- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
Mark your calendar!
July 15, 2019
The 3rd Annual UAV/Ag Technology Field Day
Presented by UC Cooperative Extension, Merced County
9am to 11:30am (CE registration begins at 8:30am)
Bowles Farming Headquarters
11609 Hereford Road, Los Banos, CA 93635
Events:
UAV/Drone demonstration flights:
-CSU Fresno
-UC Merced
-Yamaha Motors - RMax
-AeroVironment- Quantix Drone
-Pyka Autonomous Aerial Applications (pending Certificate of Authorization)
Other Ag Technology Representatives, Presentations and Displays:
-Justin Metz, Bowles Farming
-Robovator Automated Weeder
-Ferrari Automated Transplanter
-FarmWise Automated Weeder.
-Naio Technologies Automated Weeder
DPR and CCA units to be applied for
Watch for the full agenda to be posted on our website in the coming weeks at:
- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
Mark your calendar!
July 15, 2019
The 3rd Annual UAV/Ag Technology Field Day
Presented by UC Cooperative Extension, Merced County
9am to 11:30am (CE registration begins at 8:30am)
Bowles Farming Headquarters
11609 Hereford Road, Los Banos, CA 93635
Events:
UAV/Drone demonstration flights:
-CSU Fresno
-UC Merced
-Yamaha Motors - RMax
-AeroVironment- Quantix Drone
-Pyka Autonomous Aerial Applications (pending Certificate of Authorization)
Other Ag Technology Representatives, Presentations and Displays:
-Justin Metz, Bowles Farming
-Robovator Automated Weeder
-Ferrari Automated Transplanter
-FarmWise Automated Weeder.
-Naio Technologies Automated Weeder
DPR and CCA units to be applied for
Watch for the full agenda to be posted on our website in the coming weeks at:
- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
University of California Small Grains - Alfalfa/Forages Field Day
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences Field Headquarters
2400 Hutchison Dr., Davis, CA 95616, Davis, CA
8:00-4:30 Includes Lunch
CEUs: TBD
The annual UC Small Grains/Alfalfa-Forages Field Day will be held on May 15th at the University of California, Davis Department of Plant Sciences Field Headquarters on Hutchinson Road (west of Highway 113) from 8AM – 4:30PM.
The event showcases UC efforts in breeding and agronomic research related to small grains, alfalfa and forage crops and is one of the longest running field days in the state. The small grains portion will take place from 8 to noon and the alfalfa/forages section will take place between 12:40 and 4:30. A barbecue lunch will be provided.
Agenda:
7:30 Registration (no charge)
8:00 Start of Small Grains Program
8:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:35 Malting Barley & Oat Breeding: Alicia del Blanco, UC Davis
8:45 Barley Breeding for Food, Feed and Forage: Allison Krill-Brown, UC Davis
9:00 New Wheat Varieties: Oswaldo Chicaiza, UC Davis
9:15 Breeding Triticales for Bread and Forage: Josh Hegarty, UC Davis
9:25 Increasing Grain Size and Number: Alejandra Alvarez, UC Davis
9:35 A New Gene Controlling Number of Grains Per Spike: Saarah Kuzay, UC Davis
9:40 Balancing Source and Sink to Increase Yield: Jorge Dubcovsky, UC Davis
10:00 Herbicide Programs for Barley and Wheat: small grain herbicides and maximizing efficacy for control: Lynn Sosnoski, UC Cooperative Extension
10:20 Italian Ryegrass: Updates on Cultivation vs Herbicide Trials: resistance and methods for control: Konrad Mathesius, UC Cooperative Extension
10:30 Warm-season legume cover crop between winter small grains: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UC Cooperative Extension (This project was supported by the California Climate Investments program.)
10:45 Using Nitrogen Rich Reference Zones to Guide Wheat Topdress Decisions in the Sacramento Valley: Sarah Light, UC Cooperative Extension
10:55 Yield and Protein Stability for Wheat and Triticale Varieties Grown under N and Terminal Drought Stress: Mark Lundy, UC Cooperative Extension
11:05 Updates on UC Statewide Small Grain Trials: Seasonal conditions, pests and diseases, nitrogen management, and extension efforts: Mark Lundy, UC Cooperative Extension
11:15 Comments from breeders with entries in UC Statewide Small Grain Trials
11:30 UC Statewide Small Grain Trial Observations
11:50 Return for lunch
12:00 BARBEQUE LUNCH – Sponsored by CCIA – Many thanks to the staff at CCIA!
12:40 Start of Alfalfa and Forage Portion
12:40 Welcome and Introductions—Dan Putnam, UCCE/UCD Alfalfa Specialist
12:50 Managing Alfalfa in a Wet Year- What are the Diseases?-How to Help your Fields Recover? Rachael Long, UCCE Farm Advisor, Yolo County, Woodland, CA
1:05 IPM and Managing for Weevil Resistance in Alfalfa – Ian Grettenberger, Entomology Specialist, UC Davis, CA
1:20 Evaluation of N Stabilizers in Corn –Michelle Leinfelder Miles, UCCE Farm Advisor, Delta Region.
1:35 Forage Sorghum as a Summer Option: Controlling Sugarcane Aphid in Sorghum/ Sudangrass—Nick Clark, UCCE Farm Advisor, Kings/Fresno/Tulare Counties
1:50 Innovations in Overhead Irrigation – How that might improve Water Use Efficiency—Isaya Kisseka, UC Davis Professor, Irrigation Technology
2:10 Fun with Drones –Detecting Pest and Diagnosing Problems with Aerial Photography—Umair Gull, UC Davis Graduate Student, Plant Sciences.
