Ongoing research

Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.

We are recruiting the 2020 Colusa County Master Gardener class! If you are interested come to our "Meet the Master Gardeners" orientation and learn more about the Master Gardener program. Friday November 15 1 pm 100 Sunrise Blvd.

A team of University of Connecticut researchers engineered a soil moisture sensor that is more cost effective than anything currently available and responds to the global need to regulate water consumption in agriculture. https://today.uconn.

By Donna Woodward, UC Master Gardener of Napa County When is a plum a prune? Short answer: When it's dried. That's what the dictionary says, but common terminology is not always so straightforward. A few years ago, I planted a plum cultivar called Improved French Prune.

A short drive around Chico's various neighborhoods will convince you that people love their front lawns. They must, because the lawn is the most prominent landscape feature for the vast majority of homes. And yet, we seldom see people outside actually using their front lawn spaces.

The highly respected California Academy of Sciences greeted its 2019 Class of Fellows on Oct. 15, and one of them is a pollination ecologist from the University of California, Davis.

Here's an update on the November Class: Eat Dessert First. This class will include Make and Take Apple Pie Filling. a recipe for freezer preservation.

Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is now a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a group of more than 450 distinguished scientists who have made notable contributions to science.

At first, I thought that I would postpone this entry until I found and fixed an irrigation leak which was actually identified by the Benicia water company. It is not visible from the surface, so I was surprised. But I have been losing enough water that I have been concerned.

Priority boarding, preferred seating and upgrade opportunities are among the many perks the UC Central Travel Office program offers. Learn more from Yasmin Sidi, UCOP travel project manager, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, 2 p.m. 3 p.m. via Zoom.