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INTERNATIONAL MICROIRRIGATION SCHOOL FOR CROP PRODUCTION The 2025 International Microirrigation School for Crop Production will be offered in California for the very first time, October 13–17, 2025. This one‑time, intensive program combines three days of classroom instruction at the University of…

Cover Cropping in Water Scarce Environments.Sustainable Conservation and the California Alliance with Family Farmers, along with University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, California Department of Food & Agriculture, and other partners, have released a new guidance document — Cover…

7:30 – 8:00       Coffee etc.8:00 – 8:15       Welcome – Ashraf El-KereamyWelcome and introduction – Leonel Jimenez8:15 – 8:45       Ray Yokomi (pending approval from ARS) - update on the citrus and non-citrus host…

Citrus Mealybug Field Day at Lindcove Sign up clicking on this link or email sangautam@ucanr.edu Instructors: Dr. Sandipa Gautam and David Haviland Course Objective: To teach PCAs about citrus mealybug, an emerging concern for citrus growers. The field day will focus on lectures on pest…

A recent article covers pollination, especially of flowers in dark places.  Dark, meaning at night, and in places like forests where bees might not go, because it's too dark.  But beetles and bats, and moths and slugs might thrive in these environments. Even cockroaches have been shown to be…