UC Small Grains Blog

Results for the 2021-2022 fall-planted UC Small Grain Variety Trials are now available at: http://smallgrains.ucanr.edu/Variety_Selection/ Due to changing trends in California small grain production, there is a growing need for information on variety-specific forage biomass productivity.

Preliminary grain and forage yield results for our fall-planted common wheat, triticale, durum wheat and barley trials are now available on the UC Small Grains Research and Information Center website: http://smallgrains.ucanr.

The 2022 UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa/Forages Field Day will be held: May 17th, 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. with tours of Small Grains Breeding plots to follow in the afternoon LOCATION: Department of Plant Sciences Field Facility, UC Davis (2400 Hutchison Dr, Davis CA 38.5390, -121.

Join us at two upcoming field days to discuss on-farm utilization of N-rich reference zones, soil nitrate quick tests, and UC web tools for improved N management in California small grains. The first event is next Wednesday, 4/20/22 from 9:30am 12:00pm in Kings County at Hansen Ranches (35.

We are excited to announce upcoming field events hosted by University of California Cooperative Extension: Demonstrating Efficient N Fertilizer Management in Practices in California Wheat On-farm field day in Kings County: Wednesday April 20th 2022, 9:30AM 12PM.