UC Dry Bean Field Day

August 13th, 2026

9:45 am - 12:00 pm

UC Davis, Bee Biology Road, Davis, CA

Sponcered by Colusa RCD

See the schedule of events below!

Agenda

9:30am       Arrival and sign-in

9:45am       Welcome and introductions: Christine Diepenbrock, Antonia Palkovic, UC Davis; Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE

9:50am       Breeding garbanzo beans for yield, seed quality, and regional acclimation: Antonia Palkovic, Varma Penmetsa, and Christine Diepenbrock; UC Davis

10:00am     Spring planted garbanzo bean variety trial in Colusa County: Sarah Light; UCCE

10:15am     Seed production and certification: Larry Frame, CA Crop Improvement Association

10:20am     Walk to field plots

10:25am     Breeding lima beans for yield, seed quality, consumer preference, and stress resistance: Christine Diepenbrock and Antonia Palkovic; UC Davis

10:40am     Walk to field plots

10:45am     Evaluation of herbicide treatments for weed control in blackeye bean: Mandeep Singh, UCCE; Rohith Vulchi, Brad Hanson, UC Davis

11:00am     Travel to Agronomy Field Headquarters, follow the signs to the field location.

11:15am     Cowpea breeding for California – biotic and abiotic stress resistance: Bao-Lam Huynh; UC Riverside

11:30am     Choosing blackeye varieties for pest resistance and high yields – regional trial results: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles; UCCE

11:45am     Viewing of the small-plot research combine harvester: UC Davis field station team

12:00pm     Evaluations and burrito lunch at Agronomy Field Headquarters

 

Applied for DPR (1.0 of Other) and CCA (1.0 of PM; 0.75 CM) credits. 

We thank the CA Crop Improvement Association for financially supporting this meeting!