- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
The foundation of an effective extension program is an understanding of needs. Although I have worked in California, previously (2012-2017), as a weed scientist with the University of California – Davis, most of my time was spent in specialty crop systems (trees and vines, processing tomatoes, and melons). Consequently, I entered my current position as an Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor less familiar with the concerns and requirements of the agronomic crop industry. Although I expect that issues such as the water availability and quality, soil health, varietal improvement, and effective pest management practices are of significant interest to my clientele, I engaged in a needs assessment to define and rank the expressed...
- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
Water and water management are crucial to the continuing agricultural prosperity of the San Joaquin Valley. Consequently, the region is lucky to have not one BUT TWO symposia this month discussing water quantity, quality , and management in the Central Valley. Please consider attending if you can.
Merced County Farm Bureau Water Symposium
February 21st, 2019
This event, hosted by the Merced County Farm Bureau at the UC Cooperative Extension Center (2145...
- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
The California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) recently released statistics review (https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/statistics/) reports that California led the nation in 2017 agricultural cash receipts ($50 billion) followed by Iowa ($27 billion), Texas ($23 billion), Nebraska ($21 billion), and Minnesota ($17 billion). California's (CA) top commodities were dairy ($6.6 billion, up 8.2% from the previous year), grapes ($5.8 billion, up 3.1%), and almonds ($5.6 billion, up 10.9%), followed by berries, cattle and calves, lettuce, walnuts, tomatoes, pistachios, and broilers. With respect to agronomic commodities, hay (all) and cotton (all) were ranked 13th ($758 million) and 18th...
- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
Floral terminology: Perfect vs imperfect, monoecious vs dioecious
Perfect flowers: contain both male parts (stamens, the male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament) and female parts (pistils, the female organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style, and ovary) in the same flower.
Imperfect flowers: have either male parts (which are called staminate flowers), or female parts (which are called pistillate lowers), but not both. Imperfect flowers can be found on either the same plant (which is defined as...
- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
1. 2019 California Plant and Soil Conference
February 5-6, 2019
DoubleTree Hotel & Fresno Convention Center
2233 Ventura Street, Fresno, CA 93721
Tel: 559-268-1000. http://calasa.ucdavis.edu
CA-ASA Conference Registration Fees
Early registration fees through Monday, January 29th:
- Full (both days) professional:...