Dan Munk

Cotton, Water, and Soil Advisor

Contact Information
UC Cooperative Extension
1720 S. Maple Avenue
Fresno, CA 93702
Main Phone:  559-456-7285
Direct Line:  559-456-7561
FAX:  559-456-7575
Email:  dsmunk@ucdavis.edu: 
http://cefresno.ucdavis.edu Website

 

 

 

Program Update

 

Salinity Management for Almonds  

 

Click here to view presentations from the  April 15, 2009 meeting, "Working With Well Waters"

 

Program Goals

The goals of this program are to conduct research and provide educational materials to growers, the agricultural industry and the public on agricultural issues related to cotton production and the use of soil and water resources.  The program focus is varied with information provided on environmentally responsible and economical sound cotton production practices.  The program regularly provides information and materials related to soil and water resource use, including irrigation and drainage management, soil management, soil fertility and amendment use.

 

Program Emphasis

Major program activities are currently related to crop water use in cotton, salinity and drainage management of Western Fresno County irrigated acreage and newly emerging irrigation methods for field and row crop growers.  Ongoing local and regional needs of the cotton industry include cotton varietal evaluation, improving Pima cotton production practices, and exploring opportunities for conservation tillage in cotton.  Nutrient management and development of precision farming techniques are explored for irrigated agricultural systems.    

 

Educational Products

Meeting activities are conducted regularly to support Fresno and surrounding counties need for information pertaining to cotton production as well as soil and water resource management.  This program supports the California Cotton Review (CCR) newsletter published by the University of California’s Cotton Workgroup. 

 

 

 

What does this site offer?

This site provides general and specific information on cotton, irrigation and soils issues in Fresno County including research results, issue driven information articles and provides numerous links to University and Non-University that can be useful to those interested in these program areas.

 

Program Facilitation information for:

 

Cotton Production Practices and Principals

 

  The UC Cotton Workgroup website offers program activity information including recent and back-issues of the California Cotton Review newsletter and "Cotton Field Check", an update for current cotton management topics.  Research reports including Approved and SJV Cotton Board variety trial results are also posted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irrigation and Drainage Management  

The Pest Management Guidelines section of the UCIPM website provides information on the Potential Pesticide Hazard of commonly used agricultural pesticides relative to potential impact on fish and humans.

This California Regional Water Quality Control Board site is a well developed site that offers a veriety of information on topics such as the conditional Waiver for Irrigated Lands.

Conditional Waivers for Irrigated Lands: How will the Landowner be Affected?

 

Soil Quality and Tillage

 

 The UC Conservation Tillage Workgroup site offers current information on educational opportunities to learn more about conservation tillage and describes current project activities.  References are available for recent publications, reports and abstracts.

 

Soil Fertility and Fertilizers