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2019 Cost of Production Study for Organic Strawberries Now Available
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

2019 Revision of Cost of Production for Organic Strawberries Now Available

August 7, 2019
By Mark P Bolda
My colleagues and I just finished our revision of the Organic Strawberry Cost of Production Study. The previous study was from 2014 and really not up to date. This new one incorporates a lot of what is going on with labor as well as updates on fertility and pest managment practices.
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UC Small Grains Variety Trial, Fresno Co. CA
UC Small Grains Blog: Article

Preliminary yield results from fall-planted 2018-19 small grain variety trials

August 7, 2019
By Sarah E Light, Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles, Mark E Lundy, Nicholas E Clark, Brian H Marsh
Preliminary grain yield results for our fall-planted common wheat, triticale, durum wheat and barley trials are now available on the UC Small Grains Research and Information Center website: http://smallgrains.ucanr.
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photos by Erin Mahaney
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Clematis Extravaganza Weekend-Pt 1

August 7, 2019
One of my fondest early memories as a Master Gardener involves a Master Gardener field trip to the Chalk Hill Clematis nursery near Healdsburg. It was one of my first big outings with my newborn daughter and I was excited to get out, see some familiar Master Gardener faces, and learn about plants.
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Mary Lash pictured with her award
California 4-H Grown: Article

Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Lash

August 7, 2019
By Suzanne Morikawa
The California 4-H Foundation is proud to recognize Mary Lash for her lifelong dedication to the 4-H program. Mary's 4-H membership began in 1938 with projects including home economics, sewing and raising vegetables on her family farm in Downey, California.
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Great Australian Bight, from above
ANR Adventures: Article

Return to work brain

August 6, 2019
By Wendy Powers
I said good-bye, for now' to the Great Australian Bight. It wasn't easy but it was time to get back to work. Travel turned out to be a bit hectic but everything worked out in the end.
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Visitors gather at the blacklighting display just outside the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Oh, What a (Moth) Night!

August 6, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Oh, what a (Moth) Night! It was a family night in more ways than one. Families who attended the Bohart Museum of Entomology's annual Moth Night last Saturday, Aug. 3, not only saw specimens from scores of insect families inside the UC Davis insect museum, but outside as well.
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Lake County: Article

August 2019

August 6, 2019
4-H Enrollment Information, NEW 4-H Summer Camp Dates, Seeking Council Secretary Nominations, 2019 Lake County Fair Information, 2019-2020 4-H Year Calendar.
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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Article

IPM Breakfast Meeting - Reschedule Information

August 6, 2019
August 9, 2019 Yuba-Sutter-Colusa IPM Breakfast Meeting has been rescheduled for September 13, 2019 (8:00-9:30am). Meeting will be held at the Dancing Tomato Caffe in Yuba City (990 N Walton Ave, Yuba City, CA 95993).
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Article

Topics in the Subtropics Vol 20 Summer 2019

August 6, 2019
Topics in this issue: A boring problem thats generating a big interest in southern California How ants can be good in ag production systems Is Eucalyptus a Safe Material for Mulching Trees?
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