Industry Insights Webinars

Industry Insights is a webinar series featuring 60-minute sessions (presentation and Q&A). Two different webinar series are included: one focused on agriculture irrigation and the other focused on landscape irrigation and lighting. These webinars cover issues current and relevant to those working in the industry today. They feature knowledgeable experts presenting information about industry trends, research, best practices and techniques for implementation in the field. Industry Insights webinars are available to the public and most offer participants CEUs.


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Upcoming Webinars

Marketing Your Business on Social Media

Beginner | Turf & Landscape + Agriculture | 0.25 CEU
Thursday, March 2 | 2-3 p.m. Eastern | Zoom Meetings
Presenter: Clare Gerow Kyte, Office Manager and Social Media Director, Gerow Enterprises LLC Irrigation and Drainage
Description: This webinar will discuss how to market a business on social media. Social media platforms that will be discussed include Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Learn how to create content for a business and what attracts the eye of clientele — new and returning.

Member price: $35 | Nonmember price: $50

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Drought-Driven Change: How the Climate Crisis Has Altered Perspectives on Smart Irrigation

Beginner | Turf & Landscape + Agriculture | 1 CEU
Wednesday, March 29 | 2-3 p.m. Eastern | Zoom Meetings
Presenter: Keith Schweiger, CLWM, CID, CIC, CLIA, CIT, QWEL, Calsense
Description: Learn about the practical tools cities are using to maintain parks and green spaces in the middle of drought and climate crisis. This session will discuss how to approach a water district or provider to discuss ways to work together to make sensible use of technology within a water-restricted environment. Attendees will learn about alternative approaches to financing smart irrigation investments and how to explain the advantages provided by an “as a service” model for budget-conscious organizations. The session will also include a discussion of the central role of smart irrigation technology in implementing a 360-degree holistic approach to landscape care: providing beautiful, functional landscapes without wasting water.

Member price: $35 | Nonmember price: $50

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ROI of Improving Drip Irrigation System Distribution Uniformity

Beginner | Turf & Landscape + Agriculture | 1 CEU
Wednesday, April 26 | 2-3 p.m. Eastern | Zoom Meetings
Presenters: Inge Bisconer, CID, CLIA, Managing Member, Surf ‘N Earth Enterprises; Jim Anshutz, PE, Owner, Ag H2O Inc.; Tom Devol, Senior Manager, Field Outreach and Education, Almond Board of California
Description: This session will discuss the magnitude of drip irrigation in the United States and California and the importance of using distribution uniformity measurements to assess existing drip irrigation system performance. We’ll discuss how DU is measured, the results of DU measurements taken to date in California and the potential implications of poor DU in terms of input costs, foregone yield/quality and environmental implications. Attendees will also learn about two efforts underway to improve poor on-farm drip irrigation system DU.

Member price: $35 | Nonmember price: $50

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Irrigation’s Role in Sustaining Value & Mitigating Risk

Intermediate | Turf & Landscape + Agriculture | 0.25 CEU
Thursday, May 25 | 2-3 p.m. Eastern | Zoom Meetings
Presenters: Kyle E. Brungardt, Senior Vice President, Rabobank; Julie Bushell, Vice President, Water Solutions, Paige Electric and President, Paige Wireless; Amy Kremen, Colorado State University, Associate Director of the Irrigation Innovation Consortium; Colby Pellegrino, Deputy General Manager - Resources at Southern Nevada Water Authority
Description: Attendees will leave with an up-to-date understanding of rapidly evolving factors and pressures that lenders and investors are using to shape their actions, products and tools in the past year and years to come and how these factors and pressures will likely affect the irrigation industry.

Member price: $35 | Nonmember price: $50

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From Irrigation to Water Management

Intermediate | Turf & Landscape | 1 CEU
Tuesday, June 20 | 2-3 p.m. Eastern | Zoom Meetings
Presenters: DJ Seeger, President, Seeger Water
Description: This session will provide a picture of the future of the irrigation and green industries. As water resources become more scarce and expensive, homeowners and property managers are relying on irrigation professionals to keep their landscapes healthy, while reducing consumption. Through new technologies like flow sensors and central control, irrigators are taking control of water usage and are critical in the future of water conservation. Attendees will learn about the technology, industry best practices and business strategies to lead the industry paradigm shift from irrigation to water management.

Member price: $35 | Nonmember price: $50

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Past Webinars Available for Purchase

Webinars are worth 1 CEU each (unless noted otherwise).

Agriculture Webinars

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Landscape Webinars

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Past Bringing Water to Life Webinar Recordings (FREE)

The Bringing Water to Life webinar series addresses relevant topics affecting both agriculture and landscape irrigation. Interesting topics presented by industry experts all in the convenience of a free webinar make these programs can’t-miss learning opportunities. These one-hour webinars are worth 1 CEU each (unless noted otherwise).

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