UC Cooperative Extension will host the Delta Corn Field Meeting on Friday, October 11th from 10:00-11:30am, on Tyler Island in Sacramento County. The agenda is pasted below, and the attached version provides a map to the field. In addition to information on the field corn variety trial, this year's agenda includes a presentation on nitrogen mineralization and management in corn. We have applied for CCA (0.5 of CM; 0.5 of NM) and CDFA INMP continuing education credits, but applications are still pending. Light refreshments will be provided. Thanks for your interest in UC Cooperative Extension programming, and we hope to see you in the field! 

Agenda:

10:00am     Field corn variety evaluation – preliminary results, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, SJC/Delta

10:20am     Variety traits for the Delta, Seed company representatives

10:30am     Residual nitrate and nitrogen management in corn fields in the Delta, Daniel Geisseler, UC Davis

11:00am     Viewing of field plots