2021 WESTERN ALFALFA & FORAGE SYMPOSIUM

The 2021 Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium

was held November 16 - 18, 2021

at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, NV

Click here for proceedings and videos of the presentations

Small Grains - Alfalfa/Forages Symposium

ALFALFA/FORAGE PEST MANAGEMENT VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

December, 2020

PCA and CCA Credits Offered

This workshop covered many aspects of pest management of importance including weeds, insects, and diseases.

Organized by: University of California Cooperative Extension, UC Davis, UC Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Day 1 Recording

Day 2 Recording

Alfalfa/Forage Virtual Field Day

September, 2020

This 'virtual field day' was held September 22, 2020. Many subjects were covered including alfalfa varieties, irrigation, sorghum production and feeding, use of sugar beets and safflower for forage, and research update on hemp. If you missed it, take a look at the videos and PowerPoints below.

Presentations

Alfalfa Yield/Quality with Reduced Lignin Lines – Dan Putnam, UCD (video)
Forage Sorghum Types and Uses – Jeff Dahlberg, UC Kearney (video)
Alfalfa Insect Pest IPM Update: Aphids, Weevils, Worms – Ian Grettenberger, UCD (video)
Field Research on Industrial Hemp – Bob Hutmacher, Dan Putnam, UCD (video)
PE Selection in the Time of Covid- Lisa Blecker, UC ANR (pdf)
Crop Manage Irrigation Scheduling for Alfalfa – Michael Cahn, UC ANR (pdf)
Sorghum as a Forage for Dairies—Jennifer Heguy, UC ANR (pdf)
Sugar beets and Safflower as Alternative Forages—Steve Kaffka, UC Davis (ppt coming soon)
Sorghum Deficit Irrigation Response—Bob Hutmacher, UCD (pdf)
Choosing Alfalfa Varieties for High Yields and Pest Resistance—Dan Putnam, UCD (pdf)
Surface Irrigation Strategies for Groundwater Recharge—Khaled Bali, UC Kearney (pdf)

November 19-21, 2019 @ Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada

Including Irrigation Workshop, Economics, Pest Management, Forage Quality, Genetics

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Field Day Archive

The Alfalfa & Forage Systems Workgroup periodically holds field days to discuss on-going research. We have archived some of the handouts from these field days. Please see below to view selected handouts, presentations, and information from our 2014-2015 Field Days:

California Alfalfa & Western Alfalfa & Grains Symposia

This symposium has been sponsored by the University of California since 1971. We have all of the proceedings and many of the Powerpoints (and more recently, videos) of this conference on-line. Please click on the year of interest:

Search Proceedings

All Symposia Proceedings (1971-2019) are archived with a search engine, which can be obtained on the Search Proceedings page. Put in any subject or author to obtain articles on many subjects. This is a great source of Western alfalfa information.

Irrigated Alfalfa Management Publication Purchase

A comprehensive 24-chapter publication designed to provide detailed, scientifically-based information about the growth, production, management, and utilization of alfalfa grown under irrigation. Lots of pest management information, forage quality, and variety information. Chapters can be downloaded, but it’s better to buy the whole publication.