Ongoing research

Since I haven't posted an update to my Livestock Guardian Dog Journal for four months, I thought an update on this project might be timely! We've been training a new dog to work during lambing (with some interesting observations about behavior).

Greetings Cheerful faces Welcome blossoms of spring Bright spots of orange, white, and yellow Jonquils...

I have received a couple inquiries from Pest Control Advisors about wheat that is showing leaf tip yellowing and burning (Fig. 1). Their suspicion is frost injury, and with the weather we have experienced over the last several weeks, their suspicion is likely true.

The UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program in the Butte Cluster collaborated with the Chico State University Crop Science and Horticulture Club to reinvigorate the Oakdale Heights Elementary School's Learning Garden. The Crop Science and Horticulture Club is a student-led organization.

Mandarins, also known as zipper skins and easy peelers can have very fragile peels/skins/rinds/exocarp that make them easily subject to more damage than most oranges and lemons.

Trophic interactions--or what-eats-what in the food chain or food web of a given ecosystem--will come to life Wednesday, March 7 when associate professor of entomology/Extension specialist John Tooker of Pennsylvania State University discusses "Unforeseen Trophic Interactions in Agricultural and Nat...

As a 4-H leader participating in the 2018 California 4-H Camping Conference, you can sign up for one, two or three sessions of the Project Learning Tree (PLT) Camp Conference Track to: Explore current issues Investigate as a forester Engage in field studies These sessions will inspire you to create...

This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, MG Teena Spindler talks with fellow Master Gardener Kay Havens about what's Hot this year for hot season summer vegetables! Grow what no one else is growing or stuff you'll never find in the grocery store! Kay is a frequent speaker at various venu...

I bought this house in May last year. I was excited to see that there were 4 growing fruit trees in the backyard. At that time I knew I would be doing some future tree maintenance. There were many issues to deal with before I got a chance to really look at my fruit trees.

Measurement and reporting Course Complying with SB88 Tuesday, March 20, 2018 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Shasta Livestock Auction Yard Cottonwood, CA OR Wednesday, March 21, 2018 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.