- Author: Roger A Baldwin
- Author: Niamh Quinn
- Author: Daniel H. Putnam
PROPOSED LABEL CHANGES
The US EPA has proposed a series of dramatic changes to rodenticide labels which will significantly change how rodenticides are used in alfalfa, pasture, and many other crops (orchardes, vineyards).
Among other restrictions,
- All rodenticides for field applications will be restricted-use (new requirements for equipment, training)
- Above-ground applications eliminated
- Author: Rachael Freeman Long
- Author: Morgan Doran
- Author: Brooke Latack
- Author: Dan Putnam
Interest in integrating livestock and alfalfa production is on the rise in the U.S. as a way to produce more food per acre and improve farm income.
There are significant economic and environmental advantages to grazing, including lower costs, pest control, healthier animals, and soil health benefits. The main concerns or negatives may be bloat risk or hoof damage to alfalfa fields, but millions of acres of alfalfa and alfalfa-grass mixtures are grazed safely each year.
An Old Practice Becomes New: The practice of routinely grazing alfalfa and alfalfa-grass mixes is not new. It is a historical practice in the U.S., and in many parts of the world, grazing alfalfa and grasses is an...
- Author: Michael Rethwisch
- Author: Ian M Grettenberger
- Author: Daniel H. Putnam
A new caterpillar was found this fall on alfalfa in the Palo Verde Valley of California and several other alfalfa growing areas of western Arizona.
Is this a New Pest? The initial finding of the ‘dot-lined angle' caterpillar (moth) was reported to UCCE in mid-October by a highly experienced pest control advisor (Richard Wellman), who had collected it in several fields in the Palo Verde Valley but realized it was an unfamiliar species. UCCE advisor Michael Rethwisch (Riverside County, CA) identified the species as the dot-lined angle (Psamatodes abydata), with this identification confirmed by Marc Epstein at the California Department of Food and...
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
- Author: Nick Clark
- Author: Anthony Fulford
- Author: Dan Putnam
The UC Alfalfa and Forage Field Day will take place on Thursday, September 29, 2022. The field day will take place at the Kearney Research and Extension Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648. Sign-in and morning refreshments begin at 7:00am, and the field tour tram leaves promptly at 8:00am. There is no registration fee, but please pre-register for the event to help us with our planning. Only preregistered attendees are guaranteed a lunch. We have applied for DPR, CCA, and N management (ILRP program) continuing education credits, and the agenda is below. We look...
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
- Author: Nick Clark
- Author: Anthony Fulford
- Author: Dan Putnam
Please save the date for the annual UC Kearney Alfalfa and Forage Field Day! UC Cooperative Extension will provide updates on applied research in alfalfa and forage varieties, irrigation, nutrient and soil management, and pest management.
When: Thursday, September 29, 2022 from 8:00am to 12:00pm
Where: Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center (9240 South Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648)
Who should attend: California alfalfa and forage growers, consultants and allied industry professionals
The agenda will be forthcoming, and we will be applying for CA DPR, CCA, and CDFA-INMP (formerly CURES) continuing education credits. Pre-registration will be required; lunch will be...
