Winter Soil Nitrogen Management Workshop

Mar 2, 2020

Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 8:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Intersection of County Rd 86 and County Rd 14, Esparto, CA

GPS: 38.788309, -122.022779

Registration (not required, but helpful for us): http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=29662

 

8:15 a.m.               Registration, light refreshments

 

8:25 a.m.               Welcome and introduction

Konrad Mathesius, UCCE Agronomy Advisor, Yolo, Sacramento, and Solano

Sarah Light, UCCE Agronomy Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, and Colusa

 

8:30 a.m.               Using N-rich reference zones to guide N fertilizer management in wheat

                              Mark Lundy, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis

 

9:00 a.m.              Soil nitrate quick test demonstration and data interpretation

Konrad Mathesius, UCCE Agronomy Advisor, Yolo, Sacramento, and Solano

Sarah Light, UCCE Agronomy Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, and Colusa

                                         

9:20 a.m.              Using proximal sensing tools and technologies to determine in-season crop nitrogen status

Taylor Nelsen, Assistant Specialist in Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis

 

9:40 a.m.              Case Study: Implementation of nitrogen management techniques and interpretation of site-specific conditions and real-time measurements

Mark Lundy, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis

Konrad Mathesius, UCCE Agronomy Advisor, Yolo, Sacramento, and Solano

 

10:10 a.m.            Grower / CCA forum, survey, feedback, and discussion

 

10:30 a.m.            Adjourn

  

CE Credits

CCA: 1.5-2 (pending)

Cures: 1.5-2 (pending)


By Konrad Mathesius
Author - Farm Advisor