Ongoing research

Gene Miyao was named the UCCE vegetable crops farm advisor for Yolo County in 1980. In 1990, Solano County was added to his territory and about 10 years later, he also took on responsibility for Sacramento County. Miyao had been exposed to UCCE farm advisors from a young age.

It's a bird! It's a plane! Is it Superman? No, it's a bird dropping. If you're growing sweet fennel (anise), you may have noticed what appear to be two species of swallowtail butterflies populating your plant.

Gardening passion It's not for the faint-hearted Love it or hate it! Rare flowers at Annie's Are a bit pricey for the drive But oh, what a surprise! Pots come with volunteer veggies on the side! Inconspicuous at first glance, A tiny leaf appears then three With water, sunshine and care A zucchini or...

It is not often that we observe cankers caused by Phytophthora on pistachio in CA; however, the unique situation observed on a recent farm call is worth recounting.

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A drive around parts of the San Joaquin Valley revealed some fields with Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) rising above the crop canopy (See image below).

This spring my husband wanted to plant some stuff. I suggested a few radishes for sister and a couple of other things for us. All was good; we purchased seeds. Come planting he insisted we plant a FULL package of radish seedsall at once. Do I like radishes? No. Does he like radishes? No.

A drive around the San Joaquin Valley has revealed some fields with Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) rising above the crop canopy.

Veintisis casos de Newcastle virulenta, en pollos de corral de traspatio, han sido confirmados en el rea del Sur de California por el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos, USDA.

An in-depth workshop that covers the principles and practices of rice production: Tuesday, August 7, 2018 8:30 3:00 pm Lundberg Family Farms 5311 Midway Richvale, CA 95974 Program: 8:30 Sign in, pick up class materials 9:00 Introduction and Workshop Overview 9:10 Rice Growth and Development 9:30 La...