2023 Kearney Field Crops, Alfalfa and Forage Field Day

Event Date

Fri, Sep 29, 2023 @ 8:00am - 12:15pm

What?
2023 Kearney Field Crops, Alfalfa and Forage Field Day!
When?
September 29, 2023
Where?
Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center
9240 South Riverbend Avenue, Parlier, CA 93648
How?
Registration is required, free of charge.
Register here

View the agenda below, or click here:

7:00 am	Sign-in (refreshments provided)
8:00 am	Depart for Field Tour
	Sorghum Variety Trials (Grain & Forage) (Handout)	Jackie Atim, UC ANR
	Sorghum variety trial under deficit irrigation	Jackie Atim
	Alfalfa varieties with varying irrigation strategies (Handout)	Charlie Brummer, UC Davis
	Dry beans variety selection (Handout) (Handout)	Bao Lam Huynh, UC Riverside
	Almond-Alfalfa Intercropping System (Handout)	Sultan Begna and Lauren Hale, USDA ARS
10:00 am	Return from Field Tour
10:10 am	New Extension Advisors Introduction	Nick Clark, UC ANR
10:20 am	Alfalfa Weed Management (Slides)	Giuliano Galdi & Jorge Angeles UC ANR
10:40 am	Cotton IPM (Slides P1 Slides P2)	Ian Grettenberger & Buddhi Achhami, UC Davis
11:00 am	Brief: Small Grain and Alfalfa Weed Management (Slides)	Nick Clark
11:05 am	Break
11:15 am	Compost Application to Alfalfa (Slides)	Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UC ANR
11:35 am	Byproducts Trends & Opportunities for the CA Dairy Industry (Slides)	Jennifer Heguy, UC ANR
11:55 am	Lima & Garbanzo Breeding and Dry Bean Heat Stress Testing (Slides) (Slides)	Christine Diepenbrock, UC Davis
12:15 pm	Lunch