Agronomy Notes & Sacramento Valley Field Crops Newsletter
- Estimating Bulk Density in California Soils
- Using partial budgeting to analyze farm business changes
- Foggy days in the Sacramento Valley
Practical Training on Nitrogen Management in Row Crops 2026 - Agenda
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - June 2025
- UC Works with Blackeye Farmers to Improve Varieties for the California Industry
- 2024 Colusa County Garbanzo Bean Variety Trial
- A Nitrogen Fertilizer Calculator for Annual Crops
- More Than Just Chemistry: The Hidden Role of Weather in Herbicide Performance
- Cover-Cropping in California’s Water Scarce Environments
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - March 2025
- Hedgerows and Soil Health Assessments Field Day!
- Hedgerow Project Update
- Littleseed Canarygrass Becoming Difficult to Control in Small Grains
- Weed Control in Alfalfa: Thinking about moving away from paraquat for winter annual weeds
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - July 2024
- Project Summary: The Effect of Almond Shell Mulch Application on Established Alfalfa Fields
- Managing rootknot nematodes in crop rotations
- Milo (Gran Sorghum) Yield Performance in Three Locations in Central Valley
- Upcoming Events!
- Cover Crop Performance Summary
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - April 2024
- Grazing Summer Cover Crops: Species Selection is Key
- Compost Application to Alfalfa
- Herbicide Resistance and How to Prevent it
- Save the Date: May 9th - Small Grains Field Day at UC Davis
Sacramento Valley Field Crops Newsletter - October 2023
- Organic Agriculture Workshop
- Cover Crop Performance in the Sacramento Valley During a Wet Year
- Cover Crops generate a Resource Rich Soil Environment for Soil Biota and Crop Roots
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - July 2023
- Climate-Smart Irrigation for Field Crops
- Update on alfalfa weevil insecticide resistance: What is the situation, and what can be done?
- Resources on the Economics of Cover Cropping in Annual Rotations
- Best Management Practices for use of Propane Cannons (zon guns) in Production Agriculture
- Grazing Cover Crops
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - December 2022
- Nitrogen Management Seminar
- Plant and Soil Conference
- The Effect of Almond Shell Mulch on Productivity of Established Alfalfa Fields
- California Small Grain Variety Performance under Conditions of Drought and Nitrogen Stress
- Development of New Alfalfa Products in Combination with Almond Hulls for Emerging Domestic and International Markets
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - September 2022
- Nitrogen Uptake of Sunflowers Grown in the Sacramento Valley
- Herbicide applications between cutting In Alfalfa, a cautionary tale
- Soil Health in Alfalfa Receiving Full and Deficit Irrigation
- Is vetch a friend or foe to livestock?
- Cover Crops and Winter Weed Management: Considerations for Annual Rotations in Wet and Dry Years
- Agronomic Crops Survey Results available online
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - July 2022
- Nitrogen Uptake of Sunflowers Grown in the Sacramento Valley
- Herbicide applications between cutting In Alfalfa, a cautionary tale
- Soil Health in Alfalfa Receiving Full and Deficit Irrigation
- Is vetch a friend or foe to livestock?
- Cover Crops and Winter Weed Management: Considerations for Annual Rotations in Wet and Dry Years
- Agronomic Crops Survey Results available online
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - January 2022
- 2022 California Plant and Soil Conference
- Sacramento Valley Cover Crop Tour
- Soil Health and Cover Crops Field Day
- N-Rich Reference Zones in Wheat: Case Study, Colusa County 2020-21
- Winter Cover Crop Performance in a Drought Year
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - August 2021
- Pre-plant weed management followed by inseason control improved alfalfa stand and yield
- Alfalfa Cost of Production Studies
- New Resources Available for Managing Nitrogen in Small Grains Production
- Poor control of common chickweed with ALS-inhibitor herbicides reported in S. San Joaquin Valley
- Using Drones for Summer Worm Control in Alfalfa Hay
- Pests in Hemp
- Herbicide Damage in Hemp Publication
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - February 2021
- Cover Crop Variety Trial Locations in the Sacrametno Valley
- Virtual Field DaySave the Date!
- Cover Cropping in Dry Years in California: Observations from 20 Years in the Field with Tom Johnson from Kamprath Seed
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - September 2020
- Equipment to Manage Cover Crops in Annual Rotations
- Winter Cover Crop Performance in the Sacramento Valley
- Healthy Soils Demonstration Project Results: Winter Cover Crops in Annual Rotations
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - July 2020
- Managing sunflower head moth
- Announcements
- Agronomy Needs Assessment Survey
- Project Summaries and Available Resources
- When is nitrogen fertilization of alfalfa beneficial? Almost never!
