- Author: Pamela S Kan-Rice
Lindcove Research and Extension Center invites the public to their citrus fruit display and tasting. On Dec. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon, they will be hosting their annual free event where visitors can taste and see more than 100 citrus varieties grown at the center.
Citrus enthusiasts can have their citrus variety, horticulture and pest management questions answered by UC Master Gardener volunteers and UC Cooperative Extension experts.
Bags of freshly picked citrus will be available for $5. Visitors can choose from cara caras, navels, mandarins or assorted citrus from four bins.
Lindcove Research and Extension Center is located at 22963 Carson Ave in Exeter.
Lindcove REC fosters research, education and outreach programs focused primarily on citrus, but also has projects on avocado, olive and pomegranate. It supports research projects by University of California academics as well as local and regional partners that address critical needs in horticulture, pests and diseases and breeding new varieties.
For more information, contact Jasmin Del Toro, (559) 592-2408 Ext 1151 or jzdeltoro@ucanr.edu.
- Author: Jeannette Warnert
UC ANR and the Citrus Research Board are co-funding a new citrus IPM advisor position to be headquartered at the UC Lindcove Research and Extension Center. The CRB has pledged $750,000 to cover half the cost of the advisor's salary and benefits for 10 years.
The new IPM advisor will conduct a multicounty extension, education and applied research program and provide research-based technical and educational assistance to the citrus industry. The new advisor will report to the director of the Lindcove REC, with input from the Statewide IPM Program director.
"CRB's partnership with UC ANR for this position continues to strengthen the commitment towards citrus research and IPM best practices. This is a win-win for all Californians." said Greg Gibbs, UC ANR director of major gifts.
The citrus IPM advisor will help fill the role of retiring UCCE citrus entomology specialist Beth Grafton-Cardwell. The 30-year citrus IPM veteran has also served as the director of Lindcove REC since 2006.
Human Resources is finalizing the position vacancy announcement for the new IPM advisor and will open recruitment in the coming weeks.
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The Department of Botany and Plant Sciences and Agricultural Operations at UC Riverside are hosting a Citrus Field Day for growers and industry members on Jan. 31, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The morning program will feature presentations in a meeting room located in Agricultural Operations. The afternoon will include a tour of the citrus variety collection, field demonstrations and lab demonstrations.
Registration is $15 and includes a barbecue lunch. Space is limited so please register by Jan. 25.
To register, please download the registration form at http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu.