Healthy Soils and Field Crop Meeting
Ag Building Meeting Room, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 ~ 8:45am - Noon
8:45 am Coffee and Registration
8:55 am Welcome
Sarah Light, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa Counties
Healthy Soils
9:00 am CDFA Healthy Soils Program Overview, 2020 Funding, and UC Technical Assistance
Emily Lovell and Dana Brady, UCCE Climate Smart Agriculture Program Specialists
Update on UCCE Healthy Soils Projects in the Region
Sarah Light, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa Counties
Nitrogen Availability from Soil Organic Matter and Organic Amendments
Daniel Geisseler, UCCE Nutrient Management Specialist
Soil Health Benefits of Alfalfa in Crop Rotations
Nicole Tautges, Chief Scientist, Russell Ranch Sustainable Ag Facility
10:20 am Break
Pest Management
10:30 am Agronomic strategies to improve pest management in field crops
Rachael Long, UCCE Farm Advisor, Yolo, Sacramento, Solano Counties
Laws and Regs
11:00 am Regulatory Update: Top 10 Violations
Scott Bowden, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Sutter County
Hemp
11:30 am Sutter County Hemp Update
Nicolas Oliver, Assistant Agricultural Commissioner, Sutter County
UC Hemp Research Update
Sarah Light, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa Counties
12:00 am Evaluation and Adjourn
Meeting Sponsored by: University of California Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties
Co-Sponsored by: Sutter County Agricultural Department
PCA and Private Applicator Credit—1 hour approved
CCA Credit—3 hours approved
Irrigated Lands Program Nitrogen Management Credit—1 hour approved
Our programs are open to all potential participants.
If you require special accommodations, please contact Sutter-Yuba UCCE at 530-822-7115