- Author: Daniel H Putnam
- Author: William Matthews
- Author: Daniel A Sumner
For those of you not yet convinced that we live in an increasingly international economy, button up your Dacca-made parka– globalization is bringing alfalfa and hay crops increasingly into the world of global trade.
If you don’t know where Dacca is– look it up on your Shenzhen-made iPhone!
While many crops (corn, wheat, soybeans, almonds and citrus) have long been traded on the world market, forages have been historically fed within a few miles of the animals they nourished (Figure 1). After all, hay and silage are bulky commodities.
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Figure 1. Hay has historically been grown a short distance from the animals it... |
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
At the Alfalfa and Forage Meeting held at the Kearney Agricultural Center in September, we provided a demonstration of the co-existence of Roundup Ready® (RR) and conventional alfalfa hay fields. The demonstration took place between two hay fields – one of them RR and the other conventional – that were in their third year of production and separated only by a one-lane dirt road. The demonstration showed what is meant by “co-existence”; the RR trait has not transferred to the adjacent conventional hay field or to a nearby organic hay field. All of the fields are co-existing in close proximity, and the RR trait is only found in the RR field. We used commercially-available test strips that detect the CP4 EPSPS...
- Author: Peter B Goodell
What? VOC regulations take effect Nov. 1, 2013. Are you ready? Do you know the laws and regulations? Join us for presentations from DPR and a roundtable discussion with fellow practitioners on strategies and implications to the PCAs.
Where? Kearney Ag Research and Extension Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Avenue, Parlier CA
When? October 24, 2013 (Thursday) 9 AM to noon
Who to contact for more information? Pete Goodell, 559-646-6515 pbgoodell@ucanr.edu
Why should you attend? The regulation goes into effect Nov. 1, 2013. It is important that you are prepared for the changes. ...
- Author: Daniel H Putnam
- Author: Peter H. Robinson
- Author: Eric Lin
There are some things that are attractive at first look, but fall apart upon analysis. Maybe like that fancy car you bought which needed major work 3 weeks after you drove it off the lot. Hydroponic fodder systems may fall into that category.
There are a number of systems available on the web promoting this concept (try Googling ‘hydroponic fodder' or ‘hydroponic grass’ on the web – there are plenty of sites).
Looks good? Who could think of a better forage for your animal than luscious sprouted leafy grain—just like the alfalfa sprouts on your sandwich! You can see videos on the web which show cattle and horses gobbling up...
- Author: Shannon C. Mueller
The weather was perfect on September 5th for a tour of field trials being conducted at the Kearney Ag Center by alfalfa and forage farm advisors and specialists with UC Cooperative Extension. The tram was filled to capacity and growers, pest control advisors, and seed company representatives were shown field research that will help their future decision-making processes.
With all the interest in sorghum as a result of its lower irrigation requirement compared to corn, a number of stops showcased research pertaining to this crop. Participants observed evaluations of grain and forage varieties, irrigation strategies, and nitrogen utilization in trials being conducted by Jeff Dahlberg, Dan Putnam, and Bob Hutmacher....
