The Kearney Field Crops, Alfalfa and Forage Field Day will be on Friday, September 13, 2024. The field day will take place at the Kearney Research and Extension Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648. Sign-in and morning refreshments begin at 7:00am, and the field tour tram leaves promptly at 8:00am. There is no registration fee, but please pre-register for the event to help us with our planning. Only pre-registered attendees are guaranteed a lunch. CCA (1.0 SW, 1.5 PM, 1.0 CM), CDFA INMP (1.0), and DPR (2.0 of Other) continuing education credits have been approved. The agenda is below and attached to the bottom of this post. We look forward to seeing you at the field day!

Agenda:

7:00 am     Sign-in (refreshments provided)

8:00 am     Depart for Field Tour

• Sorghum Variety Trials (Grain & Forage) – Jackie Atim, UC ANR
• Sorghum Variety Trial under Deficit Irrigation – Jackie Atim, UC ANR
• Deficit Irrigation in Alfalfa – Daniel Putnam, UC Davis
• Blackeye Bean Variety Selection – Bao Lam Huynh, UC Riverside
• Weed Identification – Giuliano Galdi, UC ANR
• Pesticide Spray Calibration and Equipment Demonstration – Jorge Angeles, UC ANR

10:30 am    Return from Field Tour

10:40 am    Regional Garbanzo Variety Trials – Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UC ANR

11:00 am    New Safflower Insecticide Uses– Nick Clark, UC ANR

11:20 am    Break

11:30 am    New Data on Insecticide Resistance in Alfalfa Weevil – Ian Grettenberger, UC Davis

11:50 am    Wheat, Barley, and Triticale Deficit Irrigation Trials – Ranjit Riar, Fresno State

12:10 pm    Lunch