SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting

Dec 6, 2016

UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 6, 2017 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E.Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206). 

The agenda is as follows:

8:00am     Doors Open, Sign In, and Welcome

8:10am     Sorghum Seeding Rates for Optimum Productivity, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties

8:35m       New Pest Advisory: Sugarcane Aphid in California Sorghum, Larry Godfrey, UC Davis

9:05am     The Do's and Don'ts of Planting Grain and Forage Sorghum – Why Sorghum is not Corn!, Jeff Dahlberg, UC Kearney Research and Education Center, Parlier

9:30am      Update on New Herbicide Options for Established Alfalfa, Mick Canevari, UCCE, San Joaquin County

10:00am    BREAK

10:10am    Tools for Selecting Small Grain Varieties from UCCE Statewide Trials, Mark Lundy, UC Davis

10:35am    Comparing Methods for Estimating Crop Consumptive Water Use in the Delta: Background and Preliminary Results, Kyaw Tha Paw U, Eric Kent, Jenae' Clay, UC Davis

11:00am    Nitrogen Mineralization in Soils from the Delta and the Valley, Daniel Geisseler, UC Davis

11:25am    Managing Gophers in Alfalfa Fields, Roger Baldwin, UC Davis

11:55am    Wrap-up and evaluations

Continuing education (DPR and CCA) will be available. Our programs are open to all potential participants. If you require special accommodations, please contact UCCE San Joaquin County at 209-953-6100. Thank you, and hope to see you at the meeting.