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Growing mandarins in the foothills often produces a tantalizing crop of fruit that delights even the pickiest of connoisseurs, however, it is not produced without difficulty.

At a recent beginning farming workshop, that was the exact question that was posed to an earnest group of beginning farmers. Many of you may have similar questions so this post answers a few of them.

When growers are considering a new crop to plant, and penciling out their expenses and income, cost estimates from the University of California may help.

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.

In this issue, you will find: STEM themed day camp tentatively scheduled for August 4 Fair reminders Record Book/Officer's Book Workshop California State Field Day June 2 LEGO Workshop pictures Fashion Revue pictures and much, much more!...

Linking UC Davis researchers with regional changemakers is core to the mission of the Center for Regional Change. One new program designed to achieve this goal is the Regional Change Public Dialogue series.

How's the butterfly population faring in north-central California? What do you plant to attract and sustain them? You can find out at the second annual Butterfly Summit, a free event hosted by Annie's Annuals and Perennials in Richmond. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Aspiring sheep shearers flocked to the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center in May for a week of training on the proper techniques for harvesting wool from sheep, reported Tiffany Camhi on KQED Radio News.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our field day held in Davis last week! We appreciate the support of this event by the California Crop Improvement Association and the California Wheat Commission, as well as our colleagues within the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences and UC Cooperative Exte...

I reported in my last blog entry that in January 2018, I attended a mushroom camp in Occidental, California. There were many activities, one of which I will be discussing in this blog entry.