BCCA Virtual Irrigation Workshop
June 23 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Please pre-register to admin@bccherry.com to receive the Zoom meeting link (limited to the first 100 attendees).
AGENDA:
- 3:00 PM Dr. Denise Neilson, AAFC (Retired) – The big picture: Climate models
and climate change and what this means for agriculture - 3:10 PM Dr Kirsten Hannam, AAFC – Ongoing irrigation research trials, irrigation
deficit, and the Agriweather app - 3:20 PM Shawn Kuchta, AAFC – Soil moisture sensor tools available to fruit
growers - 3:30 PM Bart Fieten, Summerland Cherry Grower – Irrigation scheduling and
personal experience using irrigation management tools and techniques: soil
moisture meters, drip irrigation, mulch, and other tools to optimize water
use. Also Agriweather app – reviewing the benefits - 3:40 PM Dale Goldy, Owner – Gold Crown Nursery, Wenatchee, WA – Converting
to drip and what you can do to make the most out of your water allotment;
Irrigation management – considering rootstocks - 3:55 PM Questions
