Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

My roses were glorious this past month. I hope yours were the same. I again seem to see fewer of the dreaded Hoplia beetles on them. Instead, this year, they decided to go after the pink flowers on my cacti! They certainly love the color pink. We should only have to put up with them for another month until…

7:30 – 8:00       Coffee etc.8:00 – 8:15       Welcome – Ashraf El-KereamyWelcome and introduction – Leonel Jimenez8:15 – 8:45       Ray Yokomi (pending approval from ARS) - update on the citrus and non-citrus host…

We have a new term to add to our lexicon of extreme weather phenomena: thirstwave. In a report published last month (April 2025) in “Earth’s Future,” researchers Mike Hobbins and Meetpal Kukal introduced the term thirstwave to describe an extended period of intense evaporative demand or atmospheric…

All presentations and materials from the Transition to Certified Organic Workshop, held on April 26, 2025, at Fort Jones City Hall in Siskiyou County, are now available for download below. These resources cover key topics discussed during the workshop, including organic certification steps, compliance,…

Vice President Glenda Humiston and UC ANR colleagues met with California legislators to discuss the impact of UC ANR in their districts.

Avachat joins Controller and Business Services  Archana Avachat joined UC ANR on March 27 as a senior business analyst in the Office of the Controller and Business Services. She is responsible for UCPath project management, roadmap evaluation, communication…

 Humans aren't fond of ectoparasites, such as ticks, fleas, lice, parasitic flies and mites.Neither are chickens. In a timely talk, veterinary entomologist Amy Murillo, an assistant professor in the UC Riverside Department of Entomology, will discuss "Tiny Terrors: How Ectoparasites Undermine…