• Field Tour Friday, November 8, 2019
• Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, CA
• See flyer for course information and registration link

• UC Almond Short Course
• November 5-7, 2019
• Visalia Convention Center - Visalia, CA
• See attached for registration and information

• State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
• Alternate Manure Management Program (AMMP)
• Healthy Soils Program
• See attached for program and contact information 

• 2019 Kern County Almond Day
• Thursday, April 11, 2019
• Kern Agricultural Pavilion
• See attached for agenda and registration link

• March 14, 2019 in Del Rey (Fresno County)
• See attached agenda and RSVP information

• Apply for CDFA funding-State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
• Friday, February 22, 2019 at UCCE Kern Office
• See workshop information with registration link attached  

• Pistachio Evapotranspiration Project Meeting
• Tuesday, January 22, 2019
• Kearney Ag Research Center, Parlier
• See agenda and RSVP email contact 

• Scientific Irrigation Scheduling in Permanent Crops
• Links That You Can Use

• Wednesday, May 30, 2018
• Harris Ranch in Coalinga, California
• Online registration
• See attached for workshop and field schedule

• 2018 Kern County Almond Day - UCCE Kern County
• Thursday, April 5, 2018  -  8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Kern Agricultural Pavilion
• See attached for Agenda and Registration Information

• UCCE Kern and Almond Board NMP Workshop
• REVISED LOCATION DUE TO RAIN FORECAST
• Wednesday, March 21, 2018
• 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
• See attached for Agenda and New location (UCCE Kern Office)

• UCCE Kern and Almond Board NMP Field Day
• Wednesday, March 21, 2018
• 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
• See attached for Agenda and Field location

• 2017 Alfalfa and Forage Field Day
• Wednesday, September 20, 2017
• Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center
• 9240 S. Riverbend Avenue, Parlier, CA 93648
• See attached agenda

      REMINDER!

• Kern County Almond Day - UCCE Kern County
• Thursday, March 30, 2017 - 8:00am to 12:00pm
• Kern Agricultural Pavilion, 3300 East Belle Terrace, Bakersfield
• Registration closes March 27th
• See attached for details - Hope to see you there!  

• Thursday, March 30, 2017
• 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Kern Agricultural Pavilion - 3300 East Belle Terrace
• Registration closes March 27th 
• See attached for details

• The California Irrigation Institute 55th Annual Conference
• January 30-31, 2017   Sacramento, California

• Irrigation Uniformity
• Energy Use Calculator
• Surface Irrigation Workshop - Friday, June 3rd 

Surface Irrigation Efficiency Workshop

Friday, June 3, 2016 - 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon

UC Kearney Agricultural Center

9240 S. Riverbend Avenue, Parlier, CA

No-Till Garbanzos: April 18th, 9:00-9:30 AM

• Water Management Strategies for Perennial Crops with Limited and Impaired Water Supplies
• January 12th and January 13th in Modesto, CA 

Weekly Crop ET Update

Kern Spring Irrigation Workshop - Thursday, March 26, 2015 

UCCE Kern County Conference Room, 1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA

Upcoming Meetings of Interest and Project Review

2014 California Alfalfa & Grains Symposium

December 10-12, 2014 - Long Beach Convention Center

National Grange On-line Irrigation Seminar

Friday, July 25th at 10 a.m.

Centennial Celebration - Thursday, August 21, 2014 - Kern Ag Pavilion 

Almond Irrigation Field Meeting, Friday, June 20, 2014, 9am to 12pm

Drought Resources

Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP):  Update and Certification Training

Almond Irrigation and Fertigation Strategies for the San Joaquin Valley

Thursday, November 7, 2013   9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Kern Ag Pavilion 

Blake Sanden

There's still time to register for the upcoming conference for March 7-8 in Reno, Nevada.  Please see attached information.

Please see attached information about Aquatic Weed School.

Also includes the Almond Irrigation update article.