Growing the Valley

The International Microirrigation School for Crop Production will take place in California on October 13-17, 2025. This one-time educational will include 3 days of practical class instruction (October 13-15, 2025) at the UC Davis Conference Center and 2 days of field visits in the San Joaquin Valley (October 16) and in the Central Coast of California (October 17).

The School was designed for a broad professional audience, including CCAs, growers and ranch managers, consultants and practitioners, UC scientists and researchers, University students, UCCE Specialists and Advisors, as well as recent hires such as new advisors and community educators. The School is co-organized by the UC Davis College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CA&ES),
UC Agriculture & Natural Resources, , the Chilean Water Technology Consortium (CoT2O), and the California Irrigation Institute (CII).

There will be 26 expert instructors providing lectures and presentations during the School, most of which are UC Davis and UC ANR experts.

There is an early-bird registration until August 8, 2025. After that date, the registration fees will increase by 15%. Registration at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/7VDsHBR

If there are question, please contact Daniele Zaccaria ([email protected]) and Mary Ann Dickinson ([email protected])

Weather variability has significantly impacted production in the San Joaquin Valley. The 2024 growing season brought a prolonged , prompting concerns about its effects on grape yield and physiology. To read about the short- and long-term impacts of heat waves on grape physiology and yield performance, alongside management practices to mitigate these effects check this article https://www.sjvtandv.com/blog/effect-effects-of-heat-stress-on-grape-production-in-the-san-joaquin-valley from George Zhuang.

Article originally posted to Vit Tips Newsletter at https://ucanr.edu/site/fresno-county-viticulture/collection/vit-tips-previously-newsletter-vinelines. Reposted to San Joaquin Valley Trees and Vines website with author's permission. Photos used in post credited to author unless otherwise stated in article.

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