The 7th Workshop on New Technologies for Field Crops

Our 7^th Annual Workshop on New Technologies for Field Crops was held via Zoom on June 3, 2020. We had great turnout, expertise speakers, and an informative time. The theme of this year’s workshop was “New Crops for Arizona and the Southwest Desert.” The workshop offered opportunity to discuss opportunities and challenges of new crops to the region, like Industrial Hemp, Guayule, Guar, and Rhodes grass.

In response to many requests, presentations are now available online.

• Chemistries for Alfalfa Insect Pest Management
  • Dr. Ayman Mostafa

• Guar as a Possible Desert Tolerant Legume in the U.S. Southwest
  • Dr. Calvin Trostle

• Hemp Diseases: Diagnosis and Management
  • Dr. Bindu Poudel

• Push-Pull-Control: Securing Guayule’s Future 
• Push-Pull-Control: Securing Guayule’s Future (Easier to review on mobile devices)
  • Dr. Peter Ellsworth, Ms. Naomi Pier, Ms. Isadora Bordini

• Rhodes Grass: A New Forage Crop for the Low Desert
  • Dr.  Oli Bachie

• An Update on Western SARE
  • Dr. Randy Norton

• Progress Towards Managing Weeds in Guayule
  • Dr. Bill McCloskey