Ongoing research

The decline in numbers of European honeybees, bumblebees and other native pollinators has been well documented for over a decade. Research exploring pollinator decline began in earnest in 2006 when Colony Collapse Disorder, affecting honeybees, first appeared.

It was "hit and miss." The predators hit, and they missed. Oh sure, they took a chunk out of these Western tiger swallowtails, but as they say, "a miss is as good as a mile." The predators? Could have been a hungry bird, praying mantis, or a spider.

10:00 am - 12:00 pm followed by lunch August 1st, 2019 Colusa Casino Chairman's Room Registration: FREE, but required for a headcount Topics include: To hear in-depth updates on the latest research on weedy rice in California, and to give growers and PCAs a chance to ask questions and discuss progre...

Almond Rootstock Field Day

Presenters: Rachel Elkins, Pomology Farm Advisor, UCCE Lake and Mendocino Cos. David and Glenn Mostin (hosts), Pear and Walnut Growers Astrid Volder, Associate Professor, UC Davis Dept. of Plant Sciences Juliana Wu, Graduate Researcher, UC Davis Dept. of Plant Sciences Agenda 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Summer is here, and so is the Stanislaus County Fair! Our brand-new University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardener Program is excited to have a presence at the fair this year, with volunteers who have just graduated this past June.

We recently received an invitation to submit photos from the past 40 years of California Master Gardener program activities. These photos will be compiled into a visual history, of sorts, showing the evolution of the MG programs. I began to wonder about how the program got started.

Held by UCCE Stanislaus County and open to the public. When: July 17, 2019 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

One of the tasks of the UCCE Farm Advisor is to assist his or her colleagues from the UC with their outreach to growers, at the same time they help growers interpret information coming to them from these sources.

Weedy Rice Workshop 10:00 12:00 followed by lunch August 1st, 2019 Colusa Casino Chairman's Room Agenda 9:30 Doors Open, Sign In 10:00 12:00 Presentations Introduction and Update on Weedy Rice Distribution Regulatory Update Rice Seed Quality Assurance Program Update Weedy Rice Biology, Ecology, Ge...