Thurs, Sep 23, 2021 @ 7:00am - 12:15pm
- When?
September 23, 2021 - Where?
Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center; 9240 South Riverbend Avenue; Parlier, CA 93648
View the agenda below, or click here [†]:
| 7:00 AM | Sign-in and morning refreshment | |
| 8:00 | TRAM LEAVES FOR FIELD TOUR | |
| Choosing Alfalfa Varieties for Pest Management and Quality in Relationship to Harvest Schedule | Dan Putnam, UC Davis | |
| Sorghum Deficit Irrigation | Bob Hutmacher, UC West Side Research and Extension Center | |
| Sorghum Varieties | Bob Hutmacher, UC West Side Research and Extension Center | |
| Winter Flooding and Summer Deficit Irrigation of Alfalfa | Khaled Bali, UC Kearney Research and Extension Center | |
| 9:50 | TRAM RETURNS | |
| 10:00 | Properties of Manure as a Fertilizer for Forages (Slides [†]) | Anthony Fulford, UCCE Stanislaus |
| 10:15 | SJV Forage Crops Professionals Needs Assessment (Slides [†]) | Nick Clark, UCCE Kings |
| 10:30 | New USDA-ARS Efforts in Forage Research at San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences (SJVAS) Center, Parlier, California (Slides [†]) | Jason Kelley & Sultan Begna, USDA-ARS |
| 10:45 | Discussion | |
| 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:15 | Pesticide application safety and PPE requirements (Handout [†]) | Shawn Atayasay, Fresno County Ag Commissioner's Office |
| 11:30 | Forage IPM Principles and Best Practices (Slides [†]) | Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Farm Advisor, UCCE San Joaquin |
| 11:45 | Weed Management in Established Alfalfa (Handout [†]) (Handout [†]) (Handout [†]) (Slides [†]) | Jose Luiz Carvalho de Souza Dias, UCCE Merced |
| 12:00 PM | Discussion | |
| 12:15 | Lunch |