2:25 Controlling Difficult Weeds in Alfalfa—Lynn Sosnoskie, UCCE Farm Advisor, Merced County.
2:50 Alternative Crops Research—Kura Clover, Switchgrass, Hemp—Dan Putnam, UC Davis
3:05 Reduced Lignin Alfalfa Varieties and Interactions with Harvest Scheduling—Brenda Perez, Graduate Student UC Davis
3:20 Analyzing Alfalfa Varieties for Pest Resistance (Nematodes, Insects, Diseases) and other characteristics—Dan Putnam, UC Davis
3:35 Alfalfa and Tall Fescue Breeding Programs at UC Davis –Charlie Brummer and students, UC Davis.
3:50 Test your Weed ID IQ: Weed Identification—Brad Hanson, UC Davis
4:15 Return to Headquarters
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- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
There is still time to register for the April 11th SJV Weed Science Extension Day at the Westside Research and Extension Center in Five Points (17353 West Oakland Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624).
The meeting at the Westside Center will focus on agronomic crops, ROWs, and tree and vine systems. The session will also include hands-on weed ID and nozzle selection/drift management training.
The meeting has been approved for 3.5 CDPR continuing education credits (other).
These presentations are free to attend although we do request that you register by calling the UCCE Merced County office at 209-385-7403 to reserve your spot. The agenda is listed below (a pdf flyer is also attached).
Our programs are open to all potential participants. If you require special accommodations, please contact the UCCE Merced County office at 209-385-7403. Thank you and we hope to see you at the meeting!
San Joaquin Valley Weed Science Day at the WSREC
Thursday, April 11, 2019, 8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Westside Research and Extension Center
17353 West Oakland Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624
8:00 a.m. Registration and Welcome (Refreshments provided)
8:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (attendees will be split into two groups and will rotate between the weed ID and spray drift demonstrations at 45-minute intervals)
Session 1: Identification of Common Weeds of Agricultural Cropping Systems and Non-Crop areas of the Southern San Joaquin Valley.
Anil Shrestha, Chair: Department of Viticulture & Enology and Professor: Weed Science, CSU Fresno
Session 2: Nozzle Selection and Proper Use and Spray Drift Management
James Schaeffer, Staff Research Associate, UCCE – Fresno County
10:00 a.m. Break (Refreshments provided)
10:15 a.m. The Biology and Management of Alkaliweed
Kurt Hembree, Weed Science Advisor, UCCE – Fresno County
10:45 a.m. Managing tough weeds in the right-of-way (ROW), landscape and other non-crop sites
Rick Miller, Corteva Agrisciences
11:15 a.m. Pre- and Post-Herbicide Performance on Threespike Goosegrass in Tree Nut Orchards
Drew Wolter, UC Davis
11:45 a.m. Breaking Bindweed: What Controls the Species and What Doesn't Work
Lynn Sosnoskie, Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor, UCCE – Merced and Madera Counties
12:15 p.m. Adjourn
SJV Weed Day April 11 2019 at WSREC Flyer
- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
There is still time to register for the April 11th SJV Weed Science Extension Day at the Westside Research and Extension Center in Five Points (17353 West Oakland Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624).
The meeting at the Westside Center will focus on agronomic crops, ROWs, and tree and vine systems. The session will also include hands-on weed ID and nozzle selection/drift management training.
The meeting has been approved for 3.5 CDPR continuing education credits (other).
These presentations are free to attend although we do request that you register by calling the UCCE Merced County office at 209-385-7403 to reserve your spot. The agenda is listed below (a pdf flyer is also attached).
Our programs are open to all potential participants. If you require special accommodations, please contact the UCCE Merced County office at 209-385-7403. Thank you and we hope to see you at the meeting!
San Joaquin Valley Weed Science Day at the WSREC
Thursday, April 11, 2019, 8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Westside Research and Extension Center
17353 West Oakland Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624
8:00 a.m. Registration and Welcome (Refreshments provided)
8:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (attendees will be split into two groups and will rotate between the weed ID and spray drift demonstrations at 45-minute intervals)
Session 1: Identification of Common Weeds of Agricultural Cropping Systems and Non-Crop areas of the Southern San Joaquin Valley.
Anil Shrestha, Chair: Department of Viticulture & Enology and Professor: Weed Science, CSU Fresno
Session 2: Nozzle Selection and Proper Use and Spray Drift Management
James Schaeffer, Staff Research Associate, UCCE – Fresno County
10:00 a.m. Break (Refreshments provided)
10:15 a.m. The Biology and Management of Alkaliweed
Kurt Hembree, Weed Science Advisor, UCCE – Fresno County
10:45 a.m. Managing tough weeds in the right-of-way (ROW), landscape and other non-crop sites
Rick Miller, Corteva Agrisciences
11:15 a.m. Pre- and Post-Herbicide Performance on Threespike Goosegrass in Tree Nut Orchards
Drew Wolter, UC Davis
11:45 a.m. Breaking Bindweed: What Controls the Species and What Doesn't Work
Lynn Sosnoskie, Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor, UCCE – Merced and Madera Counties
12:15 p.m. Adjourn
SJV Weed Day April 11 2019 at WSREC Flyer