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Irrigation Water Management Workshop – Spanish
This free training is designed to provide Spanish speaking agricultural workers practical tips and techniques for understanding when and how to irrigate efficiently for better crop production and water conservation. This workshop will cover water holding capacity and other characteristics of soils, flow rates for common irrigation systems, soil moisture monitoring, crop demands, irrigation scheduling and more.
Find out more »Columbia Basin TF Club Meeting
This March meeting of the Columbia basin Tree Fruit Club will be discussing thinning strategies in Cherries and Apples. Tory Schmidt will share his experience and provide a brief update on recent projects and lead the discussion with our special guests Victor Bueno and Vidal Guizar. Because we would like to have a good discussion, everyone is encouraged to bring your thinning programs and send Bernardita your specific questions, main concerns, prior to the meeting. Where: Cousins Restaurant, 4605 N Road…
Find out more »PSA Grower Training – Spokane
The Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) was tasked with developing the standardized national produce safety training program to prepare fresh produce growers to meet the regulatory requirements in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. The PSA has developed two types of training courses: Grower Training Course and Train-the-Trainer Course. The PSA Grower Training Curriculum was created through a four-year nationwide development process. In 2011, after hosting an international gathering to review current…
Find out more »Okanogan Horticultural Society Monthly Meeting
Join the Okanogan Horticultural Society for our monthly lunch discussion April 9 from noon to 2pm. Topic this month: Fruit Thinning - Tory Schmidt, Tree Fruit Research Commission and Fire Blight Prevention - Tianna DuPont, WSU Extension.
Find out more »Yakima POM Club meeting
Tianna DuPont, Tree Fruit Extension Specialist at WSU, will be sharing recent fire blight research, discussing the potential situation this year and facilitate conversation with the group.
Find out more »Tri Cities Fruit Club
The Tri Cities Fruit Club meets monthly for discussion and networking. The topic this month will be Fire Blight prevention with Tianna DuPont, WSU Extension. Venue: Cousins Restaurant, 4605 N Rd 68, Pasco, WA 99301 Time: Drinks at 6.30pm, talk starts at 7pm. Date: Thursday 04/26
Find out more »Drone Data Analytics in Agriculture Workshop-2
This one-day workshop will cover basics of photogrammetry, best practices in UAS imagery data collection, theory and hands-on training on data analytic methods while analyzing actual agricultural data (case studies).
Find out more »Cherry Pre-Harvest Tour
Dahle Farms Knob Hill Rd. (off of Cherry Heights Rd.), The Dalles Coffee and Donuts provided by Chamberlin Distributing Dwarfing Sweet Cherry Rootstock Selections from the MSU Breeding Program Lynn Long, OSU The New Pearl Series Cherries - Dr. Bob Andersen, Breeder New Early Ripening Cherry Varieties from IFG - Marlene Long, IFG Meet WSU’s New Cherry Breeder - Dr. Per McCord, WSU Little Cherry Disease- What It Is and How To Spot It- Lauri Lutes, OSU Omeg Family Farms,…
Find out more »Next Generation Network: Irrigation Field Visit
Next Generation Network Event focusing on irrigation.
Find out more »Pear IPM Discussion: Bugs & Brews
Discuss spring and early summer pest management with WSU scientist.
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