Fri, Sep 12, 2014 @ 7:30am - 1:15pm
- When?
September 12, 2014 - Where?
Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center; 9240 South Riverbend Avenue; Parlier, CA 93648
View the agenda below, or click here [†]:
| 7:30 AM | Registration | |
| 8:00 | Tram leaves for Field Tour | |
| Varieties – What are the Pest Management, Yield and Quality Traits of Most Importance? (Handout [†]) | Dan Putnam, Alfalfa and Forage Specialist, UC Davis | |
| Forage and Grain Sorghum Demonstration Plots | Jeff Dahlberg, Director, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center | |
| Forage and Grain Sorghum Irrigation Management Research | Bob Hutmacher, Steve Wright, Jeff Dahlberg – UCCE, UCD Plant Sciences, and UC Kearney and West Side Research and Extension Centers | |
| Characterizing the Nitrogen Benefit of Alfalfa-Wheat Rotations (Handout [†]) | Eric Lin, Graduate Student, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis | |
| 9:30 | Tram returns to the classroom for presentations | |
| Sharpen and Other Herbicide Options for Weed Control in Alfalfa (Slides [†]) (Handout [†]) | Kurt Hembree, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Fresno County | |
| Distribution Uniformity in Surface Irrigation Systems and the Importance of Soil Moisture Monitoring (Slides [†]) | Dan Munk, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Fresno County | |
| Aphids: Management vs. Control | Pete Goodell, Cooperative Extension Advisor, UC Statewide IPM Program | |
| Small Grain Silage Update (Slides [†]) (Handout [†]) | Steve Wright, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Tulare and Kings Counties | |
| Salinity Management in Alfalfa Fields (Slides [†]) (Handout [†]) | Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Farm Advisor, UCCE, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties | |
| The Importance of Non-GE Alfalfa for Export or Organic Production (Slides [†]) | Dan Putnam, Alfalfa and Forage Specialist, UC Davis | |
| 12:00 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:15 | Visit Subsurface Alfalfa Drip Irrigation Field |