Wed, Sep 23, 2020 @ 8:30am - 12:00pm
- When?
September 23, 2020 - Where?
Virtual!
View the agenda below, or click here [†]:
| 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 |