Wed, Sep 14, 2016 @ 7:30am - 12:10pm
- When?
September 14, 2016 - 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 for Pest and Disease Management | Dan Putnam, CE Specialist and Agronomist, UC Davis | |
Forage and Grain Sorghum Evaluations | Jeffery Dahlberg, Director at Kearney Agriculture Research & Extension Center | |
Irrigation Management Research | Robert Hutmacher, CE Specialist and Director at West Side Research & Extension Center | |
9:15 | TRAM RETURNS | |
9:20 | New Alfalfa Herbicide Registrations (Slides) | Kurt Hembree, Weed Management Farm Advisor, UCCE Fresno |
9:40 | Alfalfa Weevil Management (Slides) | Larry Godfrey, CE Specialist in Entomology, UC Davis |
10:00 | Managing Aphids, Worms, and Leafhoppers in Alfalfa (Slides) | Vonny Barlow, Entomology, IPM, and Crop Production Farm Advisor, UCCE Riverside |
10:20 | Using the IPM Decision Support Tool (Slides) | Peter Goodell, IPM Cooperative Extension Advisor, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center |
10:40 | Break | |
11:00 | Irrigation Systems and Salinity Management in Alfalfa (Slides) | Khaled Bali, CE Irrigation Water Management Specialist, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center |
11:20 | Challenges of Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation in Alfalfa (Slides) | Daniel Putnam, UC Davis |
11:40 | BMP’s for Dairy Manure Fertilization of Forage Crops (Slides) | Nicholas Clark, Agronomic Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor, Kings |
12:00 PM | New Alfalfa Check-Off Program: Updates and Industry Input | Facilitated by Dan Putnam, UC Davis |
12:10 | Lunch |