SSJV Water Quality Coalitions are excited to offer a FREE 1.5-day training event through their joint management practices evaluation program (SSJV MPEP). The training will be held at three convenient locations: Bakersfield, Parlier, and Tulare. It is designed to equip growers and their advisors with crop-specific information about irrigation efficiency, nutrient management, and the critical relationship between water and nitrogen. Attendees will learn how to use water and nitrogen efficiently to conserve and protect groundwater resources while farming productively.

Day 1 is a full day event (8:30-4:00) with an hour of networking and snacks immediately following. The day’s modules will feature expert presentations from UC Farm Advisors, covering the latest research and recommendations, and includes FREE LUNCH!

Day 2 is a half day event (8:30-12:00) that offers hands-on practice with CropManage, UC's free decision-support tool, to help optimize irrigation and nutrient decisions tailored to your crops. This is a participatory workshop, so please bring a tablet or laptop so that you can follow along and participate in the exercises. Each participant will need a user account for CropManage, please set up a free user account at https://cropmanage.ucanr.edu/ before the workshop and arrive early to get set up.

Join us in Bakersfield at the Kern Ag Pavilion on January 27-28, Parlier at the UC Kearney Ag Center on January 28-29, or at the SCE Energy Education Center on January 29-30 for your local session. 

Register today: https://forms.office.com/r/kTNakDNFE5

Earn continuing education units! ILRP Coalition Members can earn 3 CE Hours for INMP Self-Certification and Certified Crop Advisors can earn up to 7.5 Nutrient Management and Soil & Water Management CEU Credits.

This training is generously funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture through a Water Efficiency Technical Assistance Grant.