Ongoing research

A great source of information on what's happening to produce around the world, including citrus, avocado, blueberries and occasionally cherimoya and star fruit but all things strawberry and lettuce and whatnot, I check daily on Fresh Plaza to see what's going on.

The California Avocado industry has a rich history of growing, innovating, changing, and reinventing itself as the needs of the marketplace have changed over time.

When California was part of the Wild West, it took a certain amount of guesswork to move cattle from their home range to summer pastures while making sure sufficient forage was left behind to hold the cattle over till fall rainfall spurred new growth.

Can you believe we are winding down week 5 of our remote work? Yet, I remain equivocal about my opinion of the work arrangement, despite not being as impacted as many.

Understand your COVID-19 leave options As members of the UC ANR community continue to be impacted by stay-at-home orders, school closures and health concerns due to COVID-19, it is of great importance that we remind employees of their options when it comes to paid leave and workplace flexibility.

Just got a note from Dawn Afman, the District Conservationist at USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. She says: USDA Farm Services Agency is working like heck to help all our producers who are hurting due to markets closing for COVID.

Gardening with Young Children; Recipe - Fresh Spring Salad; Gardening Activity - Grow a Dirt Baby; Program Opportunities...

Can infected mosquitoes transmit COVID-19? That's one of the questions slated to be asked at the UC Davis-based COVID webinar, set from 1:30 to 4 p.m., Thursday, April 23, via Zoom and YouTube. Folks are submitting their questions now, and you can, too.

NO, you didn't miss it. It's coming to you https://californiaavocadosociety.org/seminar-presentations.

Daffodils (Narcissus) are about done with blooming. Most are familiar with William Wordsworth's poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud which describes finding a field with A host of golden daffodils.