Olive Production Basics: Introduction to Irrigation Management
Are you new to olive production? Wondering when to irrigate and how much water is needed to optimize yield?
Summer
is an important time to make sure trees receive the right amount of
water at the right time. Please join us for a short how-to workshop with
University of California
Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Janet Caprile. Learn how to estimate
your orchard's water demand, schedule water applications and evaluate
water quality. The workshop will include a brief walking tour of the
Purple Orchid olive orchard and a discussion
about collaboration (past and future) among local area olive producers.
DATE:
Sunday, July 21, 2013
TIME:
1pm-3:30pm
COST:
Free!
SPEAKER: Janet Caprile,
UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor
HOSTS:
Alameda County Conservation Partnership, UC Cooperative Extension & the Purple Orchid Resort and Spa
Agenda:
- 1:00-2:30pm: Introduction to irrigation management: when, how much and what kind of water to apply
- 2:30-3:00pm: Break and walking tour of Purple Orchid olive orchard
- 3:00-3:30: Discussion: opportunities for collaboration amongst local olive producers
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Please RSVP by July 16, 2013
Registration is requested. Contact Susan Ellsworth at the Alameda County Conservation Partnership -
susan.ellsworth@acrcd.org
or (925) 371-0154 ext. 103. Include your name,
affiliation, phone and email.
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This
workshop is funded, in part, by the USDA NIFA Beginning Farmer &
Rancher Development Program Grant # 2011-49400-30641. Hosted
in conjunction with Sustainable Agriculture and Education, this
workshop is part of a series covering a variety of topics relevant to
beginning farmers and ranchers
