Ongoing research

On Giving Tuesday 2019, donors gave $130,311 over 24 hours for UC Cooperative Extension, statewide programs and research and extension centers that make up the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources network.

Apologies... Had some minor calendar and computer problems and missed posting HOrT COCO blog earlier this week. Should be on-track for next week...

During the month of December, cabbage has had a chance not only to grow to its full size and density, but also to experience some cool weather, which helps it become sweeter and mellower in flavor.

Back in July of 2016, a team of researchers affiliated with the University of California, Davis, wrote in the journal Phytopathology that the three-cornered alfalfa leaf hopper, Spissistilus festinus, transmits the virus that causes grapevine red blotch virus.

A new communications toolkit is available to support you in communicating the value of UC ANR and promoting your work. Topics addressed by the toolkit will be continually refined and updated (It's a work in progress).

Families gathered from across Orange County to participate in the first annual Thanksgiving Veggie U-Pick to promote food security awareness and encourage eating fresh vegetables and fruit.

Late winter and early spring rains made 2019 a great year for the persimmon harvest here at South Coast REC providing a bountiful harvest of fruit. A group of twenty-seven attended the Persimmon Hoshigaki Workshop & U-Pick held on November 23, 2019 at the South Coast Research and Extension Center.

UC Davis scientists, in collaboration with UC Berkeley and Oregon State University researchers, are leading a $3 million federal grant targeting the grapevine red blotch virus and its vectors. The disease threatens the $162 billion grape industry and is described as an "urgent problem.

In case you haven't seen it, and before your next trip, be sure to read the latest post from Pests in the Urban Landscape - Bed Bug-Free Holiday Travel (Part 1).

Holidays are a time for welcoming family and friends. But what if your loved ones accidentally bring along unwanted guestsbed bugs? These insects are excellent hitchhikers, hiding easily in luggage and sometimes on clothes.