With all the new tree nut orchards being planted in California, it’s important to remember that weed management is a priority, and it starts even before the planting process. Watch this brief interview with UCCE Farm Advisor Kurt Hembree as he explains, and read more in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.
Parlier, Calif., (September 5, 2017) – Please come join us for this year’s Alfalfa and Forage Field Day on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. The event will be held at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, located at – 9240 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648.
Here is the agenda for your review:
7:30 AM – Registration
8:00 – TRAM LEAVES FOR FIELD TOUR
9:15 – TRAM RETURNS
9:20 – Managing Weeds in Agronomic Crop Rotations – Kurt Hembree, Weed Management Farm Advisor, UCCE Fresno
9:40 – Alfalfa Weevil Management – Rachael Long, CE Agronomy & Pest Management Advisor, UCCE Sacramento, Solano, & Yolo Counties
10:00 – Managing Sugarcane Aphid in Forage Sorghum – Nicholas Clark, CE Agronomic Cropping Systems & Nutrient Management Advisor, UCCE Kings, Tulare, & Fresno Counties
10:20 – Irrigation & Nitrogen Fertility Management in Forage Sorghum & Corn – Robert Hutmacher, CE Specialist, UC Davis, & Director of West Side Research & Extension Center
10:40 – Break
11:00 – Irrigation Systems and Salinity Management in Forage Production– Daniel Munk, CE Agronomy & Irrigation Advisor, UCCE Fresno
11:20 – Low Lignin Alfalfa & GMO vs. Conventional Varieties for Export – Dan Putnam, UC Davis
11:40 – Optimizing Surface Irrigation in High Flow Systems – Marsha Campbell-Matthews, CE Agronomy Advisor Emeritus, UCCE Stanislaus
12:00 PM – Lunch
Continuing Education Requested: DPR 1.5 hours of Other
For more information, contact: Nicholas Clark (559) 852-2788 neclark@ucanr.edu
Announcing a Blue Ribbon Brunch at the Farm Fundraiser September 10, 2017
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At the annual Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo, Growers & PCAs were addressed by UCCE Weed Management Advisor Kurt Hembree on what growers should be focusing on with some winter weed control tips in the vineyard. Watch Kurt’s brief interview and read more in American Vineyard Magazine.