2018 Annual Alfalfa and Forage Field Day

Wed, Sep 19, 2018 @ 7:30am - 12:15pm

  • When?
    September 19, 2018
  • 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 
8:00TRAM LEAVES FOR FIELD TOUR 
 Alfalfa Varieties for Pest and Disease Management (Handout [†])Shannon Mueller, Agronomy Advisor and County Director, UCCE Fresno
 Low-Lignin Alfalfa TestingDaniel Putnam CE Agronomy & Forage Specialist, UC Davis
 Sorghum Drought Stress (Handout [†])Jeffery Dahlberg, KAREC Director and Bob Hutmacher, WSREC Director & CE Extension Specialist
 Weed ID Mobile App: Hands-On (Handout [†])Lynn Sosnoskie, Agronomy & Weed Science Advisor, UCCE Merced & Madera
9:50TRAM RETURNS  
10:00 Weed ID: Tools and Tricks of the Trade (Slides [†])Lynn Sosnoskie
10:15Incest Pest Management in Alfalfa: State of IPM Address Tim Hays, PCA, Buttonwillow Warehouse, Lancaster, CA
10:30 Discussion 
10:45Break 
11:00Introduction of Soil Quality Advisors NRCS and Nutrient Mgmt./Soil Quality Advisors Anthony Fulford, UCCE Stanislaus, Merced, & San Joaquin, and Daniela Carrijo, UCCE Fresno, Madera, Kings, & Tulare
11:15Salinity Management: Soil and Cropping Systems Strategies (Slides [†])Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Delta Crops & Agronomy Advisor, UCCE San Joaquin
11:30Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation and Deficit Irrigation in Alfalfa (Slides P1 [†]) (Slides P2 [†])Daniel Putnam
11:45Manured Corn-Wheat N, P, & K Budgeting (Slides [†])Nick Clark, Agronomy & Nutrient Mgmt. Advisor, UCCE Kings, Tulare, & Fresno
12:00 PMDiscussion 
12:15 Lunch