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Issue	Articles
Summer 2019	Will Nitrogen (N) Fertilizer Help to Improve Crude Protein (CP)? Late Rains are a Boon for Puncturevine and Bane for us! Rain Damage for Garbanzos Watch for Lygus this Year Resources	12/6/19	Download (225KB PDF)
Fall 2018	48th California Alfalfa and Forage Symposium Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day Newly revised UC ANR Cost and Return Study - Hybrid Sunflower Seed Production Newly revised UC IPM Guidelines for Dry Beans Cover Crop Management in Annual Farming Systems New oat hay varieties show disease resistance and frost avoidance Tips for weed management in Garbanzo beans Species on concern: Herbicide Resistant Italian Ryegrass What to do wtih those tough-to-control perennial weeds in established alfalfa	10/8/18	Download (636KB PDF)
May 2018	Post emergent weed control management in beans UC Davis Dry Bean Field Day UC IPM Guidelines for Dry Beans and Abiotic Disorders Avoiding and Managing Soil Compaction Cover Crop and Soil Health Project Coming Soon Spider Mites in Corn Disease issues in garbanzo production New Cost and Return Study for Garbanzo Beans	5/31/18	Download (1,046KB PDF)
October 2013	Meeting Announcements: Crop Pollination Meeting, 10/11/13 in Woodland Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium, 12/11-12/13,2013 in Reno, NV Grain Production Alfalfa Production UC Cost of Production Studies UC ANR Blogs Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs *Hedgerow Update	12/29/16	Download (116KB PDF)
August 2013	Meeting announcements: UCD Dry Bean Field Day (9/5) and Western Alfalfa Symposium (12/11-13) in Reno, NV Alfalfa Production Onion Seed Production Hedgerows Straw Itch Mite UC Cost of Production Studies	12/29/16	Download (136KB PDF)
May 2013	*Upcoming Meetings at UCD Agronomy Field Headquarters on Hutchison Road: UCD Small Grains/Alfalfa Field Day, Wed. 5/15/2013, 8am-4:15pm UCD Garbanzo Field Day, Thurs. 5/16/2013, 10am-12pm	12/29/16	Download (163KB PDF)
November 2012	2012 Alfalfa & Grains Symposium announcement Threecornered Alfalfa Hopper update *UC Alfalfa & Forage Blog	12/29/16	Download (141KB PDF)
August 2012	Meeting Announcements: 2012 CA Forage & Grains Symposium (12/ 10-12) Conservation Agriculture & Controlled Traffic Farming 2012 (8/28-30 - various locations) UCD Dry Bean Field Meeting to View Breeding/Variety Trials (9/6) Planting Alfalfa This Year? Variety selection Preplant fertilization Fertilizing established alfalfa stands Cost of production study	12/29/16	Download (179KB PDF)
April 2012	UPCOMING MEETING: UC Davis Small Grains / Alfalfa Field Day Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8am-3:45pm, Lunch provided OTHER UPDATES: Poisonous Weeds in Forage Greenbug Aphid New Cost Studies Onion Seed Production Alfalfa Pests and Diseases Lygus and Mite Control in Lima Beans	12/29/16	Download (259KB PDF)
November 2011	UPCOMING MEETING: 2011 Western Alfalfa & Forage Conference & Biofuels Workshop Las Vegas, Nevada December 11-13, 2011 OTHER UPDATES: UC Alfalfa Production Trial Results Alfalfa Stem Nematode Management Organic Alfalfa Production Alfalfa sclerotinia Dry Bean Production Ascochyta blight in Garbanzos Lima Bean Nutrient Management Onion Seed Production Hedgerows New Cost Studies Office Closure for Holidays	12/29/16	Download (287KB PDF)
August 2011	Alfalfa Production - Molybdenum deficiency Dry Bean Production - Alfalfa Mosaic Virus * Meeting Announcements: UCD Dry Bean Field Day Hedgerow Workshop 2011 Western Alfalfa & forage Conference & Biofuels Workshop	12/29/16	Download (2,221KB PDF)
May 2011	*Aphid announcement	12/29/16	Download (125KB PDF)
March 2010	Alfalfa Stem Nematode Update Upcoming Meetings	12/29/16	Download (49KB PDF)
February 2010	Meeting Announcements Dry Bean Production Alfalfa Update Onion Seed Production *Safflower Production	12/29/16	Download (68KB PDF)
October 2009	New Pest Announcements 2009 Western Alfalfa and Forage Conference Information	12/29/16	Download (106KB PDF)
August 2009	Dry Bean Field Day Announcement Alfalfa Production and Publications Sunflower and Safflower Hedgerows	12/29/16	Download (65KB PDF)
April 2009	Alfalfa and Small Grains Field Day Announcement New Irrigated Alfalfa Management Publication Alfalfa Stem Nematode Update Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil Update	12/29/16	Download (68KB PDF)
June 2008	Sabbatical Leave Information Upcoming Meetings *Potential New Alfalfa Pest	12/29/16	Download (71KB PDF)
April 2008	Meeting Announcements Organic Alfalfa Production Water Quality Research Update Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Landscapes	12/29/16	Download (282KB PDF)
January 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 Mediterranean and Desert Zones Weed Control in Alfalfa	12/29/16	Download (366KB PDF)
August 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	12/29/16	Download (105KB PDF)
April 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	12/29/16	Download (130KB PDF)
February 2007	Tri-County Bean Production Meeting Alfalfa Production - managing water stressed fields *Frost Prevention in Orchards	12/29/16	Download (133KB PDF)
October 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	12/29/16	Download (102KB PDF)
July 2006	Alfalfa Production Variety trial Information Overseeding forages in alfalfa Ground mealybug Garbanzo Production Starthistle Control Surface Water Quality Workshops Meeting Announcements	12/29/16	Download (74KB PDF)
April 2006	Alfalfa Production: Groundsel and Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids Flooded Alfalfa Nitrogen Fertilization Alfalfa Diseases *Slugs in Alfalfa	12/29/16	Download (120KB PDF)
March 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	12/29/16	Download (125KB PDF)
November 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	12/29/16	Download (125KB PDF)
August 2005	Dry Bean Field Production Meeting 8-25-05 Garbanzo Production:Preventing Ascochyta blight Roundup Ready Alfalfa Alfalfa Variety Trial Information	12/29/16	Download (122KB PDF)
April 2005	UC Davis Alfalfa/Small Grains Field Day (5-11-5) Disease Update *Pest Update -Ground Squirrel Study	12/29/16	Download (93KB PDF)
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	12/29/16	Download (212KB PDF)
April 2004	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	12/29/16	Download (193KB PDF)
February 2004	UCCE Future: Stakeholders "Listening Sessions" Crop Production Survey Irrigated Lands Waiver Dry Bean Production Alfalfa Production *Meadow Voles and Pocket Gophers	12/29/16	Download (1,951KB PDF)
October 2003	Alfalfa Update Cotton Update Water Quality Update Dry Bean Update *2003 California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium	12/29/16	Download (260KB PDF)
April 2003	UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa Field Day Poisonous weeds Slugs in alfalfa Steiped ladybird beetles in alfalfa Dry beans Stink bugs Water Quality update Commodity Websites	12/29/16	Download (186KB PDF)
March 2003		12/29/16	Download (234KB PDF)