University of California
Agriculture and Natural Resources
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County Director/Farm Advisor
Cooperative Extension Siskiyou County1655 South Main Street
Yreka, CA 96097
(530) 842-2711
sborloff@ucanr.edu
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Specialty
Conducts research & educational program with alfalfa, small grains, irrigated pasture, and noncrop weed control with emphasis on variety adaptation, pest management, irrigation, and general production practicesAreas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Ag Commodities and Products - General
- Forage Crops
- Alfalfa
- Pasture, Dryland and Seeded
- Grains
- Plants and Their Systems
- Plant Management Systems
- Weeds Affecting Plants
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Conservation and Efficient Use of Water
- Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships
ANR Publications
- Color Photo Guide to Onion and Garlic Pests plus Text Copy...
- Drought Irrigation Strategies for Alfalfa
- Intermountain Alfalfa Management
- Irrigated Alfalfa Management for Mediterranean and Desert...
- Monitoring Soil Moisture for Irrigation Water Management
- Onion/Garlic: UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines
- Principles of Weed Control, 3rd Edition
- Sprinkle Irrigation of Row and Field Crops
- Weeds of California and Other Western States
California Agriculture Article Contributions
- Switchgrass is a promising, high-yielding crop for California biofuel
- Hay harvesting services respond to market trends
- Proper harvest timing can improve returns for intermountain alfalfa
- Integrated strategies offer site-specific control of yellow starthistle
- Interplanting grasses into alfalfa controls weeds in older stands
- Effectiveness of tensiometers and electrical resistance sensors varies with soil conditions
- Monitoring soil moisture helps refine irrigation management
- New growth regulator herbicide provides excellent control of yellow starthistle
- Success of mowing to control yellow starthistle depends on timing and plant's branching form
- Rotator nozzles more uniform than spray nozzles on center-pivot sprinklers
- Variable-frequency drives for electric irrigation pumping plants save energy
- Controlling dodder in alfalfa hay calls for an integrated procedure
- Fight weeds and increase forage: Using oats as a companion crop in establishing alfalfa
- Controlling Russian wheat aphid in California
- Treatment timing defined for Egyptian alfalfa weevil in the high desert
- Verticillium wilt found in southern California alfalfa
- Dodder control in alfalfa
ANR Workgroup Associations
- Agronomy Continuing Conference - Member
- Alfalfa and Forage Systems - Member
- Bioenergy - Member
- Biometrics and Computer Software - Member
- Linking Research & Education in Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology - Member
- Pest Management in ANR - Member
- Small Grain - Member
- Spray Application Technology - Member
- Weed - Member