2012 California Alfalfa & Grains Symposium

2012 California Alfalfa & Grains Symposium

December 10-12, 2012 • Doubletree Hotel • Sacramento, CA

  • by Dan Putnam

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  • The 2012 California Alfalfa & Grains Symposium was be held in Sacramento, CA, December 10-12, 2012. The attendance this year was excellent. Videos and proceedings can be found below sorted by the time they were presented.

Tuesday, Dec 11th

Morning Main Session
 
Industry Economic Trends
 
8:05Current Hay & Forage Market Trends
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Seth Hoyt, The Hoyt Report, Ione, CA
 
8:30US and Global Wheat Market Trends
Presentation
 Steve Wirsching, Director, US Wheat Associates West Coast Office, Portland, Oregon
 
8:55Economic Trends for Dairies in California
Presentation
 Bill Van Dam, Alliance of Western Milk Producers, Sacramento, California
 
Megatrends Affecting Alfalfa & Grain
 
10:10Fertilizer Supply & Cost Trends
Presentation
 Rob Mikkelsen, International Plant Nutrition Institute, Merced, California
 
10:35What about California Water Prospects?
Presentation
 Sarge Green, CSU, Fresno, California
 
11:00Emerging Water Quality Requirements for Irrigated Lands
Presentation
 Joe Karkoski, Irrigated Lands Program, Central Valley Water Quality Control Board
 
11:25What are the strategies for future of water-use efficient alfalfa production systems?
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Dan Putnam, UC Davis
 
 
Simultaneous Afternoon Breakout Sessions (I-II)
 
Breakout Session I
Producing Alfalfa from A to Z: What are the most important things to remember about producing a high yielding, high quality alfalfa crop?
 
1:30Key Issues for Stand Establishment
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Dan Putnam, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
 
1:50Variety Selection
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Carol Frate, UCCE Tulare County, Visalia, California
 
2:10Key Strategies for Weed Management
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Mick Canevari, UCCE Emeritus, Stockton, California
 
2:30What are the Most Important things to remember about Insect Management?
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Larry Godfrey, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis
 
3:30What are the most important Soil Fertility Issues for Alfalfa?
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Tim Hays, Wilbur Ellis Co., Lancaster, California
 
3:50Key Irrigation Management Practices for Alfalfa
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Blake Sanden, UCCE, Bakersfield, California
 
4:10Harvest Management Principles
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Steve Orloff, UCCE, Yreka, California
 
4:30What are the Most Important Alfalfa Quality Attributes?
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Ed DePeters, UC Davis
 
Breakout Session II
Producing Wheat from A to Z. What are the absolutely most important things to remember about producing a high yielding, high quality wheat crop?
 
1:30Wheat Variety Selection
Presentation
 Lee Jackson, CE Specialist Emeritus, UC Davis, California
 
1:50Stand Establishment
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Kent Brittan, UCCE Yolo/Solano County, Woodland, California
 
2:10Weed Management in Wheat
Proceedings Paper
 Steve Wright, UCCE Tulare/Kings Counties, Tulare, California
 
2:30Nitrogen Management
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Steve Orloff, UCCE Siskiyou County, Yreka, California
 
3:30Irrigation Management
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Mike Ottman, School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
 
3:50Fungicides for Stripe Rust
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Doug Munier, UCCE Glenn County, Orland, California
 
4:10Management Practices to Improve Grain Quality
Presentation Proceedings Paper
 Gene Aksland, Agronomic Services, Visalia, California
 
4:30Marketing Grains
Presentation
 Geoff Schulz, Penny Newman Grain, Fresno, California
 
 

Wednesday, Dec 13th

Main Symposium Program
 
Crop Biology and Innovations in Genetics: Wheat and Alfalfa
 
8:05Understanding Wheat Growth Development to Maximize Yield Potential
Presentation
 Mike Flowers, Oregon State University, Corvalis, Oregon
 
8:30Current Advances in Genetic Improvement in Wheat
PresentationProceedings Paper
 Alicia Del Blanco, Dept of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
 
8:55Understanding Growth and Development of Alfalfa to Enhance Management for Forage Yield and Quality
Presentation
 Larry R. Teuber, UC Davis
 
9:15Envisioning the Future of Genetic Improvement in Alfalfa
PresentationProceedings Paper
 Jon Reich, Cal-West Seeds, Woodland, California
 
9:35Envisioning the Future of Genetic Improvement in Alfalfa
PresentationProceedings Paper
 Peter Reisen, Forage Genetics International, Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
Current Trends in Markets and Technology
 
10:35Hay Export Situation and Prospects--World Demand For Forages
Presentation
 John Szczepanski, US Forage Export Council, Portland, Oregon
 
11:00Innovations in Forage and Grain Harvesting Technology
PresentationProceedings Paper
 Matthew Digman, USDA-ARS Dairy Forage Center, Madison, Wisconsin
 
11:25Observations on Conservation Tillage with Forages and Grains and Promoting Change in Agriculture
PresentationProceedings Paper
 Dino Giacomazzi, Dairy Farmer, Hanford, California
 

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