Ongoing research

The Intermountain Research and Extension Center is soliciting proposals from researchers for new and continuing research projects in 2022-23. IREC is a 140-acre research facility located at 4,000 feet elevation near the Oregon border.

February 15, 2022 meeting agenda. DPR units requested: 1.0 hours L&R 1.5 hours other. 3.0 CCA units. Production notes. Telone monitoring.

Over the last several months, the IWP project team has faced unanticipated challenges with vendors, contractors and resource constraints. These challenges have impacted the timeframe for building the core infrastructure of the new platform.

The 2022 IREC Spring Research Update is now available. Newsletter topics include importance of crop planting date, alfalfa irrigation, alfalfa cutting schedules, harrowing alfalfa, and IREC research summaries detailing 2021 research related to new varieties and crop management.

What do you know about BosWash? It's a name coined by futurist Herman Kahn in a 1967 essay describing a theoretical United States megalopolis extending from the metropolitan area of Boston to that of Washington, D.C.," according to Wikipedia.

Yikes, what is this, what happened to it? It's supposed to be a lemon. According to the UC IPM page on Pests in Gardens and Landscapes, the deformity is probably caused by a Citrus Bud Mite called Eriophyes sheldoni.

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Crazy times, eh? The COVID-19 pandemic is similar to past national crises in that people, fearing the shortage of life's essentials, are denuding grocery shelves of staples.

Wheat products account for roughly 20% of what people eat every day around the globe. As climate changes, wheat crops must adapt to new weather patterns to keep up with demand.

UCCE Virtual Statewide Walnut Series 2022...