UC Cooperative Extension
Karmjot Randhawa
County Director
(559) 243-6564
UC Cooperative Extension
145 Tozer St. Suite 103
Madera, CA 93638
Office Phone: (559) 675-7879
Fax: (559) 675-0639
Orchard and Vineyard Irrigation Day
Madera County Irrigation Training Day
Tuesday, August 27 from 8:00-10:00
Madera County Farm Bureau, 1102 S Pine St, Madera, CA 93637
Interested in learning more about how to use evapotranspiration, soil sensors, and the pressure chamber to improve your irrigation practices? Want to learn how to irrigate better but don’t know where to start? Join us for an introductory irrigation training, where Phoebe Gordon (Orchard Crops) and Karl Lund (Vineyards) will teach you how to:
- Convert hours irrigated into inches of water per acre
- Calculate your orchard or vineyard’s stored water
- Use ET to calculate the required water for your orchard or vineyard
- Use soil sensors to time irrigation sets
- Using the pressure bomb as a practice check or to manage reduced irrigation programs
Seats are limited, so registration is required (but free!). To register, please see the form below: