PCA and CCA Credits Available
Overview
- Welcome:
This is the home of the 2008 California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium. Watch this site for exhibitor information, registration, and program information. This year, we are combining the California Alfalfa Symposium, a comprehensive alfalfa-forage
informational meeting with the Western Alfalfa Seed Conference, which focuses on the special
needs of seed production. The conference includes an agricultural tour of the Imperial Valley
and a Trade Show with over 50 exhibitors.
- Location: Town and Country Resort and Hotel
- 2008 California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium: Now in its 38th year, this is a comprehensive alfalfa and forage production meeting.
We also feature other forage crops, such as corn and sudangrass, which fit into the forage systems of the West.
This is a meeting of relevance to all forage growers, with particular interest to the Southwest US.
- Western Alfalfa Seed Conference: This conference combines the Northwest Alfalfa Seed Growers' Winter Conference with the California Alfalfa Seed Symposium. Key issues pertaining to production and marketing of alfalfa seed, including biotechnology, pollination, irrigation, and pest management will be covered.
- Expected Attendance: 600-800
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Program
Tuesday, Dec 2nd
| Field Tour (Imperial Valley) |
| 7:45 AM - 6 PM |
| Tour the phenomenally productive farmland of the Imperial Valley, in the deserts of California. We are likely to see alfalfa seed conditioning facilities, alfalfa compressed hay for export, winter vegetable crop production, alfalfa production on beds, deficit irrigation experiments, grower equipment, water transfer issues. Lunch Included. Meet at 7:45 am, depart at 8:00 am — Town & Country Hotel Convention Center, San Diego (West Side of hotel). Return 6:00 pm. Space Limited – sign up early! Contact our Field Tour Chair – Khaled Bali for more information |
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| Exhibitor Setup |
| 3 - 7 PM |
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| Registration |
| 6 - 8 PM |
| Pick up registration packets |
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| Alfalfa Workgroup Reception - Suites |
| 6:30 - 7:30 PM |
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Wednesday, Dec 3rd
| Registration |
| 6:30 - Noon |
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| Morning Main Session: Dairy and Forage Industry Trends |
| 8 - Noon |
| Dairy and Forage Industry Trends |
| Moderator: Carol Frate, Farm Advisor, UCCE Tulare, CA |
| 8:00 am |
Welcome |
| Dan Putnam & Rod Christensen |
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| 8:10 |
Hay Market Trends |
| Seth Hoyt, The Hoyt Report, Ione, CA |
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| 8:35 |
Dairy Industry Status and Trends |
| Eric Erba, California Dairies, Inc., Visalia, CA |
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| 9:00 |
The Changing Nature of Dairy Rations and how it affects forage demand |
| Gerald Higginbotham, Dairy Advisor, UCCE, Fresno, CA |
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| 9:25 |
Upcoming Environmental Challenges – What are the implications for the Forage Industry? |
| Cynthia Cory, Director of Environmental Affairs, CA |
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| 9:50 |
Discussion |
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| 10:00 |
BREAK |
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| Seed Industry Trends and GE Crops |
| Moderator: Rod Christensen |
| 10:30 |
How we produce Quality Seed for the Forage Industry |
| Shannon Mueller, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Fresno, CA |
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| 10:50 |
Seed Industry Trends |
| Mark McCaslin, President, Forage Genetics International, Minneapolis, MN |
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| 11:10 |
Gene Flow and Coexistence: What are the facts as we know them today? |
| Larry Teuber, Alfalfa Breeder, University of California, Davis, CA |
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| 11:30 |
The USDA process regarding Roundup Ready alfalfa |
| Virgil Meier, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, USDA-APHIS, Riverdale, MD |
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| 11:50 |
Discussion |
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| Day 1 Banquet Lunch |
| Noon |
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| Simultaneous Breakout Sessions (I-IV) |
| 1:30 - 5 PM |
| Breakout Session I. Pest Management of Alfalfa |
| Organizers: Eric Natwick, Mick Canevari, Rob Wilson, Barry Tickes |
| Moderators: Eric Natwick, Rob Wilson |
| 1:30 |
Alfalfa Weed Control: Present and Future Opportunities |
| Barry Tickes, Farm Advisor, University of Arizona, Yuma, AZ |
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| 1:50 |
Summer Annual Grass Control, what are the Strategies? |
| Mick Canevari, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Stockton, CA |
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| 2:10 |
Poisonous Weeds and Impacts |
| Birgit Puschner, University of California Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, Davis, CA |
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| 2:30 |
Pest Quiz - Test your Pest IQ |
| Tulio Macedo, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Merced, CA |
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| 2:50 |
Discussion |
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| 3:00 |
Break |
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| 3:30 |
Controlling Alfalfa Weevil and Aphids in Alfalfa |
| Larry Godfrey, Extension Specialist, University of California, Davis, CA |
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| 3:50 |
Alfalfa Nematodes - What can be done? |
| Becky Westerdahl, Extension Specialist, University of California, Davis, CA |
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| 4:10 |
Controlling the worm complex in alfalfa |
| Eric Natwick, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Holtville, CA |
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| 4:30 |
IPM in timothy and cool-season grasses |
| Dominic Reisig, Research Associate, University of California, Davis, CA |
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| 4:50 |
Discussion |
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| 5:00 |
Adjourn |
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| Breakout Session II: Irrigation and Water Management, Manure and Tillage |
| Chairs: Blake Sanden, Mike Ottman, Khaled Bali |
| Moderators: TBA |
| 1:30 |
Water Management for Alfalfa Hay Production on Beds |
| Dean Currie, Imperial Irrigation District, El Centro, CA |
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| 1:50 |
Irrigation scheduling program for alfalfa |
| Rick Snyder, Extension Specialist, University of California, Davis, CA |
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| 2:10 |
Salinity tolerance and management for Alfalfa |
| Blake Sanden, UCCE, Bakersfield, CA |
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| 2:30 |
Potential perched water contributions to alfalfa ET |
| Jim Ayars, USDA—Parlier, CA |
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| 2:50 |
Discussion |
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| 3:00 |
Break |
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| 3:30 |
Phosphorus runoff management for alfalfa in desert regions |
| Khaled Bali, UCCE, El Centro, CA |
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| 3:50 |
Flood vs. pivot irrigation for forage crops. What are the advantages and disadvantages? |
| Paul Brown, Extension Biometeorologist, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
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| 4:10 |
Conservation tillage, triple cropping and forage production |
| Jeff Mitchell, Extension Tillage Specialist, UC Davis, and Parlier, CA |
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| 4:30 |
Recycling lagoon water using forage crops |
| Marsha C. Mathews, UCCE, Modesto, CA |
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| 4:50 |
Discussion |
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| 5:00 |
Adjourn |
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| Breakout Session III. Producing Quality Alfalfa Seed |
| Chairs: Shannon Mueller, Rod Christensen, and Shane Johnson |
| Moderators: Rod Christensen, Shannon Mueller |
| 1:30 |
Stewardship Methods for Producing Alfalfa Seed including GE traits |
| Mike Moore, Wyoming Crop Improvement Association, WY |
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| 1:50 |
Breeding for Alfalfa Resistance to Lygus |
| Larry Teuber, Alfalfa Breeder, University of California, Davis, CA |
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| 2:10 |
Lygus management/Pesticides in Alfalfa Seed |
| Eric Natwick, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Holtville, CA |
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| 2:30 |
Management of other insect pests in alfalfa seed production |
| Doug Walsh, Research Entomologist, Washington State University, Prosser, WA |
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| 2:50 |
Discussion |
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| 3:00 |
Break |
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| 3:30 |
Weed Management in Alfalfa Seed |
| Rick Boyston, Weed Scientist, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA |
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| 3:50 |
ARS & Logan Bee Lab Update |
| Rosalind James, Director, Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Logan, UT |
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| 4:10 |
Honey Bee Update - Colony Collapse Disorder, Africanized Bees |
| Kirk Visscher, Professor, University of California, Riverside, CA |
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| 4:30 |
Leafcutting bees and Chalkbrood Management |
| Rosalind James, Director, Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Logan, UT |
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| 4:50 |
Discussion |
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| 5:00 |
ADJOURN |
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| Breakout Session IV. Corn, Sorghum, Sudan and Tef as Forage Crops |
| Chairs: Marsha C. Mathews, Carol Frate |
| Moderators: TBA |
| 1:30 |
Future Trends in Corn Genetics and Biotechnology |
| Bill Curran, Research Scientist, Pioneer Hi-bred, CO |
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| 1:50 |
Forage Sorghum and Silage Corn: Yields, quality and water use |
| Brent Bean, Extension Agronomist, Texas A&M University, Amarillo, TX |
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| 2:10 |
Sudangrass Quality and Yield Traits: What to look for |
| Juan Guerrero, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Holtville, CA |
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| 2:30 |
Tef as an Alternative Summer Forage |
| Don Miller, Director of Product Development, Producer’s Choice Seeds, Nampa, ID |
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| 2:50 |
Discussion |
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| 3:00 |
ADJOURN |
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| Haygrower's Auction ( organized by CAFA ) |
| 5:30 - 7 PM |
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| Exhibitor's reception |
| 5 - 6:30 PM |
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| NAFA Board Meeting |
| 7 - 10 PM |
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Thursday, Dec 4th
| CAFA Breakfast |
| 6:15 AM |
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| Registration |
| 7 - 10 AM |
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| General Session |
| 8 - Noon |
| Equipment Innovations and Forage Systems |
| Moderator: TBA |
| 7:55 |
Introductions |
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| 8:00 |
Innovations in Forage Equipment? |
| Dan Undersander, Extension Forage Specialist, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
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| 8:25 |
An analysis of custom harvesting costs |
| Karen Klonsky, Extension Economist, University of California, Davis, CA |
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| 8:50 |
Alfalfa, switchgrass, as forages and cellulosic biofuels: What are the opportunities and pitfalls? |
| Dan Putnam, Extension Forage Specialist, University of California, Davis, CA |
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| 9:15 |
Implications for water resources of growing crops for biofuels |
| Mike Ottman, Forage Specialist, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
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| 10:00 |
BREAK |
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| Biofuels, Fertilizers and Food Security |
| Moderator: TBA |
| 10:30 |
Water Crises: How much water does alfalfa really need? |
| Blaine Hanson, Irrigation Specialist, University of California, Davis, CA |
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| 10:55 |
Rising Fertilizer Prices - A global Perspective |
| Rob Mikkleson, Western Regional Director, International Plant Nutrition Institute, Sacramento, CA |
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| 11:15 |
Maximizing Fertilizer Efficiency through Tissue Testing and Improved Application Methods |
| Steve Orloff, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Yreka, CA |
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| 11:35 |
Security of Food Production — What does the future hold? |
| Bryan McDonald, Center for Unconventional Security Affairs, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA |
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| 11:50 |
Discussion |
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| 12:10 |
ADJOURN MEETING |
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