Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

The Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis is helping to spread the biodiversity of insects.

In this issue: Drought Conditions Persist Consider ammoniating rice straw for low-cost forage Disaster Livestock Access Pass Program in the Works for the Foothills Bonding Livestock Guardian Dogs with Cattle Upcoming Workshops Stay Tuned - Rancher's Wildfire Field Day Beyond the Drought - Building R...

In most years, farmers manage their winter straw by flooding a field where the rice straw has either been chopped or chopped and incorporated. In these cases, the flood water helps to ensure good decomposition. This year however, is different.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to drought conditions these stations currently have insufficient vegetative cover to provide accurate ETo data. At this time, 146 Belridge is providing the best ETo data for Kern County.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to drought conditions these stations currently have insufficient vegetative cover to provide accurate ETo data. At this time, 146 Belridge is providing the best ETo data for Kern County.

A brand-new online course on Diagnosing Herbicide Injury focusing on how an herbicide injury situation can arise, what information can help diagnose symptoms during field investigations, and what tools are available to you, is now available from the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management program (U...

Thank you all for your patience and understanding while the ANR server was the target of an unprecedented aggressive and persistent cyberattack. I am happy to report that most web services are back online.

Pruning trees is dangerous. You think you know which way that branch is going to drop, and instead it falls right on your head. Good thing you are wearing a helmet, but a big limb is not going to be stopped by a helmet.

With our long, hot summers and drought seemingly becoming the norm, many home gardeners are on the lookout for water-efficient plants.

Thanks to Doug Thomas of Crown Nursery for providing the photo to start off a series over the next few weeks on chill accumulation in MacDoel of our day neutral strawberries, in this case the ever popular Monterey.