{"id":573,"date":"2018-04-17T08:43:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T16:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/?p=573"},"modified":"2018-04-30T09:41:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T16:41:48","slug":"cropmanage-hands-on-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/cropmanage-hands-on-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"CropManage Hands-on Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is CropManage?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CropManage is a free online decision support tool for irrigation and nutrient management in a variety of crops. Designed by the University of California (UC), this tool helps growers, irrigators and ranch managers make confident production decisions based on research and real-time data.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>CropManage can be configured to work with many different data sources, such as the UC Davis Soil Web tool, in-field soil moisture sensors and weather stations, and irrigation flowmeters. The online tool can also be utilized for recordkeeping due to its ability to track fertilizer and water applications on a field-by-field basis.<\/p>\n<p>CropManage can be used for a large variety of Central Coast crops, including strawberries, raspberries, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, spinach, bell peppers, cilantro, mizuna, and head, romaine, leaf and baby lettuce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why should you attend the workshop?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This workshop offers hands-on training, so that you can learn, step-by-step, how to navigate and use CropManage to assist with fertilizer and water management decisions and record keeping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When and Where is the workshop?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, April 24, 2018<br \/>\n8:00am \u2013 12:00pm<\/p>\n<p>Monterey County Agriculture Conference Room<br \/>\n1432 Abbott St. Salinas, CA 93901<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparing for the workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Due to the hands-on nature of this workshop, please bring a tablet or laptop, and set up a free user account at <a href=\"https:\/\/v3.cropmanage.ucanr.edu\/Home\/SplashPage?ReturnUrl=%2F\">v3.cropmanage.ucanr.edu <\/a>prior to the workshop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP <\/strong>by Friday, April 20, to Lennis Arriaga at <a href=\"mailto:larriaga@ucanr.edu\">larriaga@ucanr.edu<\/a> or (831) 759-7353.<\/p>\n<p><em>2.5 CCA continuing education units are available for this workshop <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is CropManage? 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