Field Day: Pre-Plant Fertilization and Establishment Irrigation Strategies for Strawberry Production
Event Type
Meetings
This is an in-person event
About the Event
Fertilization and Establishment Irrigation Strategies for Strawberry Production
DATE: Thursday, May 21, 2026
TIME: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
LOCATION: Crisalida Berry Farms, 1980 South Rice Avenue, Oxnard, CA
(Follow the signs for parking and to the event)
- Learn about pre-plant fertilizer placement strategies: banded, broadcast and no fertilizer
- Explore third-season field insights on establishing strawberries with drip tape vs. micro-sprinklers
- Understand how irrigation choices influence early crop development (canopy, root and yield)
- Discuss practical approaches to improving water and nutrient use efficiency
- Visualize treatments effects on plots and discuss results
- 2.0 Continuing Education Units (CEU) applied for Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) and VCAILG
- Spanish translation available upon request (subject to funding availability for translation services)