UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2023 from 8:00am to 11:30am. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206). A printable version of the agenda is attached at the bottom of this post. The agenda is as follows:

8:00am     Doors Open and Sign In

8:15am     Delta Rice Pest Management Update, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties

8:45am     Regulatory Update, Linda Pinfold, San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner's Office

9:15am     Compost for Soil Improvement in Alfalfa, Radomir Schmidt, UC Davis

9:45am     Cover Cropping and Weed Management, Sarah Light, UCCE, Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Counties

10:15am   Break

10:30am   Common Chickweed Problem in California Small Grains, Nick Clark, UCCE, Kings/Tulare/Fresno Counties

11:00am   Soil and Water Resources in the Delta – Drought Management Considerations, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties

11:30am   Evaluations and Adjourn

We have submitted applications for continuing education. Credits for pesticide licensing (DPR: 0.5 of L, 1.5 of O) have been approved. Certified crop advisor credits are pending (1.0 of SW, 1.5 of PM, 0.5 of CM).  

If you require special accommodations in order to participate in this meeting, please contact UCCE San Joaquin County at 209-953-6100.

I wish you a happy holiday season, and I hope to see you at the meeting in the new year.