Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Back to Sites & Content

Newsletters

 

 Newsletter Articles:

May 2025Archived

 

Field picture submitted by Elizabeth Fichtner

 Links

 

Publications

Crowds throng Main Street, Woodland, during the annual California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Show Me the Honey! California Honey Festival Set Saturday, May 6

April 24, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Show me the honey! The annual California Honey Festival, free and open to the public, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 6 in downtown Woodland. It's about celebrating the importance of bees; the festival's mission is "to promote honey and honey bees and their products.
View Article
Dave Cudney holds a "Weeds of the West" book with his sister.
ANR Employee News: Article

In memoriam: David Cudney

April 24, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
David W. Cudney, UC Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, passed away in Riverside on March 30. He was 82. Cudney joined UCCE in 1964 as a farm advisor for Imperial County. In 1978, he became a UCCE weed science specialist for Southern California, based at UC Riverside.
View Article
Census picture
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Census of Agriculture Now

April 24, 2023
By Ben A Faber
As you may know, every five years, USDA conducts its Census of Agriculture to inform policy decisions that impact the future of American farmers and ranchers.
View Article
Creeping Red Thyme
Spill the Beans: Article

Lawn alternatives

April 24, 2023
by Melody Kendall Ongoing drought in California and world-wide climate change makes water conservation a very important topic. One of the ways to conserve water in your landscape is to reduce or remove your thirsty lawn and replace it with a more water friendly option.
View Article
Gall from Oak tree- wasp home (photo credit Rayna Jeremias)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Homeless wasps make harmless galls

April 23, 2023
I used to wonder why hard apples were growing on some of my oak trees. Then I learned they were not apples but nests for Andricus quercuscalifornicus, a tiny wasp that builds these galls as a nest for raising their young.
View Article
Davis Field Day 2022
UC Small Grains Blog: Article

May 11th: 2023 UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa/Forages Field Day

April 21, 2023
By Mark E Lundy
2023 UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa/Forages Field Day May 11th, 7:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Supported by the California Crop Improvement Association (CCIA) Department of Plant Sciences Field Facility, UC Davis (2400 Hutchison Dr, Davis CA 38.5390, -121.7800) AGENDA Continuing Education Units (CEUs): 3.
View Article