SJC and Delta Field Crops

Due to the anticipated rain this weekend, we are postponing the Compost Workshop, previously scheduled for October 26th, until a later date. I will make another announcement when we have rescheduled the event. We apologize for any inconvenience.

I am pleased to announce the following two meetings: 1. UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis will host a Healthy Soils Program Workshop on compost. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 26th from 9:00am to 12:30pm (BBQ lunch provided).

I have been trapping armyworms in Delta rice since 2016, in collaboration with my colleague in the Sacramento Valley, Luis Espino. Monitoring involves scouting for worm damage like leaf feeding or panicle injury and deployment of pheromone bucket traps that catch the moths.

UC Cooperative Extension will host the annual Delta field meeting on Thursday, September 30th from 10:00-11:30am, on Tyler Island in Sacramento County. The agenda is pasted below and attached.

I am pleased to announce the following meetings and webinars. 1. The Rice Experiment Station (RES) Annual Field Day will takes place next Wednesday, August 25, 2021 from 7:30am to 12:00pm, followed by lunch. The RES is located at 955 Butte City Highway (Hwy.