- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
On Friday, January 12th, I hosted the annual SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting in Stockton, CA. The presentations from that meeting have now been posted to my website and are available here. Also available from my website are full reports of local research trials, including the Delta sorghum seeding rate trial and field corn variety trial.
UC statewide specialists make their research results available through the Agronomy Research and Information Center (RIC) website. At the meeting, we had a presentation that referenced the small grains variety selection tool, which was developed using trial data from across the state.
We hope you will find this information useful, and we hope you will share your feedback with us so that we may best serve your interests for research and outreach.
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
On Friday, January 6th, I hosted the annual SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting in Stockton, CA. The presentations from that meeting have now been posted to my website and are available here. Also available from my website are full reports of local research trials, including the Delta sorghum seeding rate trial and field corn variety trial.
UC statewide specialists make their research results available through the Agronomy Research and Information Center (RIC) website. At the meeting, we had presentations that referenced the sorghum website and the variety selection tool for small grains, which are products of UC statewide programs.
We hope you will find this information useful, and we hope you will share your feedback with us so that we may best serve your research and outreach interests.
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 6, 2017 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E.Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206).
The agenda is as follows:
8:00am Doors Open, Sign In, and Welcome
8:10am Sorghum Seeding Rates for Optimum Productivity, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties
8:35m New Pest Advisory: Sugarcane Aphid in California Sorghum, Larry Godfrey, UC Davis
9:05am The Do's and Don'ts of Planting Grain and Forage Sorghum – Why Sorghum is not Corn!, Jeff Dahlberg, UC Kearney Research and Education Center, Parlier
9:30am Update on New Herbicide Options for Established Alfalfa, Mick Canevari, UCCE, San Joaquin County
10:00am BREAK
10:10am Tools for Selecting Small Grain Varieties from UCCE Statewide Trials, Mark Lundy, UC Davis
10:35am Comparing Methods for Estimating Crop Consumptive Water Use in the Delta: Background and Preliminary Results, Kyaw Tha Paw U, Eric Kent, Jenae' Clay, UC Davis
11:00am Nitrogen Mineralization in Soils from the Delta and the Valley, Daniel Geisseler, UC Davis
11:25am Managing Gophers in Alfalfa Fields, Roger Baldwin, UC Davis
11:55am Wrap-up and evaluations
Continuing education (DPR and CCA) will be available. Our programs are open to all potential participants. If you require special accommodations, please contact UCCE San Joaquin County at 209-953-6100. Thank you, and hope to see you at the meeting.
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension in San Joaquin County will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 8, 2016 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E.Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206).
The first half of the meeting will focus on pest management and the new regulations and permit conditions for chlorpyrifos, including results from an industry project to evaluate its critical uses and IPM decision-support tools for insecticide recommendations and stewardship. The second half of the meeting will focus on crop fertility and soil resource management.
The agenda is as follows:
8:00am Doors Open, Welcome and Introductions
8:10am Seed Treatments for Wireworm Control in Field Corn: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties
8:30am Alfalfa Project Overview Addressing Critical Chlorpyrifos Use: Pete Goodell and Lori Berger, UC IPM, UC Kearney Research and Education Center, Parlier
9:10am Science Behind New Chlorpyrifos Regulations: Randy Segawa, California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Sacramento
9:25am Local Permit Conditions and Restrictions on Chlorpyrifos Use: Barbara Huecksteadt, Agricultural Commissioner's Office, San Joaquin County
9:40am NRCS Conservation Planning and Pesticide Hazard Mitigation: Ora Van Steyn, USDA-NRCS, San Joaquin County
9:55am Local Impacts and On-Farm Management – Panel Discussion: Mick Canevari, UCCE Emeritus, San Joaquin County; Bob Ferguson, Grower, San Joaquin County; Larry Godfrey, UC Davis; Dan Putnam, UC Davis; Mike Wackman, San Joaquin County and Delta Water Quality Coalition
10:25am BREAK
10:40am Using Dairy Manures as Fertility Sources of Silage Corn: Martin Burger, UC Davis
11:00am Use of Online Resources for Nutrient Management Decisions and Nitrogen Budgeting: Daniel Geisseler, UC Davis
11:20am Salinity Management in Alfalfa Fields: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties
11:40am Wrap-up and evaluations
Continuing education (DPR and CCA) will be available. Our programs are open to all potential participants. If you require special accommodations, please contact UCCE San Joaquin County at 209-953-6100. Thank you, and hope to see you at the meeting.
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
Greetings! I started this blog as a component of my Extension program for field crops growers and allied industry in San Joaquin County and the greater Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region. As a UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor, an important part of my outreach is to make farm visits when growers or consultants have observed something unusual or alarming in the field. Additionally, I answer questions over the phone or by email. All of these experiences may provide learning opportunities for a broader audience, so I will use this blog to document and archive this outreach. I will make certain to keep the identity of the parties involved private.
As is customary with blogs, please provide your feedback! I welcome comments on similar observations or follow-up questions; however, this is not a venue for advertising, so comments will be moderated. This blog provides an opportunity for us to learn from each other.