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Empty grocery store shelves are troubling enough to California consumers who are accustomed to abundant supplies. To hear about farmers dumping milk, crushing eggs and plowing under crops when demand for food is strong just doesn't make sense to most consumers.

Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 04-20-2020" ET Report 04-20-2020 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

One day, about two years ago, I spent an afternoon in a grove of apple trees, looking at bees. The trees on Lake Arrowhead's Orchard Bay, I learned, pre-date the existence of the lake, which was born in 1915 with the damming of Little Bear Creek (a tributary of the Mojave River).

James R. Carey, UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology, will share his scientific modeling expertise at the UC Davis-based COVID-19 webinar on Thursday afternoon, April 23. The webinar, to be broadcast on Zoom and YouTube Live from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

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The past few years I've seen more lizards (Sceloporus) running across my yard starting in the spring and lasting through the fall since lizards hibernate during the winter. The most common lizards in our area are fence lizards, also known as the blue belly lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis).

Alejandro Del Pozo-Valdivia is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: 2020 Salinas Valley INSV - Thrips Webinar Time: Apr 22, 2020 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://ucanr.zoom.

As you practice social distancing during COVID-19, you may find yourself spending more time in the garden. As we move into nice weather, we are sharing a few gardening tips for pest management.

It's no secret that UC Master Gardener volunteers wear many hats.

Laurel Wilt Disease of Avocado and the relatives of avocado in the Laurel Family has devastated the the forests along the east coast from North Carolina down to Florida and along the Caribbean into Texas. It has caused significant losses to wildlands and to the Florida avocado industry.