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    2023 UC Field Crops, Alfalfa, and Forage Field Day

    The UC Field Crops, Alfalfa, and Forage Field Day will take place on Friday, September 29, 2023. The field day will take place at the Kearney Research and Extension Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648. Sign-in and...


    By Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
    Author - Farm Advisor
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    Delta Rice Workshop

    We invite you to attend a Delta Rice Workshop on Wednesday, August 23rd from 10:00am to noon on Staten Island (23319 N. Staten Island Rd., Thornton). The workshop is collaboratively supported by Fish Friendly Farming, the Delta Conservancy, Conservation...


    By Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
    Author - Farm Advisor
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    Reminder: 2023 UC Dry Bean Field Day

    UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension will host the UC Dry Bean Field Day on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 9:30am to 11:30am. The field day will begin along Bee Biology Road on the UC Davis campus. The agenda is pasted below, and a downloadable...


    By Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
    Author - Farm Advisor
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    Field Diagnostics in Field Crops

    Diagnosing problems in the field is never an easy task, but it is one of the most interesting aspects of my job because I usually never encounter the same set of circumstances twice. This summer, I have been called out on a few interesting diagnostics...


    By Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
    Author - Farm Advisor
  • UCCE logo
    2023 UC Dry Bean Field Day

    UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension will host the UC Dry Bean Field Day on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 9:30am to 11:30am. The field day will begin along Bee Biology Road on the UC Davis campus. The agenda is pasted below, and a downloadable version...


    By Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
    Author - Farm Advisor
Contact

Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Ph.D Farm Advisor

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2101 E. Earhart Ave., Ste. 200 Stockton, CA 95206

(209) 953-6100 mmleinfeldermiles@ucanr.edu


About Michelle

Michelle is the Delta Crops Resource Management Advisor serving San Joaquin, Sacramento, Yolo, Solano, and Contra Costa counties. Michelle grew up on a farm in San Joaquin County, and her educational background includes a B.S. in Crop Science and Management from U.C. Davis, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Horticulture from Cornell University. At Cornell, her research focused on soil management in apple orchards. Michelle has also done research in Spain, Chile, and New Zealand studying olives, wine grapes, and kiwifruit, respectively. In her role as Delta farm advisor, she conducts a research and extension program that addresses agronomic crop production and water and soil resource management. Specific interests include variety evaluations in grain corn, small grains, and rice; cover cropping and soil health; and soil salinity management in Delta cropping systems.