- Author: Mark Lundy
- Author: Konrad Mathesius
Recent UCCE research has illustrated the value of in-season applications of nitrogen (N) fertilizer, particularly applications made at the early vegetative growth stages. This is typically the stage of growth when N demand from the crop is increasing rapidly, the soil is beginning to warm up, and microbial metabolism and associated mineralization/transformations of the various forms of N are increasing. Over a wide range of California conditions and across multiple seasons, applications of N fertilizer at this stage of growth have been shown to increase grain...
- Author: Konrad Mathesius
Growers, PCAs, and other members of the Ag Community, Interested in starting to use drones in your operations, but not sure exactly where to begin? Join us for the Drone Technology for Crop Agriculture workshop and Introduction to GIS for Crop Agriculture on September 28th and 29th, 2017.
We'll be going over what you need to get started including basic drone operation, safety/ regulations, and an in-depth course on how to actually offload data and process it into decision-making tools. This two-day workshop is meant for beginners and will be focusing on some real-world applications in...
- Author: Konrad Mathesius
I can fix most things on my Ford Ranger. It's about three parts more complicated than a 1960s VW beetle. When I can't fix it, I don't have to take it to a Ford dealer. This is because a pile of ‘right-to-repair' legislation was introduced in the early 2000s that eventually culminated in an automotive industry agreement to provide the same access to information to third parties as they would to dealers.
The initial agreement only extended to cars and trucks. As such, advocates for the repair industry have begun pushing for folks to expand legislation to include agricultural machinery and phones. Envision a high-tech computer in a new tractor that incessantly beeps at you for some reason but can only be serviced by a tech...
- Author: Konrad Mathesius
Field crop growers, PCAs, and other members of the ag community.
As a new UC advisor with a degree in soils, I am in the process of getting better acquainted with the soils in the area. Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo counties have an incredible diversity in soils. While most of the soils in the area are well-mapped, the maps are scaled to a larger area than might be fitting for growers. Most growers have a pretty good idea of the soils they are working on, but might be willing to let someone have a second look. This lends itself to a mutually beneficial arrangement. I get a better understanding of the soils in the area, you get a layer-by-layer analysis of your soils in terms of texture, rock...
- Author: Konrad Mathesius
Parking and registration is free and so is the barbeque lunch...
University of California Small Grains - Alfalfa/Forages Field Day
Thursday, May 11, 2017, UC Davis Agronomy Field Headquarters
2400 Hutchison Dr., Davis, CA 95616, Davis, CA
8:15-4:30 Includes Lunch
PCA Credits: Pending
