News Stories

September 29, 2000

A UC Cooperative Extension field day Oct. 11 provides Central Valley small-scale growers the latest findings from research being carried out on Asian vegetables, squash, tomatoes and broccoli at the UC Kearney Agricultural Center. The field day features a tour of the research plots and an overview of the 2000 summer growing season. The tour will cover: Culture and pest management of Chinese long beans, water chestnuts, artichokes, green beans, lemon grass and edamame by UCCE farm advisor Richard Molinar and his assistant Michael Yang Squash pest management by UC Davis entomologist Charlie Summers and UC Integrated Pest Management plant pathologist Jim Stapleton Coldframe and flat solarization demonstration by Stapleton Fresh market tomato growing systems by Summers and Stapleton Squash virus resistance and broccoli insect management by UCCE farm advisor Manuel Jimenez The tour departs from the parking lot at the Kearney Ag Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Ave. in Parlier, at 8 a.m. and returns at 12 noon. No advance reservations are necessary. For more information contact Molinar at (559) 456-7555, rhmolinar@ucdavis.edu, or Jimenez at (559) 733-6791, mjjimenez@ucdavis.edu.