Fri, Sep 18, 2015 @ 7:30am - 1:00pm
- When?
September 18, 2015 - 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 | |
| Alfalfa Varieties (Handout) | Dan Putnam, Alfalfa and Forage Specialist, UC Davis | |
| Forage and Grain Sorghum Evaluations (Handout) | Jeff Dahlberg, Director, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier, CA | |
| Irrigation Management Research | Bob Hutmacher, CE Specialist, Westside Research and Extension Center, Five Points, CA | |
| 9:15-9:45 | Trams return to building for Break followed by classroom presentations | |
| 9:45 | Characterizing the Nitrogen Benefit of Alfalfa-Wheat Rotations (Slides) | Eric Lin, Graduate Student, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis |
| 10:00 | Alfalfa Weed Control Research Update (Slides) (Handout) | Kurt Hembree, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Fresno County |
| 10:20 | How Much Water Does Alfalfa Really Need? What is ET? (Slides) | Daniele Zaccaria, LAWR, UC Davis |
| 10:40 | Strategies for Managing Limited Water Supplies (Slides) | Blake Sanden, Farm Advisor, UCCE, Kern County |
| 10:55 | Chlorpyrifos and IPM Workshop | Lori Berger and Pete Goodell, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier, CA |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch and Hands on Demonstrations |