 Tulare County |
Field Crop Notes (October 1999) |
Disclaimer: This newsletter is geared towards a Tulare County audience and may not be applicable to other geographical areas.
Reprint freely with credit to: Field Crop Notes, Carol Frate, editor, a publication of the University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare County.
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For more information contact: Carol Frate, Farm Advisor, cafrate@ucdavis.edu
In This Issue
1999 California Alfalfa
SymposiumUniversity of California Alfalfa Workgroup
UC Cooperative Extension
December 8-9, 1999
Fresno, CA
Pre-Symposium Tour December 7
Pre-Symposium Tour (Noon - 5:30)
Dairy Farm, SunMaid Raisins, Grain Processing Plant & Brewery
($30 Pre-registration required, includes lunch and tasting at brewery)
Meet at the Fresno Radisson lobby at 11:45 a.m.
Space is limited.....register early!!!
| 6-7:30 PM | REGISTRATION & EXHIBIT PREVIEW |
| Wednesday, December 8 | |
| 7:00-8:00 AM | REGISTRATION View Posters and Exhibits |
| 8:05 | INDUSTRY TRENDS Introduction & Welcome - Current Hay Situation Dan Putnam, University of California, Davis Hay Exports, Acreage, and Trend Seth Hoyt, CDFA Ag Statistics, Sacramento, CA Dairy Industry Update Stan Bird, Publisher, Western Dairyman Magazine Marketing Hay in a Difficult Year - Panel of Hay Marketing Experts Brian Drewry, Imperial, CA; James Mello, Hanford, CA; Pat Oilar, McArthur, CA; Rick Staas, Tracy, CA Water Politics and the California Alfalfa Industry Jason Peltier, Central Valley Project Water Association, Sacramento, CA Progress of the California Alfalfa & Forage Association Tom Ellis, Grimes, CA Efforts to Standardize Hay Testing in California Edward DePeters, University of California, Davis, and Dan Putnam, University of California, Davis USDA-ARS Dairy Forage Research Center Programs - Their Importance to California Neal Martin, Director, USDA Dairy-Forage Research Center, Madison WI |
| 12:00 | BANQUET LUNCH (Alfalfa Grower & Industry Awards) |
| CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS | |
| 1:15 - 3:00 3:30-5:15 (Each session will be repeated) | |
| BREAKOUT SESSION I PEST MANAGEMENT Managing Sclerotinia in Alfalfa Fields Carol Frate, UCCE Tulare County Controlling Problem Weeds: Wild Celery, Nutsedge Ron Vargas, UCCE Madera County New Pest Update: Whitefly, Cowpea Aphid Charles Summers, University California, Davis Stump the Pest Experts - Panel Fields Questions on Pest Control Carol Frate, Ron Vargas, Charles Summers, Mick Canevari, Steve Orloff, Additional Speakers | |
| BREAKOUT SESSION II QUALITY & UTILIZATION Molybdenum and Copper in Alfalfa Forage Roland Meyer, University of California, Davis NDF and Its Role in Alfalfa Analysis Peter Robinson, University of California, Davis Daily Changes in Alfalfa Forage Quality - Results of Feeding Studies Glen Shewmaker, University of Idaho Cooperative Extension, and Hank Mayland, USDA-ARS, Kimberly, ID Botulism and Its Linkage with Hay Crops Kenneth L. Thomazin, DVM, California Dept. of Food & Agriculture, Sacramento, CA | |
| BREAKOUT SESSION III VARIETIES | |
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The Meaning of Changes in Fall Dormancy Classification to California Growers
Larry Teuber, University of California, Davis Alfalfa Plant Development in Relationship to Forage Quality Judith Jernstedt, University of California, Davis What Is to Be Gained from Salt Tolerance in Alfalfa? Steve Smith, University of Arizona Interpreting the Pest Resistance Characteristics of an Alfalfa Cultivar Larry Teuber, University of California, Davis | |
| 3:30 - 5:15 | REPEAT OF CONCURRENT SESSIONS I, II, III |
| 7:30 p.m. | Ice Cream Social! Sponsored by the California Alfalfa & Forage Association. Come listen to reports of activities, meet members of CAFA's board, and discuss the future of the Industry while enjoying ice cream and coffee. |
| Thursday, December 9 | |
| 8:00 AM | AGRONOMIC PRACTICES AND THE ENVIRONMENT |
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Current California Alfalfa Seed Situation & Trends
Shannon Mueller, UCCE Fresno County Applications of Dairy Manures to Alfalfa - Issues and Techniques Michael Russelle, USDA-ARS, St. Paul, MN Control of Dairy Lagoon Water Applications in Alfalfa Marsha Mathews, UCCE Stanislaus County Alfalfa Pest Management Task Force John Troiano, Department Pesticide Regulation, CDFA, Sacramento, CA Sampling Surface Waters in Alfalfa Rachael Long, UCCE Yolo County Irrigation Water Management Terry Prichard, Area Soils Specialist, University of California, Davis Berseem Clover Varieties, Quality & Overseeding Dan Putnam, University of California, Davis Sampling Big Bales - Preliminary Results of a 1999 Study Steve Orloff, UCCE Siskiyou County; Dan Putnam, University of California, Davis; and Tracy Ackerly, University of California, Davis What's New in the Industry? Moderator: Mick Canevari, UCCE San Joaquin County, and Fred Costa, AgriBioTech | |
| 12:15 | ADJOURN |
FRESNO RADISSON HOTEL
2233 Ventura Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: (800) 333-3333
Local: (559) 268-1000
Hotel Reservation Deadline: November 15
Conference registrants must make their own hotel reservations by contacting the Fresno Radisson Hotel. Be sure to mention that you are a conference participant. Check in time is 3:30 p.m. Check out time is 12 noon.
DIRECTIONS: Take Highway 99 towards Fresno. Take the Highway 180 East/Ventura Street exit towards Kings Canyon. Keep left at the fork in the ramp and go east onto Ventura Street. Turn left onto L Street.
Rooms: $72 single or double per night
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION FORM
Advance Registration Deadline: Nov. 22, 1999
Late or on-site registration: $95
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| Pre-Symposium Tour ($30 each) - Pre-registration required | ||
| Alfalfa Symposium ($65) - Includes registration, proceedings, banquet lunch and refreshments. Lunch guaranteed only with pre-registration. |
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| Additional Proceedings ($10) | ||
| Total Enclosed | $ |
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Please mail this registration form with your check made payable to "UC REGENTS" to: Ms. Nikki Picanco,California Alfalfa Symposium, Dept. of Agronomy & Range Science, One Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8515. Phone (530) 752-0700. Please pick up your registration packet at the symposium.
PCA (7 credits) & CCA CREDITS REQUESTED
Alfalfa Variety EvaluationDepartment of Agronomy & Range Science
University of California, Davis
Steps for Choosing Alfalfa Cultivars
1) Choose a group of high yielding certified varieties from relevant trials. Watch for long-term yield trends! (See Tables 1 and 2 on the following pages).
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| Cultivar | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | Average |
| X | (13) | (2) | (2) | (1) | (1) A |
| Y | (60) | (17) | (1) | (4) | (7) A |
| Z | (5) | (44) | (66) | (61) | (59) B |
Actual Data from Kearney Agricultural Center
CAN BE 2 TONS/YEAR--MORE THAN $800/A OVER THE LIFE OF STAND!
2) Determine fall dormancy preference.
3) Determine pest resistance requirements.
4) Look for evidence of better persistence and forage quality.
FORAGE QUALITY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CULTIVARS:
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5) Price/Availability
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