- Author: Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
Join us for the 2024 California Alfalfa and Forage Symposium from December 10-12, 2024 at the Nugget Casino Resort in Spark, NV. The Symposium is jointly organized by UC Cooperative Extension and the California Alfalfa and Forage Association. Please see the conference website for complete information and to register. Early bird registration closes October 31, standard registration runs from November 1-28, and late registration is available after that. A hotel block is available, but reservations must be made by November 28 to secure the conference rate.
The 2024 Symposium theme is "Making Every Drop Count: Producing Alfalfa and Forages in Wet and Dry Years." There will be sessions on...
- Author: Thomas J Getts
I have gotten quite a few calls about blister beetles this year. There was a newspaper article up in Modoc that caused some stir, and was picked up by a lot of social media pages. So, what are blister beetles and why do we care?
Blister beetles get their name for a reason. They contain the toxin cantharidin, which can be excreted when they are threatened, or crushed which causes bad blisters on the skin. While this is problematic they typically are not drawn to humans, and blisters can be avoided by not handling them. Where they pose a larger problem is as a contaminant of hay, where they can be crushed/killed and incorporated into a bale posing as a potential toxin to be consumed by livestock.
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- Author: Nicholas E Clark
Join us for a morning Field Day on Friday, September 13th, 2024 from 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 9240 South Riverbend Avenue; Parlier, CA 93648.
No cost to attend! All are welcome. Please register
To view the agenda, click or follow this link: https://ucanr.edu/sites/kingscounty/files/401843.pdf
Pre-registration helps us plan lunch. To register, click or follow this link:
- Author: Daniel H Putnam
- Author: Mark E Lundy
The weather looks great for 9 May, 2024.....
Please Join us for a Grains/Alfalfa Field Day at UC Davis, coming up soon. Always a great field trip in the morning!!!
Join us for a BBQ lunch sponsored by California Crop Improvement and learn something new about grains and alfalfa.
Date & Time: May 9th, 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Supported by the California Crop Improvement Association (CCIA)
- Author: Nicholas E Clark
- Contributor: Mark E Lundy
FREE to Attend. REGISTRATION requested. Please register