Ongoing research

With technology, the traditional brain break in the classroom has gone digital! Over 650 teachers participated in the Brain Breaks in the Virtual World session at the Alvord Unified Distance Learning Virtual Summit on August 3, 2020.

Preliminary grain yield results for our fall-planted common wheat, triticale, durum wheat and barley trials are now available on the UC Small Grains Research and Information Center website: http://smallgrains.ucanr.

The University of California Desert Research and Extension Center (UC DREC) was established in 1912 and is the oldest research and extension center in the UC system.

Santa Barbara County's agricultural industry had a big year in 2019, with a more than 5% increase in the value of crops, according to the county's just-released annual crop report. It shows the total valuation of the crops was $1.6 billion dollars in 2019, up $78 million dollars from 2018.

UC Master Gardeners of Napa County are keeping busy in their own gardens during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From the Lassen county Farm Advisor's Update newsletter (Aug.

Nathan is a 10-year 4-H member who has been involved in many projects including poultry, forestry, dogs, SLO scientists, and engineering. He is a member of the Ophir 4-H Club.

By Cynthia Kerson, UC Master Gardener of Napa County For the past few years, I've been researching beekeeping. Recently, I decided to simply supply the bees with food and to let them live where they naturally would.

Ornamental Plant of the Month Tomato Pruning (Opps, its edible) Edible Plant of the Month Natures Edible Landscaping Recipe of the Month Cucumber salad Garden Guide Kids gardening activity Safety Notes...

Congratulations to UC Davis alumnus and ant morphologist Brendon Boudinot recipient of the coveted Robert E. Snodgrass Memorial Research Award from the Entomological Society of America (ESA).