UC Small Grains Blog
May 15th, 2019 UC Small Grains / Alfalfa-Forages Field Day

This is a reminder that the annual UC Small Grains/Alfalfa-Forages Field Day will be held on May 15th at the University of California, Davis Department of Plant Sciences Field Headquarters from 8AM – 4:30PM. The event showcases UC efforts in...
Upcoming UC field days in April and May

Save the dates for two upcoming UC field days to be held in April and May: The South Sacramento Valley Wheat and Barley Field Demonstration Day will be held from 8:45 - 10:30AM on April 24th, 2019 in the Dunnigan Hills area. The program...
Herbicide Resistant Italian Ryegrass in California: Identification and Strategies for Control

If growers sprayed for Italian ryegrass earlier this year, it might still be worth keeping an eye out for it in fields and field margins. Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is an annual grass that can sometimes behave as a biennial or...
Wheat Field Day In Colusa County--March 12th
We hope you can join us for our field day! Agenda and directions are below. Contact Sarah Light with questions: selight@ucanr.edu ~ 530-822-7515. Wheat Field Day Colusa County, CA Tuesday March 12th, 2019 ~...
Summary of early-season conditions for 2018-2019 fall-planted California small grain crops

After a relatively dry start to the rainfall season from October through early November, rainfall in California since November has been above average. About halfway through the rainy season, year-to-date precipitation totals are approximately 20-30%...