Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Summer is wrapping up and I wanted to re-share some UCCE resources for those thinking of planting a winter cover crop this fall.

In their latest research brief, Nutrition Policy Institute researchers highlight the benefits and challenges faced by California school foodservice professionals implementing the federally-funded universal school meals through the Seamless Summer Option during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bill Weir, UC Cooperative Extension advisor emeritus, passed away on July 28 in Merced. He was 84. Born in in San Antonio, Texas, Weir earned his B.S. at Texas A&M University and his M.S. in vegetable crops and his Ph.D. in soil science at UC Davis.

En las batallas no se debe subestimar al enemigo por su tamao, lo que cobra relevancia cuando la lucha es contra las plagas. El escarabajo barrenador polfago, es ms pequeito que una semilla de ajonjol, pero su capacidad destructiva es enorme.

El maz dulce, uno de los principales cultivos en el condado de Imperial, cuya produccin genera a ese condado poco ms de 95 millones de dlares y uno de cada 6 empleos, es un alimento que ha sido crucial para la humanidad.

El Departamento de Alimentos y Agricultura de California otorg 1.85 millones de dlares a la Divisin de Agricultura y Recursos Naturales de la Universidad de California para mejorar la asistencia tcnica para los granjeros orgnicos del estado.

If you visited the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa during the past month, you might have seen the Master Food Preservers of Orange County in their rustic farmhouse-themed kitchen located in the OC Promenade exhibit hall.

El alto costo de los alimentos sorprende a los consumidores, quienes ya no saben si sacudir la billetera o la cabeza de preocupacin.

Warning: You may not want to read this while you are trying to enjoy your cuppa and a meal. Stinky plants. What comes to mind? For many, maybe the Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanium) the plant that produces a giant bloom every 20-40 years.

Con las temperaturas elevadsimas del verano, entre 80F hasta ms de 100 F, en algunas reas de California, todo mundo quisiera evitar acercarse al calor de la estufa.