Sacramento Valley Field Crops
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March 26th- Cover Crop Field Day and Open Farm Event in Meridian
Please join us for a Cover Crop Field Day and “Open Farm” Event to be held in Meridian at Park Farming Organics on March 26th. Please feel free to share with anyone who may be interested. The half of the event (9-10:30 am) will be a field...
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Ascochyta Blight of Garbanzo Detected in Five Points/Lemoore Area of Fresno and Kings Counties. What Now?
Between 22 and 27 Feb, Ascochyta blight in garbanzo beans was detected in the Five Points/Lemoore area. This disease has potential to cause economic damage, is favored by wet conditions and moderate temperatures, and rain is in the forecast for Friday,...
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Alfalfa Stem Nematode Management
This is a great article on Stem Nematode management in the West. Stem Nematode has been a severe pest in some years throughout California's Central Valley and high mountain valleys. Stem nematode causes severe stunting, shortened internodes, and...
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2023 Blackeye Bean Variety Evaluation
We evaluated blackeye bean varieties in a commercial field in Stanislaus County. The season began with cool and wet spring conditions, which lasted through the month of June and delayed planting. Seven varieties from the University of California blackeye...
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Save the date! 4/18/24 field day at UC Westside Research and Extension Center
Please mark your calendars for April 18th for a field day at the UC Westside Research and Extension Center starting at 10AM. Topics will include deficit irrigation approaches to small grain management and small grain variety development. Full details and...
Spotlight
New Sacramento Valley Field Crops Newsletter now available
The Soil Health Connection
EPISODES:
Episode 33 - Dr. Lauren Hale, Soil Microbiology and Soil Health, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Episode 32 - In-Field Soil Nitrate Quick Test Demonstration
Episode 31 - In-Field Soil Health Assessments with Victor Briones, Natural Resource Coordinator
Contact
Sarah Light, Area CE Agronomy Advisor
142A Garden Hwy, Yuba City, CA 95991
(530) 822-7515 selight@ucanr.edu
About Sarah
Sarah has been serving as the Agronomy Advisor in Sutter, Yuba, and Colusa Counties since 2017. She has a B.A. in Latin American Studies, a dual M.S. in Soil Science and Plant Pathology from Oregon State University, and is fluent in Spanish.