Dec 11, 2017 | View All Issues
UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 12, 2018 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
8:15am Regulatory Update, Tim Pelican, San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner
8:30am Sorghum Seeding Rates for Optimum Productivity, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, San Joaquin/Delta Counties
9:00am Alfalfa Weevil Management, Rachael Long, UCCE, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties
9:30am Lygus Management in Dry Beans, Rachael Long, UCCE, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties
10:00am Break
10:15am California Farmers' Voices on Nitrogen Management, Jessica Rudnick, UC Davis
10:45am Managing Weeds in Agronomic Crop Rotations, Kurt Hembree, UCCE, Fresno County
11:15am Tools for Selecting Small Grain Varieties from UCCE Statewide Trials, Mark Lundy, UC Davis
11:45am Evaluations
12:00pm Lunch – Please RSVP
New this year, we will offer a burrito lunch. Please RSVP for the lunch by calling 209-953-6100 or by emailing cesanjoaquin@ucdavis.edu. (If you email us, please indicate your first and last names, how many people you are RSVPing for, and whether any of those people are vegetarian.) Those who RSVP will receive a lunch ticket when they arrive at the meeting. Due to budgetary considerations, we cannot guarantee a lunch to those who do not RSVP.
From 12:00-12:30pm, we will hold a focus group meeting for growers to provide input on practices that improve nitrogen management. The i
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