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Sustainable Agriculture 2004 Conservation Tillage Field Day June 24 at UC Davis

June 17, 2004

Sustainable Agriculture 2004 Conservation Tillage Field Day
Thursday, June 24, 2004
8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
UC Davis Russell Ranch
7 miles west of UC Davis campus on Russell Blvd., 1/2 mile west of County Road 95
Keynote speaker CDFA Undersecretary of Agriculture Chuck Ahlem 8 a.m., site tour 8:30 a.m.

Field topics:

  • Water management and conservation in cover crop-based cropping
  • Conservation tillage in tomato and corn production
  • Weeds in furrow, drip and sprinkler irrigation system comparisons
  • Soil fertility and plant nutrition
  • Economic impact of conservation tillage
  • Grower panel discussion—farmers' perspectives on research results
Fee: $10/$5 students (includes lunch). PCA/CCA Continuing Education units pending.
Register by June 18 on the Web or contact Sam Prentice at (530) 752-2023,

The 16-year UCD Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems project, which helped change the way Sacramento Valley farmers grow field crops, is now a farming systems experiment focused on conservation tillage and the use of cover crops to improve soil and water quality in California cropping systems.

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