The Delta Crops Resource Management research and extension program serves San Joaquin, Sacramento, Yolo, Solano, and Contra Costa counties addressing agronomic crop production and soil and water resource management.
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Delta Adapts: Adaptation Strategy Grower Survey
In 2021, the Delta Stewardship Council, with input from a technical advisory committee, released the report Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The report describes that flooding and water quality...
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2022 Delta Rice Recap
In 2022, I estimate rice acreage in the Delta, south of the Yolo Bypass, was at least 8,000 acres. Most Delta rice is grown in San Joaquin County, but there is some acreage in Sacramento County. While Delta rice acreage is relatively small compared to...
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2021-2022 Small Grains Variety Trial Results
Results from the 2021-22 statewide small grains variety trial are now available. Last year, we evaluated grain yield and protein of common wheat, triticale, and barley varieties in a commercial field on Tyler Island in the Delta (Figure 1). The Delta...
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Delta Drought Response Pilot Program
In 2022, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, in partnership with the Department of Water Resources and the Office of the Delta Watermaster, launched the Delta Drought Response Pilot Program (DDRPP). The purpose of the program was to conserve...
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Meeting Announcement: UC Alfalfa and Forage Field Day
The UC Alfalfa and Forage Field Day will take place on Thursday, September 29, 2022. The field day will take place at the Kearney Research and Extension Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648. Sign-in and morning...
Contact
Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Ph.D Farm Advisor
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.