2017 Alfalfa/Forages Field Day

Thurs, May 11, 2017 @ 7:45am - 4:20pm

  • When?
    May 11, 2017
  • Where?
    UC Davis Agronomy Field Headquarters 2400 Hutchison Dr., Davis, CA 95616

 

View the agenda below:

8:15am - 12:00pm: Small Grains Program

7:45Registration (no charge) 
8:15amWelcome and IntroductionsMark Lundy, CE Grain Cropping Systems Specialist
8:20Overview of wheat breedingJorge Dubcovsky, UC Davis wheat breeder
8:25California Wheat Commission remarksClaudia Carter, Executive Director
8:30California Crop Improvement Association remarksJohn Palmer, Executive Director
8:35Depart for field 
 Field Tour 
9:00 - 11:30Small grain variety evaluations, breeding, and management research 
9:00Common Wheat, Durum and Triticale variety evaluations: productivity and disease resistanceMark Lundy and Nicholas George, UCCE/UCDavis
9:30Barley breeding updateAlicia del Blanco, UC Davis
9:45Wheat breeding updateOswaldo Chicaiza, UC Davis
10:00Common wheat lines with increased resistant starch, positive and negative effects on agronomic traitsAndré Schönhofen, UC Davis
10:15Triticale breeding for breadmaking qualityJosh Hegarty, UC Davis
10:30Root differences favoring flooding and drought toleranceTyson Howell, UC Davis
10:45Research progress in grain yield componentsAlejandra Alvarez/Junli Zhang, UC Davis
11:00Barley & Common Collaborative variety evaluations: productivity and disease resistanceMark Lundy and Nicholas George, UCCE/UC Davis
11:10Malting barley market prospectsKonrad Mathesius, UCCE Sacramento Valley Agronomy Advisor
11:15Research update: Nitrogen management for productive & high quality malting barleyTaylor Nelsen, UC Davis
11:25 Seeding rates in grain sorghumMichelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE Delta Farm Advisor
11:35Return for lunch 
12:00Barbeque Lunch 

12:30pm - 4:30pm: Alfalfa/Forages Program

12:00Barbeque Lunch 
12:30pmWelcome and IntroductionsDan Putnam, UCCE/UCD Alfalfa Specialist
12:35Appreciation for the Field Station StaffBrad Hanson & Ted Dejong, UCCE/UC Davis
12:45Key Activities for California Alfalfa & Forage AssociationJane Townsend, CAFA, Sacramento, CA
 Field Tour 
1:05Near-loss of Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) – The story isn't over yet: pay attention to stewardship in alfalfa IPM!Pete Goodell, UC IPM Program, Kearney Ag Center, Parlier, CA
1:20Implementing IPM in Alfalfa Production for insects, weeds and diseasesRachael Long & Larry Godfrey, UCCE Yolo-Solano-Sacramento Counties, Woodland, CA
1:35Alfalfa Blogs- Electronic Communications on Pest Management of Interest to you!Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, Delta Region, CA
1:40Developing cropping systems to maximize protein from alfalfa for human consumptionDan Putnam, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2:05Identifying the Bad Guys—Identifying Weeds Common in Sacramento Valley & What strategies makes sense Q&ABrad Hanson, Weed Specialist, UC Davis
2:20Poisonous weeds in alfalfa – Nitrates, alkaloids and tannins: What are the keyones that affect animals?Birgit Puschner, UC Veterinary College, UC Davis
2:35Estimating the true water needs of alfalfa and using ET to schedule IrrigationsDaniele Zaccaria, Irrigation Specialist, UC Davis, CA
2:50Kura Clover – Introduction of a new crop – the importance of being patientDan Putnam, UC Forage Specialist, UC Davis, CA
2:55Switchgrass Plantings for BiofuelsDan Putnam, UC Davis
3:00Choosing Alfalfa Varieties for Maximizing Pest Resistance and YieldDan Putnam, UC Davis
3:15Low Lignin Alfalfa – A New Technology coming along - Current and Future UC ExperimentsBrenda Perez, UC Graduate Student, UC Davis
3:30 Drip Irrigation Studies in AlfalfaAli Montazar, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
3:45 Breeding and Evaluation of Fall Dormancy in AlfalfaCharlie Brummer, UC Davis
4:00Deficit Irrigation of Alfalfa and Interactions with varietiesJames Radawich, Graduate Student, UC Davis​​​​​​​
4:20Return to Base