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Field crop meeting set for Tuesday, Dec.16

Nov 26, 2008 9:20 AM

Where: Two locations

Morning: Tulare County Agricultural Building, 4437 S. Laspina St., Tulare

• 8:00 a.m. – Registration

• 8:15 a.m. meeting begins – ends at noon

Afternoon: Riverdale Veteran’s Memorial Hall, 3085 Mt. Whitney Ave., Riverdale

• 1:00 p.m. Registration

• 1:15 p.m. meeting begins – ends at 5:00 p.m.

— Weed Control in Winter Cereals - Steve Wright, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare County

— Yield and Quality Results in Winter Forage - Carol Collar, UCCE Dairy Advisor, Kings County

— Diseases and Fungicides in Winter Cereals - Steve Wright, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare

— Tricolored Blackbird Issue: Can birds and winter forage co-exist? Carol Collar, UCCE Dairy Advisor, Kings County

— 2008 Silage Corn Variety Trial - Dr. Shannon Mueller, UCCE Farm Advisor, Fresno County

— Corn Stunt Update – Dr. Charlie Summers, UCD Entomologist, U.C. Kearney Research & Extension Center

BREAK

— 2008 Spider Mite and Fungicide Trials in Corn - Carol Frate, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare County

— Getting the Most from Water-run Anhydrous Ammonia Applications - Dr. Larry Schwankl, Extension Irrigation Specialist, UC Davis

— Irrigating Alfalfa with Limited Water Supplies - Dr. Blaine Hanson, Extension Irrigation Specialist, UC Davis

— Winter and Spring Diseases in Alfalfa - Carol Frate, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare County

3.0 CCA hours approved, 1.5 PCA hours requested

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