Sustainable Farming Systems 2008 Field Day

Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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UC Davis Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility, 7 miles west of UC Davis campus on Russell Blvd., 1/2 mile west of County Road 95
See map at right

Keynote speaker: Len Richardson, California Farmer magazine

Schedule

• Registration/coffee 8 a.m.
• Tour: 8:30 a.m.
• Equipment update: 10:30 a.m.
• Lunch: 11:30 a.m., Keynote: 12 noon
• Grower panel: 12:45 p.m.

Field topics

• Runoff and water quality management using cover crops & no-till
• Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soil
• Soil ecology, food webs, and plant nutrition

Fees

$5 general, growers/students free
includes local, seasonal lunch

PCA/CCA Continuing Education units offered

Registration requested by June 10. Please fill out and mail the form on the upper right of this page. For more information, contact Patricia Lazicki at (530) 220-2319 or via e-mail at patricia.lazicki@gmail.com

UC Davis' Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility is home to long-term ag studies and is a living lab for students of the UC Davis Agricultural Sustainability Institute.