- Author: Mark E Lundy
Join us at two upcoming field days to discuss on-farm utilization of N-rich reference zones, soil nitrate quick tests, and UC web tools for improved N management in California small grains.
The first event is next Wednesday, 4/20/22 from 9:30am – 12:00pm in Kings County at Hansen Ranches (35.999608, -119.621063; 1.25 mi E. of 10th Ave. and 1.5 mi S. of Redding Ave). Full...
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We are excited to announce upcoming field events hosted by University of California Cooperative Extension:
Demonstrating Efficient N Fertilizer Management in Practices in California Wheat
On-farm field day in Kings County: Wednesday April 20th 2022, 9:30AM – 12PM.
On-farm field day in Yolo County: Thursday April 28th 2022, 8:45 – 10:45.
UC Small Grains and Alfalfa/Forages Field Day
UC Davis Plant Sciences Field Facilities: Tuesday May 17th 2022
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- Author: Mark E Lundy
We're off to a good start to the rainfall year! As farmers begin to turn attention to fall-planted small grains, be sure to check out UC's extension resources on the UC Small Grains Research and Information Center and the associated UC Small Grains Blog. Resources include the following:
The California Weather Web-Tool provides site-specific precipitation and temperature data for customizable date ranges and includes 10-year averages and a 10-day forecast. Read...
- Author: Mark E Lundy
- Author: Taylor Nelsen
- Author: Nicholas Clark
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
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UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension are excited to share newly developed tools that optimize nitrogen (N) fertilizer management in wheat and other small grains. The new tools and case studies illustrating how they've been applied in commercial settings will be discussed at an upcoming webinar on 11/4/2021 from 2-4 PM (2 INMP/CURES CEU credits available for those who REGISTER).
These tools are the product of many years of UC research and include an interactive website that provides customized, site-specific nitrogen fertilizer recommendations. Recommendations are based on monitoring of crop health and...
- Author: Taylor Nelsen
- Author: Salvador Grover
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Results for the 2020-2021 fall planted UC Small Grain Variety Trials are now available at:
http://smallgrains.ucanr.edu/Variety_Selection/
Results can be viewed within an interactive environment that summarizes small grain varieties by crop type across multiple locations and season:
http://smallgrainselection.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/
as well as an interactive environments that enables the exploration of data by individual site year: