2020 Virtual Alfalfa and Forage Field Day

Wed, Sep 23, 2020 @ 8:30am - 12:00pm

  • When?
    September 23, 2020
  • Where?
    Virtual!

 

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8:30 AM Welcome and Introductions  
8:35  Panel Discussion on:  
  Yield and Quality Interactions of Harvest Schedules with Reduced Lignin
High Quality Alfalfa Varieties at Kearney Ag Center
(Video)
Dan Putnam, CE Specialist, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
  Understanding the Different Types of Sorghum and their Potential Uses (Video) (Handout) Jeff Dahlberg, Director, Kearney Ag Research and Extension Center
  Alfalfa Insect Pest IPM Update: Aphids, Weevils, Worms (Video) (Handout) Ian Grettenberger, CE Specialist, Dept. of Entomology, UC Davis
  Field Research on Industrial Hemp (Video) Bob Hutmacher, CE Specialist, Director, West Side Research and Extension Center
9:00 Surface Irrigation Strategies for Groundwater Recharge (Slides) Khaled Bali, CE Specialist, Kearney Ag Research and Extension Center
9:20 Introduction to Using the CropManage Online Tool for Irrigation Scheduling of Alfalfa (Slides) Michael Cahn, CE Advisor, Monterey County
9:40 Break  
9:50 Sorghum as a California Dairy Forage (Slides) Jennifer Heguy, County Director, CE Advisor, Stanislaus County
10:10 Sugar Beets and Safflower as Alternative Winter Forages (Slides P1 Slides P2) Steve Kaffka, CE Specialist, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
10:30 Sorghum Deficit Irrigation: Grain versus Forage Sorghum Responses (Slides) Bob Hutmacher, CE Specialist, Director, West Side Research and Extension Center
10:50 Break  
11:00 Choosing Alfalfa Varieties for High Yields, Quality, and for Pest Resistance (Slides P1 Slides P2) Dan Putnam, CE Specialist, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
11:20 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selection in the Time of COVID-19 (Slides) Lisa Blecker, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, UC IPM
11:40 Q&A Session  
12:00 PM Adjourn