2017 November 28 - November 30th
46th California Alfalfa & Grain Symposium
Reno, Nevada
University of California Cooperative Extension
Department of Plant Sciences
University of California, Davis, CA 95616
Proceedings
Article
Author(s)
Hay Market Situation in the West in 2017 and Outlook for 2018Pages 1-4Download PDF
Seth Hoyt
Demographics and Long-Term Outlook for Western US Beef, Sheep, and Horse Industries and Their Importance for the Forage IndustryPages 5-16Download PDF
Tim DelCurto, Tom Murphy, Shannon Moreaux
The Farm Bill and the Western Hay IndustryPages 17-26Download PDF
Daniel A. Sumner, William Matthews
Alfalfa Yield Gap – How Big is it and What is its Economic Significance?Pages 27-34Download PDF
Michael Russelle
Strategies for Aphid Management in AlfalfaPages 35-54Download PDF
Ayman M. Mostafa
Controlling Alfalfa Weevil – Efficacy, Thresholds, and Future NeedsPages 55-62Download PDF
Rachael Long, Dan Putnam, Ayman Mostafa, Kevin Goding, Nicole Stevens
Zinc Phosphide-Coated Cabbage for Managing Belding’s Ground SquirrelsPages 63-68Download PDF
Roger A. Baldwin, Heather Halbritter, Ryan Meinerz, Laura K. Snell, Steve B. Orloff
Poisonous Weeds and Toxic Factors in Hay Crops: Why You Should WorryPages 69-76Download PDF
Birgit Puschner
Managing Ventenata dubia in Timothy HayPages 77-84Download PDF
Timothy S. Prather, Andrew Mackey, John Wallace
The Drivers of Hay and Forage Crop Exports for the Western United StatesPages 85-96Download PDF
William A. Matthews, Daniel A. Sumner
Benefits and Impacts of Partial Season Irrigation on Alfalfa ProductionPages 97-106Download PDF
Perry Cabot, Joe Brummer, Sumit Gautam, Lyndsay Jones, Neil Hansen
Deficit Irrigation with Alfalfa: What are the Economics?107-110Download PDF
Michael J. Ottman, Dan Putnam
Agronomic Practices for Subsurface Drip Irrigation in AlfalfaPages 111-122Download PDF
Dan Putnam, Ali Montazar, Daniele Zaccaria, Isaya Kisekka, Umair Gull, Khaled Bali
What I’ve Learned from Implementing Drip Irrigation on my FarmPages 123-126Download PDF
Nate Ray
Variable Rate Irrigation on Center Pivots. What is it? Should I Invest?Pages 127-EndDownload PDF