As the Covid-19 pandemic persists, and as government and University recommendations maintain that we should social distance, the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting will now be VIRTUAL. The meeting will still take place THIS Friday, January 14th from 8am to noon. The agenda is shown below, but please see the attached (downloadable) meeting agenda for the link to the meeting. No RSVP or registration is required ahead of the meeting, but upon entering the virtual meeting room, anyone seeking continuing education credits will need to register using a provided survey. Available continuing education credits are for pesticide licensing (DPR: 0.5 of L, 2.0 of O), certified crop advisers (1.0 of NM, 2.5 of PM), and nitrogen and irrigation management credits for the Irrigated Lands Program (1.0). Please reach out to the SJC Cooperative Extension office if you have any questions. Thank you for your understanding as we pivot to a virtual meeting. We hope to see you virtually on Friday.

8:00am            Zoom waiting room opens. Attendees will be admitted shortly thereafter.

8:15am            Delta Rice Pest Management Update

                       Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties

8:45am            Regulatory Update

                       Tim Pelican, San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner

9:15am            The Problem of Insecticide Resistance with Alfalfa Weevil

                       Ian Grettenberger, UC Davis

9:45am            Using Drones to Control Insect Pests in Alfalfa

                       Rachael Long, UCCE, Yolo/Sacramento/Solano Counties

10:15am          Break

10:30am          Update on Common Chickweed Control in CA Small Grains

                       Nick Clark, UCCE, Kings/Tulare/Fresno Counties

11:00am          CropManage Online Decision Support Tool for Irrigation Scheduling and N Management 

                       Michael Cahn, UCCE, Monterey/San Benito/Santa Cruz Counties

11:30am          Nitrogen Fertility in Common Beans following Whole Orchard Recycling

                       Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties

12:00pm          Evaluations and Adjourn

UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 14, 2022 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206). A printable version of the agenda is attached at the bottom of this post. The agenda is as follows:

8:00am            Doors open and sign in

8:15am            Delta Rice Pest Management Update

                       Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties

8:45am            Regulatory Update

                       Tim Pelican, San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner

9:15am            The Problem of Insecticide Resistance with Alfalfa Weevil

                       Ian Grettenberger, UC Davis

9:45am            Using Drones to Control Insect Pests in Alfalfa

                       Rachael Long, UCCE, Yolo/Sacramento/Solano Counties

10:15am          Break

10:30am          Update on Common Chickweed Control in CA Small Grains

                       Nick Clark, UCCE, Kings/Tulare/Fresno Counties

11:00am          CropManage Online Decision Support Tool for Irrigation Scheduling and N Management 

                       Michael Cahn, UCCE, Monterey/San Benito/Santa Cruz Counties

11:30am          Nitrogen Fertility in Common Beans following Whole Orchard Recycling

                       Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties

12:00pm          Evaluations and Adjourn

We have submitted applications for continuing education. Credits for pesticide licensing (DPR: 0.5 of L, 2.0 of O) are still pending. Certified crop advisor credits have been approved (1.0 of NM, 2.5 of PM). Nitrogen and irrigation management credits for the Irrigated Lands Program have been approved (1.0). 

Due to the CA Department of Public Health order, masking is required in indoor public settings and will be required at this meeting. If you require special accommodations, please contact UCCE San Joaquin County at 209-953-6100.

I wish you a happy holiday season, and I hope to see you at the meeting in the new year.

UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 10, 2020 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206). Coffee and refreshments will be provided.

A printable version of the agenda is attached at the bottom of this post. The agenda is as follows:

8:15am     Delta Rice Update: Armyworms, Herbicide Trial, Weedy Rice, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE San Joaquin/Delta Counties

8:45am     Regulatory Update, Tim Pelican, San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner

9:00am     Alfalfa Weevil Insecticide Resistance, Madison Hendrick, UC Davis

9:15am     Benefits of Alfalfa in Crop Rotations, Nicole Tautges, UC Davis

9:45am     IPM in Organic Field and Vegetable Crop Production, Rachael Long, UCCE Yolo/Sacramento/Solano Counties

10:15am   Break

10:30am   Observations and Pest Issues with CBD Hemp Experiments in California, Dan Putnam, UC Davis

11:00am   Fertilizing Corn and Wheat with Manure: Research Results, Nick Clark, UCCE Fresno/Tulare/Kings Counties

11:30am   Warm-Season Legume Cover Cropping in the Delta, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties

12:00pm   Evaluations and Adjourn

We have submitted applications for continuing education for pesticide licensing and certified crop advisors. We have also submitted an application for nitrogen management continuing education, which would help to satisfy growers' continuing education requirement for the Irrigated Lands Program. Applications are pending.

Our programs are open to all potential participants. If you require special accommodations, please contact UCCE San Joaquin County at 209-953-6100. I wish you a happy holiday season, and I hope to see you at the meeting in the new year.

On Thursday, January 17th, I hosted the annual SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting in Stockton, CA. I want to thank everyone who attended and provided feedback on the meeting. Your evaluations are critical and inform Cooperative Extension outreach efforts! The presentations from that meeting have now been posted to my website. I encourage you to reach out to the presenters with questions. Also available from my website are full reports of local research trials, including the Delta field corn variety trial. I will make an announcement here on the blog when new reports are available.

UC statewide specialists make their research results available through the Agronomy Research and Information Center (RIC) website. Please check the RIC for information on statewide trials in small grains, alfalfa, dry beans, and other field crops. 

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.