Ongoing research

Cover crops seem to offset their water use by improving soil moisture retention Cover crop research conducted by a team of university researchers is now helping to inform and shape policy to implement the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in several San Joaquin Valley counties.

Despite a new COVID variant and the health system on the verge of being overwhelmed in many areas across the U.S., we have many things to celebrate this year, not the least of which are vaccines, home COVID test kits, and perhaps an at-home treatment in the near future.

It's time to revisit the "Thirteen Bugs of Christmas!" Back in 2010, Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (now emeritus) and yours truly of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology decided that "The 12 Days of Christmas" ought to be replaced with insects.

On Thanksgiving weekend, I took my entire family to The Haggin Museum located in Stockton's Victory Park. To our surprise, the museum houses many different art exhibits and an extensive array of educational exhibitions about the San Joaquin Valley's agricultural and cultural history.

Our book club is currently reading Silent Spring written by Rachel Carson 1964. The book highlights how the misuse of pesticides affected our ecosystem and brought about major social, political, and environmental movements of today.

Redwoods Safe This Year Hope Greens to be Cut Next Year Miss the Wreath Workshop...

UC ANR hosted a wildfire virtual tour for state legislators, legislative staff and agency officials Nov. 16.

Doan named UCCE small farms advisor Hung Doan joined UCCE as a small farms and specialty crops advisor serving Riverside and San Bernardino counties on Nov. 1. Before joining UC ANR, Doan was an instructor for an USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer Program in Guyana.

Do you know the names of native bees commonly found in California's urban gardens? And how many have you seen in their habitat?

If you follow Gwentomologist on Instagram, you'll see fascinating images, videos and data on scores of insects, including bees, butterflies and beetles, and such curious critters as wasp-mimicking beetles (genus Clytus) and burying beetles or Nicrophorus beetles (genus Nicrophorus).