- 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: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=43346
Dr. Bob Hutmacher shows data from sorghum field trials at the Kearney Field Day, 2021.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
What: Research plot tours and discussions with researchers about recent observations and up-to-date knowledge about production issues in field and forage crops
Who: Growers, pest control advisers, crop consultants, allied ag professionals, researchers, and anybody interested in San Joaquin Valley agricultural production are welcome to attend.
Topics for the Field Day:
- Alfalfa Deficit Irrigation Strategies
- Sorghum Variety and irrigation Trials
- Blackeye Bean Variety Selection
- Weed Identification
- Pesticide Spray Calibration & Equipment
- Garbanzo Variety Trial Results
- New Safflower Insecticides
- Ned Data on Insecticide Resistance with Alfalfa Weevil
- Wheat, Barely and Triticale Deficit Irrigation Trials
LUNCH PROVIDED!!!
Continuing education Credits:
3.5 hours of Certified Crop Adviser (1.0 Soil & Water Management, 1.5 Integrated Pest Management & 1.0 Crop Management) have been approved.
1.0 hours of CA Dept. of Food and Agriculture Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Training Program have been approved.
2.0 CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation "Other" hours for PCAs, QAC/Ls, and PACs have been approved.
Dr. Khaled Bali Demonstrates Alfalfa Deficit Irrigation Trials at Kearney Field Day (2021)
Thank you to our sponsors:
BASF, CA Dairy Research Foundation, FMC Corporation, and Irrometer generously sponsored this field day, and we're grateful for the support.
/h3>- Author: Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
We hope to see you next Thursday at the Field Day!
UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension will host the UC Dry Bean Field Day on Thursday, August 15, 2024 from 9:30am to 11:45am. The field day will begin at the Agronomy Field Headquarters (2400 Hutchison Drive) on the UC Davis campus. From the Agronomy Field Headquarters, follow the UCCE sandwich board signs to the field location. Look for the pop-up tents. The agenda is pasted below, and a downloadable version is attached to the bottom of this post. DPR (1.0 of Other) and CCA (1.0 Crop Management, 1.0 Pest Management) continuing education credits have been approved for this meeting. Light refreshments will be provided. Thanks for your interest, and we hope to see you at the field day!
Agenda:
9:15am Arrival and sign-in
9:30am Welcome and introductions: Christine Diepenbrock and Antonia Palkovic, UC Davis; Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UC Cooperative Extension
9:35am Developing breeding resources to improve lima bean adaptation and quality: Christine Diepenbrock and Paul Gepts, UC Davis
9:40am Seed and culinary traits in limas and evaluation of the USDA lima collection: Jaclyn Adaskaveg, UC Davis; Sarah Dohle, USDA-ARS
9:55am Improving heat tolerance in grain legumes (with use of sensors and 3-D models): Sassoum Lo, Heesup Yun, and Earl Ranario, UC Davis
10:05am Choosing varieties for pest resistance, high yields, and high quality – regional trial results: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Nick Clark, UC Cooperative Extension
10:20am Cowpea breeding for California: Bao-Lam Huynh, UC Riverside
10:35am Travel to Bee Biology Road
10:45am Lima and chickpea breeding for California: Antonia Palkovic and Christine Diepenbrock, UC Davis
11:00am In-field agronomic evaluation of lima lines for culinary testing: Antonia Palkovic and Jaclyn Adaskaveg, UC Davis
11:10am Genotypic and environmental variation in nutritional traits in common bean: Tayah Bolt, UC Davis
11:15am Improving chickpea for aluminum tolerance and more effective nitrogen fixation: Laura Perilla-Hanao, Ali Said, and Douglas Cook, UC Davis
11:25am Defending lima beans from lygus bugs: breeding and emerging technologies: Kimberly Gibson, UC Merced (alumna of UC Davis)
11:40am Discussion and evaluation
2024-8-15 Dry Bean Field Day Agenda FINAL
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension will host the UC Dry Bean Field Day on Thursday, August 15, 2024 from 9:30am to 11:45am. The field day will begin at the Agronomy Field Headquarters (2400 Hutchison Drive) on the UC Davis campus. From the Agronomy Field Headquarters, follow the UCCE sandwich board signs to the field location. Look for the pop-up tents. The agenda is pasted below, and a downloadable version is attached to the bottom of this post. DPR continuing education (1.0) is pending. CCA continuing education credits have been approved (1.0 Crop Management, 1.0 Pest Management). Light refreshments will be provided. Thanks for your interest, and we hope to see you at the field day!
Agenda:
9:15am Arrival and sign-in
9:30am Welcome and introductions: Christine Diepenbrock and Antonia Palkovic, UC Davis; Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UC Cooperative Extension
9:35am Developing breeding resources to improve lima bean adaptation and quality: Christine Diepenbrock and Paul Gepts, UC Davis
9:40am Seed and culinary traits in limas and evaluation of the USDA lima collection: Jaclyn Adaskaveg, UC Davis; Sarah Dohle, USDA-ARS
9:55am Improving heat tolerance in grain legumes (with use of sensors and 3-D models): Sassoum Lo, Heesup Yun, and Earl Ranario, UC Davis
10:05am Choosing varieties for pest resistance, high yields, and high quality – regional trial results: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Nick Clark, UC Cooperative Extension
10:20am Cowpea breeding for California: Bao-Lam Huynh, UC Riverside
10:35am Travel to Bee Biology Road
10:45am Lima and chickpea breeding for California: Antonia Palkovic and Christine Diepenbrock, UC Davis
11:00am In-field agronomic evaluation of lima lines for culinary testing: Antonia Palkovic and Jaclyn Adaskaveg, UC Davis
11:10am Genotypic and environmental variation in nutritional traits in common bean: Tayah Bolt, UC Davis
11:15am Improving chickpea for aluminum tolerance and more effective nitrogen fixation: Laura Perilla-Hanao, Ali Said, and Douglas Cook, UC Davis
11:25am Defending lima beans from lygus bugs: breeding and emerging technologies: Kimberly Gibson, UC Merced (alumna of UC Davis)
11:40am Discussion and evaluation
2024-8-15 Dry Bean Field Day Agenda FINAL
- Author: Mark E Lundy
2024 UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa Field Day
May 9th, 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Supported by the California Crop Improvement Association (CCIA)
REGISTER HERE (no charge for event)
Department of Plant Sciences Field Facility, UC Davis
(2400 Hutchison Dr, Davis CA 38.5390, -121.7800)
Continuing Education Units (CEUs):
3.0 CCA (1.5 Crop Management; 1 Soil & Water Management; 0.5 Nutrient Management)
1.5 CDFA INMP (1 Irrigation Management; 0.5 Nitrogen Management)
- Author: Mark E Lundy
Please mark your calendars for a May 9th, 2024 field day at the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences Field Facility. Program will start in the morning and include lunch with presentations on small grain variety development and agronomic management of small grain crops. Full details and registration will be posted on the UC Small Grains Blog closer to the date. We hope to see you there!