Some of IFAS's finest faculty! Bob Hochmuth (SmallFarms mastermind), Kelly Morgan (UF Agricultural BMP coordinator), Lincoln Zotarelli (Vegetable crop expert and irrigation guru), and George Hochmuth (Fertlizer/irrigation expert and all around great guy)- just to name a few!
What?
Drip Irrigation School (more info on drip)
Day
1
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Time
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Topic
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Speaker
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Location
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8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
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Check-in
& Snacks: Refreshments
will be provided
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Conference
Room
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9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
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Welcome:
Introduction of Speaker Line-Up, Introduction of Attendees
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Kelly Morgan
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Conference Room
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9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
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Drip Irrigation System Design,
Components, and Installation
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Mark Burgess
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Start in Conference Room
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11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
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Break: Refreshments will be
provided
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Conference Room
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11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Soil Water Holding Capacity
101
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Kelly Morgan
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Conference Room
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12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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Lunch
will be provided
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Conference Room/ Pole Barn
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1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Irrigation Scheduling: Basic
Principles of soil water holding capacity – field capacity, permanent wilting
point, available water content, evapotranspiration, demo with soil columns
for water movement in Florida soils. Determining and Scheduling Irrigation,
Fertigation Events, Splitting Irrigation Events, Tools and Techniques – Use
of Soil Moisture Based Sensors to Monitor Soil Moisture Levels – TDRs,
Tensiometer, Gypsum Blocks/Granular Matrix Sensors
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Lincoln Zotarelli/Mace Bauer
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Conference Room/Outside
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3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
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Break: Refreshments will be
provided
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Conference Room
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3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Developing a Fertilizer
Management Plan for Drip Irrigated Crops and Complying with BMP Requirements (Calculations)
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George Hochmuth,
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Conference Room
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5:00
p.m.
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Adjourn
for Day 1
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(The
classes will be held at the Center’s Farm location, 8202 County Road 417, Live
Oak, FL 32060)
November 18-19, 2014
How?
UF IFAS Extension Faculty can register on PDEC. If you plan to attend - let Aparna Gazula know at agazula@ufl.edu
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