The workshop will feature presentations by various experts and researchers focusing on best irrigation and nutrient management practices tailored specifically for young orchards in the San Joaquin Valley. Attendees will gain insights into the irrigation and nutrient needs of young orchards that are different from those applicable to mature orchards and learn strategies for adjusting these practices as orchards mature. This knowledge aims to ensure healthier tree
development, better resource utilization, and more resilient orchards in the face of climate change. Growers, CCAs, and other agricultural professionals are encouraged to attend. Workshop attendees can request one-on-one assistance from a farm advisor.
Young Orchard Workshop Agenda Kearney Feb 25.2025
You are invited to be an active part of the future of Kearney REC and connect, learn about recent research, hear from UCANR leadership, voice concerns and offer valuable inputs toward the future of a valuable asset to California agriculture.
Open house with UCANR Senior Leadership and UC Academics at Kearney REC
January 9, 2025
8:00-11:00 am
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- Author: Keith C Byrum
In October, Vice President Glenda Humiston, Associate Vice President Brent Hales, and Research and Extension Center directors Ashraf El-kereamy and Atef Swelam attended three global food and agriculture events in Italy, met with key leaders of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO), and signed important research agreements in Jordan.
- Author: Ryan D Puckett
A demonstration of labor-saving ag technologies is coming to Kearney thanks to the Vine Connect Field Day.
On Monday, November 4th, vendors will demonstrate their array of robotics and other technologies within the crops they are designed to operate and facilitate cultivation and harvest. See the attached flyer for more details.
The Vine Connect flyer one page-V2-2 (1)
- Author: Ryan D Puckett
Friday, September 13 brought growers, students and researchers to the Kearney Ag Center to obtain CEU's and learn about forage related research projects at the station as well as off the station in adjacent counties. The diligent and enthusiastic team of UC Cooperative Extension specialists presented on a wide range of topics relevant to forage crops grown in the San Joaquin Valley. In the field, Jackie Atim, abiotic stress specialist, discussed her projects in sorghum; alfalfa specialist Dan Putnam discussed the managed aquifer recharge (MAR) trials held at Kearney; and weed specialist Jorge Angeles demonstrated calibration techniques for spray equipment. Other informative presentations included information on garbanzo variety trials by Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and new data on insecticide resistance in alfalfa weevil by Ian Grettenberger. There was wide host of topics and attendees left well informed and a few CEU's richer.
