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The South American palm weevil has successfully invaded and established in San Diego County where it has killed hundreds of Canary Islands date palms. The weevil is spreading quickly and will likely pose a significant threat to date and ornamental palm producers in the Coachella Valley.

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue followed his townhall at the World Ag Expo last week with visits with farmers and tours of farmland in the San Joaquin Valley.

Bursts of Blooms Appear Early Signs of Spring Draw Near Drops of Rain Needed...

To see dwarf mistletoe seeds is to experience them. These are not typical seeds that gently drop from a mature plant. Rather, they are explosive forcibly ejected from their fruits at high rates of speed.

Something hit the citrus trees of Riverside in late December 2017. Some vandal spraying herbicide? It was too widespread. It was all over town, orchards and backyards. It was on the north and east sides of trees. It didn't happen in Ventura or Santa Barbara.

Please join us to complete 4-H Volunteer Leader enrollment requirements See attached information regarding Webinars to help you! For all returning and new volunteer leaders...

Reposted from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources news Although individual extreme weather events cannot yet be reliably linked to global climate change, the warming planet may be contributing to recent weather disasters in California.

What is Range Camp: Range Camp is a week-long summer camp that provides high school students an opportunity to learn about rangeland ecology and management, and livestock management.

We had a good year at the World Ag Expo last week in Tulare.