Alfalfa & Field Crop, Irrigation, Pest Management Field Days Coming Up Soon

Apr 21, 2014

There are Two California Alfalfa field Days coming up soon, one in the Imperial Valley and one in Davis, CA. Both heavily feature irrigation management issues, which are key to alfalfa producers in this drought year, but also a range of pest management and crop management issues.

PCA and CCA Credits are offered.

Imperial Valley Alfalfa & Field Crops Field Day

Thursday, April 17, 2014, 7:30 a.m. through Noon

Location: UC Desert Research and Extension Center, 1004 East Holton Road, El Centro, CA

Description: This field day features a wide range of studies on alfalfa/forage crops, alfalfa variety trials, drip irrigation, oilseeds, biofuels, irrigation practices, pest management, aphid outbreak, alfalfa drip irrigation, durum wheat, and crop rotation. Featuring new technology in irrigation management.

Stay for the Carne Asada Barbeque Lunch!!

For a full program see: http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/FieldDay/2014/agenda/DREC2014FieldDayAgenda.pdf

UC Davis Alfalfa/Small Grains Field Day

Wednesday, May 7, 2014, Davis, CA (12 Noon through 4:15)

Grains Field Day is 8:30 through noon

Location: UC Davis Agronomy Field Headquarters, Hutchison Road, Davis, CA

This field day features research on the UC Davis campus including alfalfa varieties, new weed control methods, control of aphids and other pests, switchgrass as a potential forage, low lignin trait in alfalfa, crop rotation studies with wheat, new studies on irrigation management and ideas for surviving the 2014 drought.

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Video: Sweetener Effects on Gut Health - Dr. Kwangwook Kim

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Kwangwook Kim, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, discusses the use of non-nutritive sweeteners in nursery pig diets. He explains how sucralose and neotame influence feed intake, gut health, metabolism, and the frequency of diarrhea compared to antibiotics. The conversation highlights mechanisms beyond palatability, including hormone signaling and nutrient transport. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Receptors responsible for sweet taste are present not only in the mouth but also along the intestinal tract.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Kwangwook Kim / kwangwook-kim is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, specializing in swine nutrition and feed additives under disease challenge models. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from the University of California, Davis, where he focused on intestinal health and metabolic responses in pigs. His research evaluates alternatives to antibiotics, targeting gut health and performance in nursery pigs.