Newsletters
"This newsletter is published by Sarah Light. Sarah is the farm advisor for Alfalfa/Hay, Beans, Wheat, Grains, Corn, Sorghum, Barley, Sunflower, Safflower, Oil Seed serving Colusa, Sutter and Yuba."
RECENT NEWSLETTERS:
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - March 2025
- Hedgerows and Soil Health Assessments Field Day!
- Hedgerow Project Update
- Littleseed Canarygrass Becoming Difficult to Control in Small Grains
- Weed Control in Alfalfa: Thinking about moving away from paraquat for winter annual weeds
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - July 2024
- Project Summary: The Effect of Almond Shell Mulch Application on Established Alfalfa Fields
- Managing rootknot nematodes in crop rotations
- Milo (Gran Sorghum) Yield Performance in Three Locations in Central Valley
- Upcoming Events!
- Cover Crop Performance Summary
Sacramento Valley Field Crops Newsletter - October 2023
- Organic Agriculture Workshop
- Cover Crop Performance in the Sacramento Valley During a Wet Year
- Cover Crops generate a Resource Rich Soil Environment for Soil Biota and Crop Roots
Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter - July 2023
- Climate-Smart Irrigation for Field Crops
- Update on alfalfa weevil insecticide resistance: What is the situation, and what can be done?
- Resources on the Economics of Cover Cropping in Annual Rotations
- Best Management Practices for use of Propane Cannons (zon guns) in Production Agriculture
- Grazing Cover Crops
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Project Summaries
RECENT PROJECTS:
Cover Crop Performance in the Sacramento Valley During a Wet Year (2023-2024)
Cover Crop Performance in the Sacramento Valley During a Wet Year (2022-2023)
2023 Organic Grower Meeting Presentation Slides
California Conservation Partnership Plan Meeting
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The Soil Health Connection
"The Soil Health Connection connects YOU with experts in the fields of soil health and agronomy. We hope you find an interesting episode that sparks your interest in soil health or continues your journey into the exciting world of sustainable soil management."
EPISODES:
Episode 33 - Dr. Lauren Hale, Soil Microbiology and Soil Health, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Episode 32 - In-Field Soil Nitrate Quick Test Demonstration
Episode 31 - In-Field Soil Health Assessments with Victor Briones, Natural Resource Coordinator
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Contact
Sarah Light, Area CE Agronomy Advisor
142A Garden Hwy, Yuba City, CA 95991
(530) 822-7515 selight@ucanr.edu
About Sarah
Sarah has been serving as the Agronomy Advisor in Sutter, Yuba, and Colusa Counties since 2017. She has a B.A. in Latin American Studies, a dual M.S. in Soil Science and Plant Pathology from Oregon State University, and is fluent in Spanish.