Strawberries and Caneberries

Just squeezed then one out right before the end of the year. Great work here with Jeremy Murdoch from the UC Agricultural Issues Center, and some real thorough input from local strawberry growers, who once again unselfishly committed their time and knowledge to updating this vital document.

As of today, December 17, the regulatory quarantine for LBAM has been lifted and the CDFA has initiated the repeal process of removing the California State Interior Quarantine for LBAM. The link to regulatory statement from the CDFA can be found here. https://content.govdelivery.

There are a still a few days left in this year, and educational programs are still continuing apace. The office of the Agricultural Commissioner in Santa Cruz County is having a class on Pesticide Laws and Regulations Continuing Education Class this Thursday Dec 16 on ZOOM.

Hey everybody, Mark here. Sometimes it's good to go back and review the basics on a problem, and Dr. Artyom Kopp from UC Davis, an expert on vinegar flies, including of course spotted wing drosophila, offered up the post below.

Most people would agree that science is a powerful tool to solve problems and offers much to bring about betterment in the material life of humanity generally speaking. However, my thesis here is that science is most effective when it is actively directed, rather than passively.