UC Cooperative Extension will host a Small Grains and Soil Health Field Meeting on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 9:30am to noon, on Staten Island in the San Joaquin County Delta. The agenda is pasted below and attached. The attached version includes a map and directions. We have applied for CCA continuing education credits, and light refreshments will be provided. RSVP is not required. Hope to see you in the field!
9:30am Meet at Staten Island grain silos to caravan to field trial location
10:00am Welcome and Meeting Overview
Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Brenna Aegerter, UCCE, San Joaquin County
Dawit Zeleke, Conservation Farms and Ranches
10:15am Small Grains Variety Testing – Statewide and Delta Trials
Mark Lundy, UC Davis
10:30am Soil Nitrate Quick Test Demonstration
Mark Lundy, UC Davis
10:45am Introduction to Cover Cropping Project (funded by CDFA Healthy Soils Program)
Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Brenna Aegerter, UCCE, San Joaquin County
11:00am Cover Crop Trial Results
Valerie Bullard, USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center
11:15am Demonstrations and Evidence – Why the Hype Over Soil Health Really Matters
Jeff Mitchell, UC Davis
11:30am Walk through small grains trial, participate in soil health demonstrations
12:00pm Wrap up and evaluations
More details Here