Event Date
Event Date
Location
UC Davis Foundation Seed Building
- What?
The UC Davis Alfalfa and Small Grains Field Day - Where?
Department of Plant Sciences Field Facility, UC Davis
2400 Hutchison Dr., Davis, CA 95616
38.5390, -121.7800 - When?
May 8, 2025, starting at 7:30am
Sponsored by the California Crop Improvement Association (CCIA), the UC Davis Small Grains/Alfalfa-Forages Field Day is taking place on May 8th, 2025.
View the small grains program here, and our event posting on the UCANR blog here!
Field Day Program
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Sign-in |
| 8:00 - 12:00 | Alfalfa/Forages Field Day (alfalfa, sorghum, corn, irrigation) Travel on wagon to plots |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 4:00 | Small grain tours |
Alfalfa Program
| 11:00 | Alfalfa breeding and genetics | Charlie Brummer and graduate students (UC Davis) |
| Evaluating alfalfa varieties for production under deficit irrigation | Charles Janssen | |
| Breeding nondormant alfalfa with creeping roots | Cree King | |
| Developing new germplasm pools for alfalfa improvement | Michele Nalle | |
| 11:10 | Alfalfa irrigation and alternate uses | Dan Putnam and Chris DeBen (UC Davis/UCCE) |
| 11:20 | Overview of UC Davis small grains breeding program | Michelle Leinfelder-Miles (UCCE) |
| 11:30 | Alfalfa’s carbon footprint in California | Cameron Pittelkow (UC Davis) |
| 11:40 | Almond shell mulch application on established alfalfa fields | Sarah Light (UCCE) |
| 11:50 | Wrap-up and Discussion | |
| 12:00 | Travel to lunch |