Happy New Year! UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 12, 2024 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; Kamal Bagri and Jatinder Gill, San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
9:15am Soil Organic Matter and its Contribution to Plant Available Nitrogen; Daniel Geisseler, UC Davis
9:45am Field Crops Research and Observations from the Sacramento Valley; Sarah Light, UCCE, Sutter/Yuba, Colusa Counties
10:15am Break
10:30am Lima and Garbanzo Breeding and Dry Bean Heat Stress Testing; Christine Diepenbrock, UC Davis
11:00am Insect IPM in Alfalfa: Case Studies of Issues with Alfalfa Weevil and Aphids; Ian Grettenberger, UC Davis
11:30am Compost Application to Alfalfa; Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties
12:00pm Evaluations and Adjourn
Credits for pesticide licensing (DPR: 0.5 of L, 1.5 of O), Certified Crop Advisers (0.5 of NM, 0.5 of SW, 1.5 of PM, and 1.0 of CM), and CDFA Irrigation and Nitrogen Management (1.5) have been approved. Light refreshments will be provided. Please reach out to UC Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County (209-953-6100) if you have any questions or require special accommodation to participate in the meeting. We hope to see you this Friday!
