UC Cooperative Extension will host a Small Grains and Soil Health Field Meeting on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 9:30am to noon, on Staten Island in the San Joaquin County Delta. The agenda is pasted below and attached. The attached version includes a map and directions. We have applied for CCA continuing education credits, and light refreshments will be provided. RSVP is not required. Hope to see you in the field!

9:30am       Meet at Staten Island grain silos to caravan to field trial location 

10:00am     Welcome and Meeting Overview

                  Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Brenna Aegerter, UCCE, San Joaquin County

                  Dawit Zeleke, Conservation Farms and Ranches

10:15am     Small Grains Variety Testing – Statewide and Delta Trials

                  Mark Lundy, UC Davis

10:30am     Soil Nitrate Quick Test Demonstration

                  Mark Lundy, UC Davis

10:45am     Introduction to Cover Cropping Project (funded by CDFA Healthy Soils Program)

                  Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Brenna Aegerter, UCCE, San Joaquin County

11:00am     Cover Crop Trial Results

                  Valerie Bullard, USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center

11:15am     Demonstrations and Evidence – Why the Hype Over Soil Health Really Matters

                  Jeff Mitchell, UC Davis

11:30am     Walk through small grains trial, participate in soil health demonstrations

UC Cooperative Extension will host the annual corn field meeting on Tuesday, October 15th, from 10:00-11:30am, on Tyler Island in Sacramento County. In addition to providing information on the annual corn variety trial, this year's agenda includes presentations on nitrogen management for the upcoming small grains season. The attached version of the agenda includes a map and directions to the field site. We have applied for CCA continuing education credits, and light refreshments will be provided. RSVP is not required. Hope to see you in the field! 

Agenda

10:00am     Field corn variety evaluation – preliminary results: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE

10:15am     Variety traits for the Delta: Seed company representatives

10:30am     In-Season Nitrogen Management in Wheat: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Sarah Light, UCCE

10:45am     In-Season Nitrogen Management in Malting Barley: Taylor Nelson, UC Davis

11:00am     Viewing of field corn plot

UC Cooperative Extension will provide a training on small grains nitrogen management and a webtool that can help inform recommendations. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 14th, from 10:00am to 12:00pm, at the SJC Cabral Agricultural Center (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, 95206). The training is primarily directed toward crop consultants, but we also welcome growers and industry members to attend. Attendance is free, but we request pre-registration using this survey because we will offer lunch. Continuing education credits will be offered (CCA and N management applications pending). The agenda is pasted below, and a downloadable version is attached. Thank you for your interest in UC Cooperative Extension programming, and we hope to see you at the training!

Agenda:

9:40 a.m.     Registration, light refreshments                          

10:00 a.m.   Welcome and Introduction                                   

10:05 a.m.   Principles of N fertilizer use in California small grains              

10:15 a.m.   Measuring field data pre-plant and in-season: N-rich reference zones, Soil sampling for nitrate               

10:30 a.m.   Soil nitrate quick test demonstration and data interpretation   

10:45 a.m.   Webtool example and case studies                                   

11:00 a.m.   Webtool walk through

UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis will host a Healthy Soils Program field meeting on compost. The meeting will take place on Thursday, July 28th from 10:00am to 11:30am. The meeting will take place off of S. Landi Road, on Roberts Island in the Delta. Presentation topics include how to acquire compost, different types of compost, how compost can improve soil health and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and how to apply for cost-share funding. The meeting location is where we are trialing different rates of green waste compost application for potential soil health and alfalfa yield benefits. Preliminary results will be described. Attendance is free, and registration is not required. Continuing education credits will be offered (CCA and N management applications pending). The agenda is pasted below, and a downloadable version is attached. Thanks for your interest in UC Cooperative Extension programming, and we hope to see you later this month!

Agenda

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!

UC Cooperative Extension will host the Delta Corn Field Meeting on Friday, October 11th from 10:00-11:30am, on Tyler Island in Sacramento County. The agenda is pasted below, and the attached version provides a map to the field. In addition to information on the field corn variety trial, this year's agenda includes a presentation on nitrogen mineralization and management in corn. We have applied for CCA (0.5 of CM; 0.5 of NM) and CDFA INMP continuing education credits, but applications are still pending. Light refreshments will be provided. Thanks for your interest in UC Cooperative Extension programming, and we hope to see you in the field! 

Agenda:

10:00am     Field corn variety evaluation – preliminary results, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, SJC/Delta

10:20am     Variety traits for the Delta, Seed company representatives

10:30am     Residual nitrate and nitrogen management in corn fields in the Delta, Daniel Geisseler, UC Davis

11:00am     Viewing of field plots

UC Cooperative Extension will host two field crops virtual field days in the coming month. Please see below and the attached flyers for more information, and please don't hesitate to contact me with questions. Thank you, and we hope to see you at the virtual field days!

California Rice Virtual Field Day

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

1:00PM - 3:00PM

Registration required.

Agenda

Kearney Alfalfa and Forage Field Day

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

8:30AM - 12:00PM

Registration required.

Agenda: Coming soon!

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. 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

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UC Cooperative Extension will host the annual corn field meeting on THURSDAY, October 18, 2018, from 10:00am to noon, on Tyler Island in Sacramento County. The agenda is pasted below, and there is a link to the flyer below which provides a map to the field location. We have applied for CCA continuing education credits, and light refreshments will be provided. RSVP is not required. Hope to see you in the field!

Agenda:

10:00am         Field corn variety evaluation – preliminary results

                      Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, SJC/Delta

10:15am         Variety traits for the Delta

                      Seed company representatives

10:30am         N stabilizer product trial in silage corn

                      Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, SJC/Delta

10:45am         Measuring the interaction between N demand and water use in

                      irrigated corn

                      Taylor Becker and Mark Lundy, UC Davis

11:00am         Viewing of field plots

UC Cooperative Extension will host a Soil Health and Cover Cropping Field Meeting on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 from 10:00am to noon, on Staten Island in the San Joaquin County Delta. The agenda is pasted below and attached. The meeting will begin with a few presentations at the Staten Island grain silos, on the north end of the island, before showcasing the warm-season legume cover crop that is grown between winter small grains.  We have applied for CCA continuing education credits, and light refreshments will be provided. RSVP is not required. Hope to see you in the field!

10:00am     Welcome, Introductions, and Project Overview

                  Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Brenna Aegerter, UCCE, San                          Joaquin County

10:20am     “Lightning Talks”

Brief presentations from organizations working on cover cropping and soil health

Cool Season Cover Cropping: Sarah Light and Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UCCE

Cover Cropping Survey: Ben Weise, Contra Costa Resource Conservation District

Climate Smart Farming Program: Sara Tiffany, Community Alliance with Family Farmers

Cover Cropping Incentive Programs: Sonya Miller, USDA-NRCS San Joaquin County

Summer Cover Crop Options: Valerie Bullard and Margaret Smither-Kopperl, USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center

10:45am     Caravan to field site

11:00am     Warm Season Legume Cover Cropping in the Delta –                                Preliminary Results from Year 1

                  Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Brenna Aegerter, UCCE

11:15am     Viewing