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Agronomy Research & Information Center
Delivering scientific, research-based information, resources, education, and on-line tools on California agronomic crops to growers, researchers, industry professionals, governmental agencies, and the general public.
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Agronomic Crops in California
Agronomy News & Updates
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Managing rice with limited water
Added February 20, 2015Looks like the water situation this year will be a repeat of last year. Here is a video published last year regarding water...
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Watch videos and read the Latest Information on Alfalfa & Forages from the Comfort of Your Home
Added January 15, 2015
You can sit back in your easy chair today, and get the latest information on alfalfa, grains and forages from the...
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2015 Annual Rice Grower Meetings
Added January 5, 2015WHERE & WHEN Richvale: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 8:30 am, Evangelical Church, 5219 Church St., Richvale Glenn: Tuesday,...
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SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting
Added January 5, 2015UC Cooperative Extension will host a Field Crops meeting this Friday, January 9th from 8:30am to 12:00pm. The meeting...
History of Agronomy at the University of California
What is Agronomy?
Alfalfa
Alfalfa production occurs over about 1,000,000 acres throughout California, with the highest-producing regions in Imperial County and the San Joaquin Valley.
Beans
California farmers grow mainly four classes of dry beans — limas (99% of U.S. supply), common beans, garbanzos, and cowpeas — on about 50,000 total acres.
Bio-Fuels/Bio-Energy
Imported corn and sorghum are currently used to produce bio-fuel in California. However, canola, camelina, sugar beets, and sorghum offer promise as a basis for in-state production.
Corn
Corn is grown on nearly 600,000 acres in California, primarily in the Central Valley. It is mainly used for silage and grain, with a small specialty crop market comprised of sweet corn, corn nuts and popcorn.
Cotton
Uses for cotton fibers range from heavy industrial to fine fabrics. California cotton grows mainly in the San Joaquin Valley on 200,000 to 300,000 acres.
Oil Seeds
Safflower is the primary oil seed grown for oil in California. Sunflower hydrid seeds are grown and exported for oil production. Canola and camelina are showing promise as new oil seed crops.
Rice
California rice is grown primarily in the Sacramento Valley on approximately 550,000 total acres. Mostly high quality medium grain rice is produced as well as some other specialty rice varieties.
Small Grains
Small grains are an important rotation crop in California and include wheat, barley, oats and triticale planted on over 800,000 acres. Wheat is the predominate California small grain crop.
Sugar Beets
California sugar beet production began in 1870 and beets have been produced in nearly all agricultural areas. Beets are now grown only on about 25,000 acres in the Imperial Valley.