- Fusarium root rot in lima beans
- Developing integrated southern blight management tools and risk forecasting for Northern Central Valley growers
- Bee Safe: BotaniGard Maxx Best Management Practices in Hemp
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - May 2020
- New Soil Health YouTube Channel
- Western Cover Crop Survey
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - December 2019
- Save the Date! Healthy Soils and Field Crop Meeting
- Organic Amendment Management
- Using Compost
- Cool beans!
- Alfalfa Hay
- Upcoming Meeting
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - March 2019
- Good Luck to Mariano Galla!
- Meeting Announcements
- New restrictions for chlorpyrifos (e.g. Lorsban) use in alfalfa in California
- Spotlight on UC Cooperative Extension Resources
- With SWEEP and HSP Grant deadlines approaching, help is available
- Soil Sampling: A Review and Resources
- Weed control in dry bean production
- Vegetated filter strips for water quality protection on farms
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - Winter 2018
- Managing Weevils in Alfalfa Hay Production
- Strategies to Reduce Disease on Your Farm
- Accurate Diagnosis is Necessary for Disease Management
- Concepts in Soil Nitrate Management in Wheat and Other Winter Grasses
- Italian Ryegrass Management in Sacramento Valley Wheat
- Research Update: Preventing Rodent Damage to Subsurface Drip Irrigation in Cracking Clay Soils
- UC Resources
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - Fall 2018
- 48th California Alfalfa and Forage Symposium
- Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day
- Newly revised UC ANR Cost and Return Study for Hybrid Sunflower Seed Production
- Newly revised UC IPM Guidelines for Dry Beans
- Cover Crop Management in Annual Farming Systems
- New oat hay varieties show disease resistance and frost avoidance
- Few tips for weed management in Garbanzo beans
- Species on concern: Herbicide Resistant Italian Ryegrass
- What to do with those tough-to- control perennial weeds in established alfalfa
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - Summer 2018
- Post emergent weed control management in beans
- UC Davis Dry Bean Field Day
- UC IPM Guidelines for Dry Beans and Abiotic Disorders
- Avoiding and Managing Soil Compaction
- Cover Crop and Soil Health Project Coming Soon!
- Spider Mites in Corn
- Disease issues in garbanzo production
- New Cost and Return Study for Garbanzo Beans
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - Fall 2017
- Upcoming Meetings
- Results: Statewide 2017 Small Grain Variety Trials
- Southern Blight Cliff Notes - 2017
- Destroying weed seed at harvest: seed destroying technology to be tested in the Sacramento Valley
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - August 2017
- New Agronomy Advisor!
- New UCCE Resources
- Keep an eye out!
Agronomy Notes
Sacramento Valley Field Crops Newsletter - Winter, 2018
- Managing Weevils in Alfalfa Hay Production
- Strategies to Reduce Disease on Your Farm
- Accurate Diagnosis is Necessary for Disease Management
- Concepts in Soil Nitrate Management in Wheat and Other Winter Grasses
- Italian Ryegrass Management in Sacramento Valley Wheat
- Research Update: Preventing Rodent Damage to Subsurface Drip Irrigation in Cracking Clay Soils
- UC Resources
Reminder: Healthy Soils Field Day and Equipment Showcase
Healthy Soil Field Day and Equipment Showcase
- 8:30 am Coffee and Registration
- 9:00 am Welcome & Project Overview
- 9:15 am Lightning Talks ~ Brief Presentation on soil health-related work in region
- 9:45 am Equipment Showcase and Cover Crop Management: What's worked. What hasn't.
- 10:15 am Equipment Viewing and Discussion
- 10:45 am Wrap up and evaluations
If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Light at selight@ucanr.edu or Amber Vinchesi-Vahl at acvinchesi@ucanr.edu.
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HealthySoils Field and Equipment Showcase - Meeting Agenda
Healthy Soils Field Day and Equipment Showcase
- 8:30 am Coffee and Registration
- 9:00 am Welcome and Project Overview
- 9:15 am Lightning Talks ~ Brief Presentation on soil health-related work in region
- 9:45 am Equipment Showcase and Cover Crop Management: What's worked. What hasn't.
- 10:15 am Equipment Viewing and Discussion
- 10:45 am Wrap up and evaluations
If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Light at selight@ucanr.edu or Amber Vinchesi-Vahl at acvinchesi@ucanr.edu.
