Sacramento Valley Field Crops
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2021-22 UC Small Grain Variety Testing Results
Results for the 2021-2022 fall-planted UC Small Grain Variety Trials are now available at: http://smallgrains.ucanr.edu/Variety_Selection/ Due to changing trends in California small grain production, there is a growing need for information on...
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UC Dry Bean Field Day Handouts
Last week, the UC Dry Bean Field Day was held on the UC Davis campus. The field day included presentations on dry bean breeding efforts for yield, pest management, and nutritional properties. Other presentations showed how technologies, like drones, can...
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2022 Kearney Alfalfa and Forage Field Day
The UC Alfalfa and Forage Field Day will take place on Thursday, September 29, 2022. The field day will take place at the Kearney Research and Extension Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648. Sign-in and morning...
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UCCE Cover Crop Resources for Fall Planting
Summer is wrapping up and I wanted to re-share some UCCE resources for those thinking of planting a winter cover crop this fall. Focused on field crop rotations and annual cropping systems in the Sacramento Valley: Newsletter with an article on...
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Kearney Alfalfa and Forage Field Day - Save the Date!
Please save the date for the annual UC Kearney Alfalfa and Forage Field Day! UC Cooperative Extension will provide updates on applied research in alfalfa and forage varieties, irrigation, nutrient and soil management, and pest...
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.
