CERTIFICATION
Certified individuals take great pride in their certification and work consistently to maintain their certification through continuing education units.
I needed to increase my knowledge to teach the depth of courses that we teach. I started by attending field days offered by our University of California Cooperative Extension and the Center for Irrigation Technology at Fresno State. As summer rolled around I enrolled in short courses offered at the Irrigation Training Research Center at Cal Poly. I have attended many Irrigation Association trainings throughout the years including both webinars and in- person trainings.
Some manufacturers host webinars on a weekly or monthly basis that I listen to religiously along with other podcasts. Our local California Agricultural Irrigation Association also hosts two meetings a
year with great presentations on topics affecting Californians. If there is a topic you want more information on, I can guarantee there is an article, webinar, YouTube video, class or book on it.
The importance of education in agriculture irrigation simply comes down to the fact that water is the most important nutrient we apply to our crops. Ag irrigation specialists understand soil and water relationships. They understand how much water different types of soil can hold, which is going to dictate the necessary length of irrigation needed. They understand net crop water requirements using evapotranspiration and crop coefficients. Net water requirement
doesn’t consider inefficiencies in the irrigation system. An ag irrigation specialist can adjust the net water requirement to gross water requirement by understanding distribution uniformity, leaching requirement for salts and application efficiency. All of these factors are going to drive the irrigation requirement up.
There are a whole host of information systems available to growers, which can sometimes cause data overload. A certified professional has the knowledge to comb through the information, pick out what is needed and make actionable decisions based on that data. With tightening water supplies, having that education will ensure that each drop of water is going to make an efficient and productive crop.
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As an educator I encourage my students to seek certification. The reason I encourage
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