Advanced School on Microirrigation for Crop Production

Anyone with interest in managing microirrigation for grapes, nuts, tree fruit, berries, vegetables and field/agronomic crops are invited to join the 2026 Advanced School on Microirrigation for Crop Production. Held at the UC Davis Conference Center (with field trips around the San Joaquin Valley and Central Coast of California, this is an amazing opportunity to learn:

-Technical aspects of water delivery systems to allow for successful adoption and management of microirrigation systems

-Soil-water movement and soil-plant-water relations with microirrigation

-Microirrigation systems design, operation, maintenance, automation, and performance evaluation

-Methods and tools for microirrigation scheduling

-Managing microirrigation for different crops (field and agronomic crops; vegetable crops; berry crops; fruit crops; nut crops; vineyards)

-Chemigation and fertigation

-Salinity management with microirrigation

ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL WILL

PROVIDE:

-3 days of practical class lectures on principles and implementation of microirrigation systems and management practices for crop production

-2 days of field demonstration visits (one day in the San Joaquin Valley for modernized irrigation delivery systems, and fruit and nut crops; one day in the Central Coast for vineyards, vegetable crops, and berries)

Instructors of the School are professionals with extensive experience on principles and practical applications of microirrigation for resource-efficient crop production.

Register to Attend HERE.

QUESTIONS?

PLEASE CONTACT US:

Daniele Zaccaria – UC Davis: dzaccaria@ucdavis.edu

Mary Ann Dickinson: maryann@dickinsonassociates.com