california irrigated agriculture educational needs
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Jim Anshutz's presentation on Ag H20's business focus and the educational needs in California related to ag irrigationTRANSCRIPT
California Irrigated Agriculture Educational Needs
Ag/H2O’s Business Focus • AG/H2O was founded to provide Agricultural Producers with
technological solutions to control the rising costs of water, energy and nutrients.
• AG/H2O business principal is to provide a water, energy and nutrient cost reduction program and/or system that have less than a 2 year Return on Investment cost.
• Training is a key component of the systems and services supplied by Ag/H20 to insure that Agricultural Producers continue to benefit from the technological solutions provided.
• Both Class room and e-Learning
Educational Needs in California Ag Irrigation and the Magnitude
Irrigated Ag in California
• Uses 80-85% of the water in California
• Uses 10% of the electrical power in California
• 75% of the electrical power is used for on farm pumps that deliver irrigation water
Irrigated Ag in California
Al l Furrow
Al l Borde r
Stri p and
Ba s i n
Combination
Spri nkl e r/Furrow
Al l Spri nkl e r
Al l
Drip/Micro
Tota l
Acre a ge
Appl e, Pe a r, Cherry, Pl um and Prune 17,821 56,111 0 30,930 85,048 189,910
Pea ch, Ne cta ri ne s and Apri cots 12,537 38,256 0 21,367 55,926 128,086
Al monds 0 211,994 0 94,704 225,211 531,909
Wa l nuts 17,858 62,346 0 32,192 88,483 200,879
Pi s ta chi o 9,687 21,079 0 14,714 35,123 80,603
Mi s c. De ci duous 4,698 13,309 0 7,858 21,631 47,496
Gra i n and Gra i n Ha y 0 681,963 0 227,321 0 909,284
Ri ce 0 379,989 0 0 0 379,989
Cotton 714,065 0 143,244 224,428 40,403 1,122,140
Sa ffl owe r and Sunfl owe r 0 173,096 0 57,699 0 230,795
Corn and Gra i n Sorghum 381,607 0 72,452 113,515 0 567,574
Be a ns 61,543 0 17,215 42,615 13,486 134,859
Mi s c. Fi e l d Crops 103,950 0 35,144 108,687 27,531 275,312
Al pha l fa Ha y and Cl ove r 37,392 643,093 0 226,828 0 907,313
Pa s ture and Mi s c. Grasse s 0 357,439 0 119,146 0 476,585
Sma l l Ve ge ta bl e s 310,194 0 109,952 355,057 86,134 861,337
Toma toe s and Peppe rs 151,737 0 46,141 127,432 36,145 361,455
Pota toes , Suga r Be ets , turni p ect. 59,123 0 19,865 61,071 15,562 155,621
Me l ons , Squa s h and Cucumbe rs 57,139 0 18,567 55,200 14,545 145,451
Oni ons and Ga rl ic 29,487 0 10,834 36,064 8,487 84,872
Stra wbe rri e s 0 0 21,362 849 33,317 55,528
Fl owers , Nurs ery and Chri s tma s Tre e 1,858 1,486 0 372 33,441 37,157
Ci trus (no ground cover) 14,048 11,407 0 2,641 252,865 280,961
Ava ca do 2,756 2,205 0 551 49,616 55,128
Mi s c. Subtropi ca l 3,073 2,549 0 524 55,316 61,462
Unknown Gra pe s 202,826 0 0 8,291 633,352 844,469
Idl e 186,829 0 0 0 0 186,829
Tota l 2,380,228 2,656,322 494,776 1,970,056 1,811,622 9,313,004
Needed Educational Training Programs
“Short List” for Drip/Micro Irrigation Systems
• Irrigation Designers
• Irrigation Installers
• Irrigation System Operators
• Irrigation System Maintenance Technicians
• Irrigation System Troubleshooting and Repair Technicians
• Irrigation Schedulers
• Fertigation & Nitrate Management
• Irrigation System Evaluators
Example of an Issue Training Can Help to Address
Example of an Issue Training Can Help to Address
Example of Issue Training Can Help to Address
Irrigation Systems In California
Irrigation Systems In California
The above shows that we could easily see 1 million more acres converted to Drip/Micro (Low Volume) irrigation systems in the next 3 years!
Types of Jobs Needed
Irrigation Designers X 110 150 $75,000
Irrigation System Installation Foremen X 220 275 $60,000
Irrigation System Troubleshooting and Repair Technicians X 275 415 $45,000
New Jobs Irrigation System Operators X 1500 $55,000
Irrigation System Maintenance Technicians X 1000 $35,000
Irrigation Schedulers X 300 $35,000
Fertigation & Nitrate Management Technicians X 300 $40,000
Irrigation System Evaluators X 250 $35,000
Types of Jobs Needed by California Agriculture and Estimates of the Number needed over the next 3 Years
Opportunities in Irrigated Ag • 9.3 million Irrigated Acres
• 5 Major Manufacturers of Drip/Micro Irrigation Main Manufacturing Plants in the US are in California (3 in Fresno)
• 55 Major Irrigation Distributors within a 250 mile radius of Fresno
• Hundreds of Water Districts/Agencies, Government Offices, and Utility Companies
Thousands of Acres Number of Farms
1,000 – 2,000 2,194
2,000 – 5,000 1,382
5,000 + 875
Total 4,451
Employers
• Manufacturers
• Dealers
• Growers
• Water Districts/Agencies
• Utility Companies
• Government
California’s Community Colleges
The California Community College is the Clear Vehicle to Provide the Training and Education Needed
CCC Vice Chancellor’s Strategy
The California Community College’s Vice Chancellor’s Strategic Framework for the Future
Education & e - Learning
Education & e - Learning
Education & e – Learning Developing in Cooperation with Reedley
Community College