Alfalfa, Grains, & Field Crop, Irrigation, Pest Management Field Day Coming up at Davis

Apr 14, 2014

Please join us for a field day coming up soon.  We will heavily feature irrigation management issues, which are key to alfalfa producers in this drought year, but also a range of pest management and crop management issues.

PCA and CCA Credits are offered.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014, Davis, CA (12 Noon through 4:15)

Grains Field Day is 8:30 through noon *(see website for details)

Location: UC Davis Agronomy Field Headquarters, Hutchison Road, Davis, CA

This field day features research on the UC Davis campus including alfalfa varieties, new weed control methods, control of aphids and other pests, switchgrass as a potential forage, low lignin trait in alfalfa, crop rotation studies with wheat, new studies on irrigation management and ideas for surviving the 2014 drought.

Come learn something new, and meet the new Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Helene Dillard, and director of Plant Breding, Charlie Brummer.

Free Barbeque Lunch Sponsored by California Crop Improvement Association.

See the Website for a complete agenda: http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/

No Pre-Registration is Necessary.  Hope to see you there!! 

 


By Daniel H Putnam
Author - Cooperative Extension Specialist, Agronomist in the AES