Ongoing research

Interested in increasing water productivity while saving money on water and energy bills? Considering cover crops, composting or planting a hedgerow? Would you like to convert from flush to scrape at your dairy/livestock operation?

By Brent McGhie, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, January 11, 2019 Fire is a normal part of the natural environment in California, so if you live in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), it's not so much a question of if, but of when your home will be exposed to wildfire.

As I sit in my hotel room tonight and work from atop my bed, I thought it would be useful to share the practice I always use each and every time I stay in a hotel: checking for bed bugs. Bed bugs can occur in any hotel whether it's a 5-star or 1-star hotel.

As I sit in my hotel tonight and work from atop my bed, I thought it would be useful to share the practice I always use each and every time I stay in a hotel: checking for bed bugs. Bed bugs can occur in any hotel whether it's a 5-star or 1-star hotel.

When you attend the open house on Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Bohart Museum of Entomology (you know you want to!), be sure to meet forensic entomologist Danielle Wishon.

Just sampled some strawberries in white chocolate from Japan this afternoon for lunch (picture below). What's interesting is how dehydrated the strawberries are inside, they couldn't be bigger than the tip of my pinky finger. Great texture though, the berries basically dissolve in one's mouth.

...

Since May 2018, ANR Learning & Development has been offering WebANR Caf on third Thursdays from noon to 12:30 p.m. The 30-minute webinar provides professional development tips from UC ANR colleagues and other experts on extension delivery, building support and office and team management.

Free Technical Assistance to Apply for Grant Funds Free Workshop Tuesday, January 29, 2019 *See flyer for more details.

...