Strawberries and Caneberries

A recent page one article in a major American newspaper lamented the declining number of skilled botanists in the US.

It looks like even the Wall Street Journal has caught the urban farming bug. Link to article below out of their "The Future of Everything" series, followed by my comments. https://www.wsj.

Former UCCE Entomology Advisor Shimat Joseph and I just had the linked paper below published in Crop Protection.

Interesting farm call this morning. A strawberry grower near Watsonville reported a large group of worms (caterpillars) migrating north out of the mixed cover crop including barley and mustard.

UC Cooperative Extension is hosting a Perishable Commodities Act meeting at its office on 1430 Freedom Blvd, Ste E in Watsonville on August 2. See flyer posted below for details.