UC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FIELD DAY

Cool Season Cropping Systems in the San Joaquin Valley

4/18/2024

9:45 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: Westside Research and Extension Center

17353 W Oakland Ave, Five Points, CA 93624

CEU (available):

CCA: 0.5 SWM, 0.5 IPM, & 1.0 CM

CDFA INMP: 0.5 N Mgmt. & 1.0 Irrig. Mgmt

CEU (applied):

CA DPR: 1.0 Other

FREE to Attend. REGISTRATION requested. Please register HERE.

9:45       Sign-in

10:00    Introduction of new UC Cooperative Extension Academics

10:10    Mark Lundy (UC Davis/UCCE):

Deficit irrigation and water productivity in small grains: Do planting date and crop choice matter? 

10:25    Caitlin Peterson (PPIC):

Measuring and comparing winter water use resulting from deficit irrigated small grain and fallow fields 

10:40    Josh Hegarty (UC Davis):

Selecting small grain varieties with improved N use efficiency and reduced environmental impacts in the SJV

10:55    Josh Hegarty (UC Davis) and Mark Lundy (UC Davis/UCCE)

Small Grain Plot Tours

11:15    Jorge Angeles and Nick Clark (UCCE):

Weed control options for ALS-resistant chickweed in wheat

11:30    Giuliano Galdi (UCCE):

Glyphosate injury in glyphosate tolerant alfalfa: could it happen in the SJV

11:45    Nick Clark (UCCE):            

Garbanzo bean variety trial and plot observations

12:00    Nick Clark (UCCE) and Christine Diepenbrock (UC Davis):

Garbanzo Plot Tours and Survey

12:15    Lunch