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Pest Control Notes
Up to date information on pest management, alfalfa & dry bean production.
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Issue Articles
October 2009 *New Pest Announcements*
*2009 Western Alfalfa and Forage Conference Information*
Cereal Pest Announcement: Sipha maydis Description of new cereal aphid found in California, Sipha maydis
August 2009 *Dry Bean Field Day Announcement*Alfalfa Production and Publications*Sunflower and Safflower*Hedgerows*
Announcement: Dry Bean Field Meetings Three upcoming field meetings on Dry Beans.
UPDATE: August 20th Meeting will be held at the UC Davis Farm on Olive Lane (about 1.5 miles west of Hwy 113 on the south side of the road). The field location is across from the Bee Biology Center. For more information, please contact Rachael Long at rflong@ucdavis.edu or 530-666-8734.
April 13, 2009 *Alfalfa and Small Grains Field Day Announcement*New Irrigated Alfalfa Management Publication*Alfalfa Stem Nematode Update*Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil Update*
June 26, 2008 *Sabbatical Leave Information*
*Upcoming Meetings*
*Potential New Alfalfa Pest*
Pest Control Notes - April 2008 *Meeting Announcements
*Organic Alfalfa Production
*Water Quality Research Update
*Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Landscapes
January 7, 2008 Workshop Announcements:
*Enhancing Habitat for Crop Pollinators in Yolo County
*Bean Basics
Sclerotinia or White Mold in Garbanzos
New Publications:
+Sample Costs to Establish and Produce Organic Alfalfa Hay
+Irrigated Alfalfa Management for M
Mediterranean and Desert Zones
Weed Control in Alfalfa
August 1, 2007 *UC Davis Dry Bean Field Production meeting
*UC Davis Surface Water Quality workshop
*Alfalfa Production update on Roundup-Ready Alfalfa
*Study Leave notes
*Hemp Production
April 6, 2007 Meeting Announcements:
*UC Sacramento Valley Livestock-Crop Interface and Food-borne Illness Prevention Meeting
*UC Water Resouces Conference
*UC Davis Alfalfa/Forage & Sm. Grains field day
*UC Davis Garbanzo Field Day
*Conservation Tillage Farmer Tour
Articles:
*Alfalfa Production
*Great Website resources
February 16, 2007 *Tri-County Bean Production Meeting
*Alfalfa Production - managing water stressed fields
*Frost Prevention in Orchards
Oct. 18, 2006 *Meeting Announcements:
- Western Alfalfa & Forage Conference Dec 11-13
- Going Organic Meeting Nov 30
- Organic System Plan Training Jan 17
*New UC Area Plant Pathologist for Sacramento, Yolo and Solano Counties
*UCCE Pomology Position Update
*Garbanzo Production
*Alfalfa Production
-Variety Trial Information
- Overseeding forages in alfalfa
*Living With Fire
July 28, 2006 ALFALFA PRODUCTION
Variety trial Information
Overseeding forages in alfalfa
Ground mealybug
GARBANZO PRODUCTION
STARTHISTLE CONTROL
SURFACE WATER QUALITY WORKSHOPS
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 7, 2006 Alfalfa Production:
Groundsel and Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
Flooded Alfalfa
Nitrogen Fertilization
Alfalfa Diseases
Slugs in Alfalfa
March 10, 2006 *UC-ANR Water Resources Coordinating Conference and Surface Water Quality Workshop
*UC Davis Alfalfa and Small Grains Field Day
*Farmscaping with Native Perennial Grasses
*Frost
*Publication and Web Site Information of Interest
November 9, 2005 *Garbanzo Production: Preventing Ascochyta Blight
*Alfalfa Variety Trial Information
*Meeting Announcements:
-2005 CA Alfalfa & Forage Symposium
-Transitioning to Organic Farming
-Native Pollinator Conservation meeting
*Other news
April 22, 2005 -UC Davis Alfalfa/Small Grains Field Day (5-11-5)
-Disease Update
-Pest Update
-Ground Squirrel Study
August 5, 2005 -Dry Bean Field Production Meeting 8-25-05
-Garbanzo Production:Preventing Ascochyta blight
-Roundup Ready Alfalfa
-Alfalfa Variety Trial Information
January 2005 *Agricultural Supervision & Management Workshop (In Spanish Only)
*County Director, Larry Clement Retires
*Water Quality Issues
*Alfalfa Production
*Weed and Pest Control
*Dry Bean Production
*Ground Squirrels
*Cost Studies
April 22, 2004 Inside this issue:
*2004 Alfalfa and Smaill grains Field Day
*Organic Agriculture for Ag Professionals
*Roundup Ready Alfalfa
*Water Quality Waivers
*Natioanl Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)- Protecting America's Agriculture
*New Publications
February 2004 In this Issue:
UCCE Future: Stakeholders "Listening Sessions"
Crop Production Survey
Irrigated Lands Waiver
Dry Bean Production
Alfalfa Production
Meadow Voles and Pocket Gophers
October 2003 In this issue:
Alfalfa Update, Cotton Update, Water Quality Update, Dry Bean Update, 2003 California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium
April 2003 In this issue: UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa Field Day, Posionous weeds, Slugs in alfalfa, Steiped ladybird beetles in alfalfa, Dry beens, Stink bugs, Water Quality update, Commodity Websites
March 2003