We hope you can join us for our field day! Agenda and directions are below. Contact Sarah Light with questions: selight@ucanr.edu ~ 530-822-7515.
Wheat Field Day
Colusa County, CA
Tuesday March 12th, 2019 ~ 8:30-11:00am
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Welcome and the Nitrogen Opportunity
Sarah Light, Agronomy Advisor, UCCE Sutter, Yuba, Colusa Counties
9:15 am In-Season N Decision Making and Creating a N Calibration Zone in the Field
Mark Lundy, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Grain Cropping Systems, UC Davis
9:30 am Demonstration of Soil Nitrate Quick Test
Mark Lundy, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Grain Cropping Systems, UC Davis
9:45 am Real Time Plant Sensing Using Hand-held Tools and Drone Imaging
Mark Lundy, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Grain Cropping Systems, UC Davis
Taylor Nelsen, Assistant Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
10:00 am Interpreting Field Measurements and On-Farm Decision Making
Mark Lundy, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Grain Cropping Systems, UC Davis
10:15 am Grower Perspective on N Rich Strips
Kim Gallagher, Erdman Farms
10:30 am UC Small Grain Variety Testing Program Tools and Updates
Mark Lundy, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Grain Cropping Systems, UC Davis
10:45 am Variety Trial Observations
Directions:
Turn left on Wilson Bend Rd off Highway 45 South. Field is approximated 1.4 miles down.
Follow UCCE signs.
(Lat/Long: 39.033851, -121.84004)