We are excited to start this unique project that allows us to better serve the grower community through providing irrigation evaluations, technical assistance, and educational resources. In addition to the technical aspect of this project, we will also aim to describe and understand how professional growers make some of the most important decisions on the farm. We expect, over the course of this project and beyond, to gain a never before seen picture of the complex world of competing interests growers face and how they prioritize between many things, all of which are important.

This project investigates how growers make decisions about adopting agricultural water use best management practices. If you are selected for the project, Vineyard Team will perform a Distribution Uniformity (DU) Evaluation on one block in your vineyard.

Results will be presented in person from a report containing recommendations for improving the efficiency of the system.

At this time, you will be interviewed about your irrigation system and strategies to get a picture of your water management practices.

Also at this time, you will complete a questionnaire that describes some of your beliefs, attitudes, and values.

Growers will be assigned to two groups.

One group will be contacted intermittently throughout the project and is expected to complete the same questionnaire at the end of the project.

Growers in the other group will be contacted for regular, brief check-ins throughout the project and are expected to complete the same questionnaire at the end of the project.

At the end of two years a sample of growers from each group will be selected to have a follow-up DU evaluation performed by Vineyard Team.

Please complete the form below, and we will contact you shortly.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:

Craig Macmillan, Ph.D, Technical Project Manager
805-466-2288
craig@vineyardteam.org  

Thank you for your interest in the Agricultural Water BMP Adoption Project.

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* 1. First and Last Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Phone Number (Best Number to Reach You)

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* 4. Vineyard Name

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* 5. Vineyard Location (Street Address)

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* 6. Vineyard Location (City):

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* 7. Vineyard Location (Zip):

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* 8. Irrigation System Age (Years):

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* 9. Do you have an aerial photo of your vineyard?

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* 10. Do you have an irrigation design drawing/map of your vineyard?

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* 11. Have you had your irrigation system evaluated?

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* 12. If so, what year was your last evaluation?

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* 13. If you've had your system evaluated, what was the Distribution Uniformity?

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* 14. What is the name or designation of the block you would like evaluated? (i.e. Block F, Block 5)

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* 15. Is there an automatic flush on your primary filter?

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* 16. What type of filter do you have (i.e. tubular screen, overflow screen, media filter, sand separator, disc filter, vacuum cleaned tubular filter)?

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* 17. Do you have an injection system? If so, please list type (i.e. fertilizer, pesticide, acid, gypsum, chlorine or polymer)

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* 18. How often do you inject chlorine or polymers?

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* 19. How frequently do you inject acid?

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* 20. How often do you flush drip hoses/tape?

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* 21. Does the head of each manifold have an automatic pressure regulator?

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* 22. Does the head of each hose have an automatic pressure regulator?

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* 23. Do you have a flow meter?

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* 24. What is the duration of your irrigation set during peak ET (hours)?

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* 25. What is your irrigation frequency during peak ET (days)?

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* 26. I understand that if I am selected for this project, I will be responsible for the following:

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