Dealing with Drought

Jan 16, 2016

It ain't over yet, and this last week we had a wonderful 2 day meeting with folks who have dealt with drought in many different ways.  Here are presentations made by people from Israel, Australia and California.  Soon the actual videos will be available, but now see the powerpoints.

http://www.droughtmgt.com/#!presentations-and-documents/niui7

 The grower panels are wonderful, but are not uploaded at this point

DAY I: UNDERSTANDING IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT

 

Session I: California Response to Drought

9:15am // Overview of California Drought Response

9:30am // El Nino Forecast for California and Possible Impacts on Irrigated Agriculture

 

Session II: Technology of Water Management

9:45am // Soil Water Sensing

10:15am // ETc Estimates - Weather Stations (CIMIS), surface renewal

11:00am // Salinity Measurement

11:30am // Consideration In Selecting Water Stress Indicators

12:00pm // Precision Water and Fertility Management During Deficit Irrigation

 

Session III: Alternative Water Supplies

1:30pm // Irrigation With Recycled and Desalinated Water

2:00pm // Effects of Irrigation With Poor Quality Water on the Soil - California Experience

2:30pm // Effects of Irrigation With Poor Quality Water on the Soil - Israeli Experience

3:00pm // The Challenge of Sustainable Irrigation with Water High in Salts: Lessons from Dates, Olives and Grapevines

 

Session IV: Water Management Strategies During Drought

3:45pm // Water Management Strategies during Drought - Australian Experience

4:15pm // Irrigation Planning/Budgeting - ETo Forecasting, Deficit Irrigation Concepts, Crop and Irrigation Variability

4:45pm // Cultivation Under Protective Structures to Save Water

 
Day II: WATER MANAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS & GROWER EXPERIENCES

 

 

 

Session V: Technology Demonstrations?

8:00am // Irrigation Scheduling - Australian Experience - IrriSAT Approach (IrriSAT Supporting Materials)

8:30am // Using the Pressure Chamber for Drought Mangagement Decisions

9:00am // Irrigation System Evaluation

9:30am // Salinity Mapping for Water Management

 

Session VI: Conncurrent Breakout Groups

10:30am // Citrus - Israeli Experience: Long Term Effects of Deficit Irrigation, Salinity, and Rootstocks on Orchard Productivity

10:30am // Grapes - Table and Wine Grape Irrigation Scheduling

10:30 // Deciduous Nut Crops - Irrigation and Crop Load Interactions

10:30// Almond Irrigation, the Israeli Experience

11:15am // Olives - Israeli Experience: Cultivation Under Limited Water Availability

11:15am // Grapes - Wine Grapes Irrigation - Coastal Vineyards

11:15am // Deciduous Nut Crops - Almond Irrigation - Israeli Experience

1:00pm // Avocado - Israeli Experience

1:00pm // Grapes - Wine Grapes Irrigation: San Joaqin Valley

1:00pm // Deciduous Nut Crops - California Experience

1:30pm // Deciduous Nut Crops - Pistachios Irrigation

1:45 // Subtropical Crops - California Experience

1:45 // Grapes - Irrigation, the San Joaquin Valley

2:00pm // Deciduous Nut Crops - Walnut Irrigation

2:30pm // Grower Panels

3:15pm // Concluding Remarks