{"id":11298,"global_id":"extension.umaine.edu\/washington?id=11298","global_id_lineage":["extension.umaine.edu\/washington?id=11298"],"author":"53","status":"publish","date":"2022-01-26 13:30:20","date_utc":"2022-01-26 18:30:20","modified":"2022-01-26 13:31:00","modified_utc":"2022-01-26 18:31:00","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/event\/getting-started-with-irrigation-webinar\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/11298","title":"Getting Started With Irrigation Webinar","description":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Cost:<\/strong>&nbsp;Free<\/li>\n<li><strong>Via Zoom<\/strong>&nbsp;(link provided upon registration)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open to the Public<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have recent dry spells and drought got you thinking about adding irrigation to your farm? This online webinar will cover some of the first things farmers should consider when getting started with irrigation.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Irrigation equipment options and considerations<\/li>\n<li>Assessing whether water resources are sufficient to meet crop needs<\/li>\n<li>Evaluating if irrigation is cost-effective<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Trevor Hardy<\/strong>&nbsp;is a seventh-generation&nbsp;fruit and vegetable farmer with a degree in Industrial Engineering. In addition to helping operate Brookdale Fruit Farm, Inc., Trevor manages Brookdale Farm Supplies, the largest irrigation and row crop supplies company in New England.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Candi Gilpatric<\/strong>&nbsp;has been an Agricultural Engineer with Maine NRCS since 1990 where she designs various projects to address resource concerns, including irrigation systems. She has a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Maine. She is located in Lewiston and currently provides assistance to Maine\u2019s southern six counties.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This is a free event but registration is required.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/getting-started-with-irrigation\/\"><span class=\"button\">Register Online<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Questions?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Contact Tom Molloy at University of Maine,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:thomas.molloy@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thomas.molloy@maine.edu<\/a>, Phone: 207.581.3213<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"getting-started-with-irrigation-webinar","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2022-02-07 10:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"02","day":"07","hour":"10","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2022-02-07 12:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"02","day":"07","hour":"12","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2022-02-07 15:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"02","day":"07","hour":"15","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2022-02-07 17:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"02","day":"07","hour":"17","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EST","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_code":"","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/sustainable-agriculture\/getting-started-irrigation-webinar\/","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Agriculture","slug":"agriculture","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":65,"filter":"raw","id":29,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/29","collection":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Getting Started With Irrigation Webinar","description":"&lt;p&gt;Cost:&nbsp;Free Via Zoom&nbsp;(link provided upon registration) Open to the Public Have recent dry spells and drought got you thinking about adding irrigation to your farm? This online webinar will cover [&hellip;]&lt;\/p&gt;\\n","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/event\/getting-started-with-irrigation-webinar\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2022-02-07T10:00:00-05:00","endDate":"2022-02-07T12:00:00-05:00","performer":"Organization"},"is_virtual":false,"virtual_url":null,"virtual_video_source":""}