"On behalf of UC Davis and Russell Ranch, you are invited to a virtual field day, Tuesday January 5, 2021, 10-11 AM (PST)

Alternative management in organic tomatoes: Exploring new tools for sustainability and profitability

Please join to hear the latest updates and data on:

-Benefits of Alfalfa in rotation – effects on soil health and tomato yield: Nicole Tautges (Michael Fields Institute)

-Costs and Benefits of grazing cover crops in organic tomato fields: Sequoia Williams (Gaudin lab, Plant Science, UC Davis)

-Perennial vs. annual rotation in transition to organic: Oren Hoffman (Scow Lab, Land Air & Water Resources, UC Davis)

*After the talks we will have a short Q&A session

Register for the free online event HERE."

https://www.evite.com/event/0135H5Z37WEDUMH7UEPLHJOMQSNCC4/rsvp?utm_campaign=send_sharable_link&utm_medium=sharable_invite&utm_source=evitelink

Coming up:

November 18th, 3-4pm - Biological Plant Growth Regulators: Experience, Facts, and Future - Michael Rethwisch, MSc, UCCE Farm Advisor, Riverside County - 1.0 CCA CEU

December 3rd, 3-4pm - Biostimulants From A Regulatory Perspective - Nick Young, Senior Environmental Scientist, CDFA-Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program

December 9th, 3-4pm - Synergistic or Antagonism? Integrating Crop Biologics into IPM - Dr. Surendra Dara, UCCE Farm Advisor, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties - 1.0 DPR & CCA CEU

Contact: Dr. Zheng Wang, UCCE Vegetable Advisor, (209)525-6822, zzwwang@ucanr.edu

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Survey of Your Understanding of Crop Biostimulant

Crop biostimulants are not biopesticides (suppressing pest and disease); instead, they are "substances or microorganisms that, when applied to seeds, plants, or the rhizophere, stimulates natural processes to enhance or benefit nutrient uptake, nutrient efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality and yield." Common active ingredients of biostimulants, which are distinct from those in biocontrol agents, comprise growth promoting bacteria and/or fungi, mycorrhizae, seawood extract, humic substances, kelp, or plant hormones.

To better help vegetable growers with the use of crop biostimulant and implement our future research and extension programs, please spend a few minutes filling out the anonymous survey http://cestanislaus.ucanr.edu/Agriculture/Vegetable_Crops/Biostimulant_Survey/ to share your experience, concerns, confusion, and hopes about an efficient use of these biologics.  Your response will be used for research and education

UCCE Virtual Webinar

Sacramento Valley Pest Management

Wednesday, December 9th - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

9:00 am - Weeds in Rice Research Update - Whitney Brim-DeForest, UCCE Rice & Wild Rice Advisor

9:30 am - Rice Pest Management Update - Luis Espino, UCCE Rice Farming Systems Advisor

10:15 am - Integrated Pest Management of Processing Tomatoes - Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UCCE Vegetable Crops Advisor

10:45 am - Field Crop Pest Management Update - Sarah Light, UCCE Agronomy Advisor

11:30 am - Regulatory Update - Scott Bowden, Dep. Ag Commissioner, Sutter County

Registration Fee $25  

Link and instructions to join Zoom will be emailed to registrants

DPR and CCA Continuing Education Credits Pending: 2.0 hours "Other", 0.5 hours Laws & Regs

Registration Here: http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=32431

Logistics: Rene McCrory, rjmccrory@ucanr.edu, 530-822-7515
Course Content: Sarah Light, selight@ucanr.edu, 530-822-7515

In This Issue:

• Have disease in your field, contact Amber!
• Cover Crop Survey
• 2020 Research Progress/Results

2021 Virtual Healthy Soils Compost Field Day

Wednesday, July 28th, 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. - Welcome and Introduction - Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UCCE Vegetable Crops Advisor - Colusa, Sutter and Yuba Counties

9:10 a.m. - Impact of soil health practices on survival of soilborne plant pathogens - Kelley Paugh, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

9:20 a.m. - Estimating N mineralization (or availability) from compost - Margaret Lloyd, UCCE Small Farms Advisor-Yolo, Solano and Sacramento Counties and Daniel Geisseler, Nutrient Management Specialist, UC Davis

9:40 a.m. - Compost municipal waste amendments and tomato production: a 3-year study in Merced County - Scott Stoddard, UCCE Vegetable Crops Advisor - Merced and Madera Counties

If you have any questions, please contact Amber Vinchesi-Vahl: acvinchesi@ucanr.edu or 530-458-0575.

Registration link