Directors

Loren Oki
Department of Plant Sciences
UC Davis

David Fujino
California Center for Urban Horticulture
UC Davis

UCNFA Partners

Directors

Loren Oki
Department of Plant Sciences
UC Davis

David Fujino
California Center for Urban Horticulture
UC Davis

UCNFA Partners

2011 Programs/Presentations

2011

Risk Management Workshop for Greenhouse and Nursery Managers
May 10, 2011 Carpinteria
attendance 33

Photovoltaic Applications in Horticulture and Agriculture
May 16, 2011 UC Davis
attendance 28

Photovoltaic Applications in Horticulture and Agriculture
May 20, 2011 Vista/San Marcos
CANCELLED

Photovoltaic Applications in Horticulture and Agriculture
May 27, 2011 Salinas
CANCELLED

ABCs of Fertilizer and Irrigation Management in Spanish
June 23, 2011 Azusa
attendance43

Photos from the ABCs of Fertilizer Management

The lunch room at Colorama Nursery is filled to capacity for UCNFA's ABCs of Fertilizer and Irrigation Management in Spanish.

Dr. Maria de la Fuente uses a smart phone app and portable speaker to deliver the Spanish presentation.

Inside one of the greenhouses at Colorama Nursery.

Karen Stringer of Everris (formerly Scotts Sierra) gives a demonstration on managing fertilizers to reduce nutrient runoff.

Everris demonstration on fertilizer management to prevent nutrient runoff.

Pest Monitoring in Ornamental Plant Production (in English and Spanish)
July 5, 2011 San Marcos
attendance 27

Scouting and Spray Evaluation Workshop
August 23, 2011 Watsonville
attendance 40

Erosion and Pesticide Runoff Management in Nurseries
September 13, 2011 Ventura
Attendance 68

California Nursery Conference
October 6, 2011 Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga)
attendance 89

Effective Use of Pesticides in Ornamental Plant Production
(English and Spanish)
October 18, 2011 San Marcos
attendance 26

UC Delivers Knowledge to Improve the Quality of Life for Californians

Questions about water and fertilizer use efficiency are major economic and environmental issues for California agriculture. Excess nitrate is an important concern for San Joaquin Valley communities that depend on groundwater for drinking. Vegetable crops such as carrots, onions and potatoes typically require high amounts of nitrogen fertilizer and frequent irrigation, usually by sprinkler. Although sprinkler lateral spacings vary from 30 to 50 feet, no season-long field study had determined the impact of these different spacings on efficiency of water and nitrogen use.

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