California & Israel

Water in Agriculture
Seminar & Discussion

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Presentations

Mr. Itzik Ben David - Agriculture in Israel, Where R&D Meets Nation Needs Dr. Jay Lund - Agriculture and Water in California Ms. Tami Shor - Policy and Economics of the Israeli Water Sector Ms. Felicia Marcus - California Water Story 101: Where are we and where are we going? Ms. Karla Nemeth - SGMA Program Update: Building Capacity to Achieve Sustainability Dr. Khaled Bali - Improving the Efficiency of Surface Irrigation Systems in California Mr. David Cory - Framework for a Salt and Nitrate Management Plan for the Central Valley Dr. Yafit Cohen - Adding Precision to Precise Irrigation Dr. Tamir Kamai - Soil-Water Measurements as a Measure for Crop-Water Availability and Stress Dr. Doug Parker - The Economic Value of Drip Irrigation in California Dr. David Zoldoske - Efficient Water Management Requires Data!

Meeting Agenda

 Thursday, May 25, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.Registration/Gathering
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.Opening Remarks
  • Secretary Karen Ross, California Department of Food and Agriculture
  • The Honorable Uri Ariel, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel
  • Mr. Gili Ovadia, Consul, Head of the Israeli Economic and Trade Mission to the West Coast
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.Agriculture in Israel – Where Research & Development Meets National Needs
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.California Agriculture & Water
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.BREAK
10:15 – 11:30 a.m.Session 1: Water Policy & Economics
11:30 a.m. – NoonCalifornia Water Policy – Sustainable Groundwater Management
Noon – 1:00 p.m.Lunch and Ag Tech Exhibition
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.Session 2: Irrigation and Water Quality
Moderator: Dr. Amrith Gunasekara, CDFA Science Advisor
  1. Problems and solutions for brackish, treated effluents and desalinated water irrigation
    — Dr. Nirit Bernstein, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center
  2. Long Term Effects of Deficit Irrigation, Salinity, and Rootstocks on Citrus Productivity
    — Dr. Eran Raveh, Institute of Plant Sciences, Volcani Center
  3. Improving the efficiency of surface irrigation systems in California
    — Dr. Khaled Bali, UC Extension
  4. Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-term Sustainability
    — David Cory, CV-Salts
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.BREAK
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.Session 3: Efficient Irrigation Management
Moderator: Representative of Israeli Irrigation Industry
  1. Precision agriculture and precision irrigation
    — Dr. Yafit Cohen, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Volcani Center
  2. Soil-water measurements as crop-water availability and stress
    — Dr. Tamir Kamai, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center
  3. The Economic Value of Drip Irrigation in California
    — Dr. Doug Parker, California Institute of Water Resources
  4. Efficient Water Management Requires Data
    — Dr. David Zoldoske, Center for Irrigation Technology
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.Closing Remarks