The California Irrigation Institute recognizes that efficiency in agricultural irrigation is extremely important because of the amount of irrigation necessary to support agriculture in California.
There is a substantial body of knowledge available to assist agricultural water districts and farmers in making their irrigation more efficient. We have compiled a list of those resources that are publicly available and useful for agricultural irrigation management.
DWR Agricultural Water Use Efficiency:
Center for Irrigation Technology (Fresno State):
https://jcast.fresnostate.edu/cit/
Irrigation Training and Research Center (Cal Poly):
Forecast ETo (FRET) – National Weather Service Graphical Forecast:
PRISM Climate Database:
https://prism.oregonstate.edu/
Water Management Handbook Series:
https://lawr.ucdavis.edu/cooperative-extension/irrigation/manuals
Basic Irrigation Scheduling (BIS):
https://biomet.ucdavis.edu/basic-irrigation-scheduling-bis/
Frost Protection:
https://lawr.ucdavis.edu/cooperative-extension/frost-protection
Agricultural Water Use Models:
Water and Nutrient Management:
CropManage: https://cropmanage.ucanr.edu/
Online Drought Resources
Water and Drought Online Seminar Series:
Drought and Water Management Tips Sheets: https://ciwr.ucanr.edu/california_drought_expertise/droughttips/
Educational Resources
AB 589 (Bigelow): Water diversion, monitoring and reporting:
There also is a series of recorded talks by experts at the Launching Event of the UC – DWR California Crop Coefficient (3C) Science Collaborative held in Davis, CA on April 3, 2019. All the links to the recorded talks are below:
Kamyar Guivetchi, DWR
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Recorded: 4/3/2019 8:30:00 AM
Duration: 00:11:23
Rick Snyder, UCD & UCANR
Overview of 3C. Timeframe and Expected Outcomes – Executive Committee Panel
Recorded: 4/2/2019 8:45:00 AM
Duration: 00:17:44
Bekele Temesgen, DWR
Update on CIMIS
Recorded: 4/3/2019 9:45:00 AM
Duration: 00:22:30
Rick Snyder, UCD & UCANR
Tools for Crop ET Measurements
Recorded: 4/3/2019 10:00:00 AM
Duration: 00:21:35
Q & A and Discussion
Background Information
Recorded: 4/3/2019 9:30:00 AM
Duration: 00:35:37
Jim Ayars, USDA-ARS
Table grapes
Recorded: 4/3/2019 10:30:00 AM
Duration: 00:17:18
Rick Snyder, UCD & UCANR
Wine Grapes
Recorded: 4/3/2019 10:45:00 AM
Duration: 00:19:02
Allan Fulton, UCANR
Walnut
Recorded: 4/3/2019 11:00:00 AM
Duration: 00:17:45
Blake Sanden, UCANR
Almond
Recorded: 4/3/2019 11:30:00 AM
Duration: 00:19:14
Daniele Zaccaria, UCD & UCANR
Pistachio and Citrus
Recorded: 4/3/2019 11:15:00 AM
Duration: 00:15:20
Kosana Suvocarev, UCD & UCANR
Upcoming Research on Sweet Cherry ET & Kc
Recorded: 4/3/2019 11:45:00 AM
Duration: 00:17:46
Kaan Kurtural, UCD & UCANR
Irrigation Management of Winegrapes with IoT
Recorded: 4/3/2019 12:00:00 PM
Duration: 00:15:07
Khaled Bali, UCANR
Alfalfa and Sunflower
Recorded: 4/3/2019 1:15:00 PM
Duration: 00:13:46
Rick Snyder, UCD & UCANR
Phase-1 (field study) of Rice
Recorded: 4/3/2019 1:30:00 PM
Duration: 00:17:14
Cayle Little, DWR
Corn
Recorded: 4/3/2019 1:45:00 AM
Duration: 00:23:40
Rick Snyder, UCD & UCANR
Urban Crop Coefficients
Recorded: 4/3/2019 2:00:00 PM
Duration: 00:20:45
Khaled Bali, UCANR
Statewide Irrigation Training initiative on Specialty Crops
Recorded: 4/2/2019 4:31:55 PM
Duration: 00:09:22
Cayle Little, DWR
ET and Kc of Natural Ecosystems (meadows)
Recorded: 4/3/2019 2:15:00 PM
Duration: 00:17:50
Kyaw Tha Paw U, UCD
Ground Truthing ET in the Delta
Recorded: 4/3/2019 2:45:00 PM
Duration: 00:25:37
Q & A and Discussion
Research Findings on Agronomic Crops and Urban Water
Recorded: 4/3/2019 3:10:00 PM
Duration: 00:09:20
Richardo Trezza, DWR
Remote Sensing of ET
Recorded: 4/3/2019 3:45:00 PM
Duration: 00:21:36
Michael Cahn, UCANR
CropManage
Recorded: 4/3/2019 4:00:00 PM
Duration: 00:16:54
Morteza Orang, DWR
Phase-II (Cal_SIMETAW) of Rice
Recorded: 4/3/2019 4:15:00 PM
Duration: 00:14:18
Morteza Orang, DWR
Statewide Irrigation System Survey
Recorded: 4/3/2019 4:30:00 PM
Duration: 00:13:36