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Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - Winter, 2019
- Wheat Field Day - Agenda
- Good Luck to Mariano Galla!
- Meeting Announcements
- New restrictions for chlorpyrifos (e.g. Lorsban) use in alfalfa in California
- Spotlight on UC Cooperative Extension Resources
- With SWEEP and HSP Grant deadlines approaching, help is available
- Soil Sampling: A Review and Resources
- Weed Control in dry bean production
- Vegetated filter strips for water quality protection on farms
Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day - Meeting Agenda
UC Cooperative Extension Presents:
Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day
Thursday, December 6th | 8:30 am – 11:00 am
Meridian, CA – Follow signs from the Corner of Moroni Rd & S. Drexler Rd.
(in case of rain, the field day will be held in the UCCE Sutter-Yuba Conference Room at 142 Garden Hwy, Yuba City)
Join us as we launch the beginning of a state-wide Healthy Soils projected supported by CDFA.
Topics include: Managing winter cover crops in annual rotations, soil health demonstrations, and measuring changes in soil carbon based on management practices.
For more information contact Sarah Light at 530-822-7515 or selight@ucanr.edu.
CCA Credits: 1.5 Soil & Water Management
Attached is an agenda for the field day.
Reminder: Please join us for the annual UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa/Forages Field Day Tomorro
Reminder: Please join us for the annual UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa/Forages Field Day tomorrow!
7:30: registration
8:00am-Noon: Small Grains Program
Noon: BBQ Lunch
12:40-4:15: Alfalfa and Forages Program
We are hoping for good weather tomorrow and to see you there! There is a possibility of rain, but hopefully not until after the field day ends.
Complete agenda and directions attached:
UCCE Events Next Week: Wheat Field Day and Spanish Language Training for Field Workers
1. Wheat Field Day | Tuesday, March 12 | 8:30 - 11:00 am, Colusa County
Topics will include Nitrogen Opportunity, In-Season N Decision Making and How to create a N Calibration zone in the Field, Demonstration of Soil Nitrate Quick Test, Real Time Plant Sensing Using Hand-held Tools and Drone Imaging, Interpreting Field Measurements and On-Farm Decision Making, Grower Perspective on N Rich Strips, UC Small Grain Variety Test Program Tool and Updates and Variety Trial Observations
CCA Credits Approved: 1.5 Nutrient Management, 0.5 Crop Management
CURES Nitrogen Management Plan Credits: 1.5 Approved
2. Soil, Water, and Pest Management Training for Field Workers in Spanish | 8:00 am-12noon, Thursday, March 14 | 142 Garden Hwy, Yuba City
Topics will include Hydrology 101, Soil Management 101, and Intergrated Pest Management 101.
Contact Sarah Light with questions at selight@ucanr.edu.
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - Fall, 2018
- 48th California Alfalfa and Forage Symposium
- Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day
- Newly revised UC ANR Cost and Return Study for Hybrid Sunflower Seed Production
- Newly revised UC IPM Guidelines for Dry Beans
- Cover Crop Management in Annual Farming Systems
- New oat hay varieties show disease resistance and frost avoidance
- Few tips for weed management in Garbanzo beans
- Species on concern: Herbicide Resistant Italian Ryegrass
- What to do with those tough-to-control perennial weeds in established alfalfa
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - Summer 2018
- Post emergent weed control management in beans
- UC Davis Dry Bean Field Day
- UC IPM Guidelines for Dry Beans and Abiotic Disorders
- Avoiding and Managing Soil Compaction
- Cover Crop and Soil Health Project Coming Soon!
- Spider Mites in Corn
- Disease issues in garbanzo production
- New Cost and Return Study for Garbanzo Beans
Wheat Field Day and Spanish Language Training for Field Workers - March 2019
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Join Us For a Wheat Field Day in Colusa County
Topics include: Small Grains Variety Testing and Resources, Optimizing Nitrogen Management in Small Grains and Soil Nitrate Quick Test Demo
- Soil, Water, and Pest Management Training for Field Workers in Spanish
Thursday, March 14th, 8am-12pm program; 12pm lunch, 142 Garden Hwy, Yuba City.
UCCE will be providing a free, half day technical training in Spanish for field workers.
Topics will include: Integrated Pest Management, Avoiding pesticide resistance, Soil fertility and soil management and Plant, soil, and water dynamics. The focus of the training will be on agronomic crops, but everyone is welcome!
Any questions contact Sarah Light, Agronomy Advisor at selight@ucanr.edu or (530) 822-7515.