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  Featured StoryBy Gerry Spinelli, Production Horticulture Advisor with the University of California Cooperative ExtensionIf you inject fertilizer into your irrigation system, you probably have a target concentration of nitrate that you are trying to achieve. Is your injector set at the right…

California Avocado Growers Seminars Series 2023 Scheduled Topics You missed this in-person meeting, but see it here From: February 15 (10 AM - 12 PM) In-Person and Zoom Get Down - Fertilizers How to apply them and how to choose them. Dr.

From: February 15 (10 AM - 12 PM) In-Person and Zoom How to apply them and how to choose them. Dr. Danny Klittich - Director of Agronomy at Mission Produce How to choose and what to look out for with different fertilizer application methods (venturi, water-powered, batch tank, electric powered, etc.

The La Loma Neighborhood is sponsoring the third annual Modesto Pollinator Festival at the La Loma Native Garden, located at 1805 Encina Avenue. The event will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 10:00-2:00 pm. A costume pollinator parade will be a highlight at 10:15 a.m.

Plenty of interactions occurred among bugs, plants and people at the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a Super Science Day recently held on the UC Davis campus and both free and family friendly.

Can a Table of Weather Variables from an Experimental Trial (2014-2022) Teach Us Anything about the Adaptation of Pistachio to the climate of the San Joaquin Valley of California?

Madagascar hissing cockroaches, aka hissers, are big, bold and beautiful. Just ask the scientists at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, who rear them in their petting zoo.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Moon as UCANR's Director of Workplace Inclusion & Belonging, effective March 3, 2023.

Pest issues are much easier to deal with when you know what they are and have the right tools to address them. The UC Statewide IPM Program has several free, online tools to help you diagnose plant problems, determine if an animal pest is present, or get a monthly checklist of landscape tasks.

You might have heard that the Governor is ending the COVID-19 state of emergency on Feb. 28. This signals a new phase of response to the pandemic and ends most of the statewide public health orders and restrictions that have been in place and evolved over the past three years.