Ongoing research

This morning I was out with several members of our research team on the northwest side of the valley planting a variety trial. The grower we were working with had just finished planting all of his rice acreage (1200 ac) yesterday (April 30). Pretty amazing how fast the rice is getting in this year.

The President's Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources met via Zoom April 9 as everyone was sheltering in place during the coronavirus pandemic. Jean-Mari Peltier, PAC chair, welcomed the PAC members for their last meeting with President Janet Napolitano.

"I love it when they say, You've taught me something new.' When Lisa Blecker hears these words from workshop participants, she says it is one of the greatest satisfactions in her role as a pesticide safety education coordinator with the UC Integrated Pest Management Program.

Forensic entomologist and academic advisor Robert Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology has won an international award from NACADA, the global community for academic advising.

Growing up in 4-H, having a friend in 4-H, having a parent who was in 4-H: these are all the precursors to a good story! I grew up in Sacramento County 4-H, where I was an active member in a few projects and passionate about 4-H Camp throughout high school.

Dear Colleagues, USDA NIFA requests applications to the 2020 Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network funding opportunity.

When California issued a statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of COVID-19 earlier this Spring, a handful of essential services were exempted from the order. Along with grocery stores and agricultural operations, farmers markets were included as essential sources of food.

Here are training videos on Weed Control Techniques. You may see a few familiar faces.

Gardeners looking for a drought-tolerant and highly disease-resistant native shrub might consider adding the blue elderberry (Sambucus cerulean also known as Sambucus Mexicana) to their landscape.

There are few plants as fine as the nasturtium, particularly coastside, where it practically grows itself and is often perennial. The entire plant is edible seeds, stems, leaves, and flowers. Pickling the seedpods makes "poor man's capers.