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Welcome to the Farm: UC ANR’s Role in California’s Agritourism Transformation

June 17, 2025

By Ricardo A Vela

In a state where agriculture is a $59 billion industry, a quiet revolution is changing how Californians experience farming—not just as consumers, but as guests, learners, and partners. Agritourism, once a niche side venture for farmers, is now a significant and growing segment of the rural economy…

Orchard machinery retrofitted for autonomous operation

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Startups to showcase irrigation, robotics, pest-detection tech June 26

May 19, 2025

By Hanif R Houston

Six ag tech startups will demonstrate their products at a free public field day hosted by UC ANR Innovate, in partnership with Farmhand Ventures, on June 26 in Fresno County.

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Webinar May 19: How might trade-policy shifts affect California growers, consumers?

May 15, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

UC expert James “Jay” E. Sayre hosted a webinar on what trade policy shifts may mean for California growers, processors and consumers. A recording is available.

View over the tops of avocado trees from a tower with scientific instruments

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UCCE advisor provides first-of-its-kind avocado irrigation data

May 15, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Crop coefficients are numbers used to calculate the amount of water a particular crop needs. In an unprecedented study, Ali Montazar, UC Cooperative Extension irrigation and water management advisor, set out to develop more reliable crop coefficients for avocado based on real-world data.

Lettuce seedlings in a tray with white plastic identification tags for each seedling

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New video series to help new California vegetable growers

May 5, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

To train new people to work with California specialty crops and update the skills of current workers, educators from UC Davis and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fresno State, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Chico State and five California community colleges are producing educational videos.

Gray wolf from the Lassen pack among a herd of cattle in July of 2022

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Study calculates cost to ranchers of an expanding wolf population

April 21, 2025

By Emily C. Dooley

Tina Saitone, a University of California, Davis, professor and Cooperative Extension specialist in livestock and rangeland economics, sought to quantify the direct and indirect costs after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife launched a pilot program to compensate ranchers for wolf-related losses.

The buds shown on the walnut branches are male flowers called catkins

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UC scientists ask walnut trees: When do you need to be irrigated?

April 16, 2025

By Trina Kleist

UC scientists are working with growers in Tehama, Butte, Lake, Amador, Contra Costa, Stanislaus and Yolo counties to test a new way of measuring the irrigation needs of walnut trees. Shackel and team think this new method will allow growers to use less water by not irrigating early in the season, and trees…

Ranunculus flowers at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad

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Summit to showcase California agritourism best practices, May 14-15

April 11, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Agritourism stakeholders are invited to San Diego County to share current initiatives and industry developments and gain practical tools to start or expand an agritourism business.

Olives in a bin

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Olive growers, enthusiasts invited to UC olive webinar April 4

March 14, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Growers and others interested in growing table olives or olives for making olive oil are invited to a California Statewide Olive Seminar on Friday, April 4. The online seminar, a series of presentations from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., is sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension and UC…

Brown chickens peck at bugs in the grass at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

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Bird flu's impact on egg and milk markets varies

March 12, 2025

By Ria DeBiase

Egg prices soar while dairy prices remain stable as H5N1 spreads through CaliforniaConsumers have faced reduced egg supplies and high egg prices. A recent article by University of California, Davis agricultural economists explore the reasons for reduced egg supplies and high egg prices and assess what…

Rod Stiefvater speaks at a Department of Plant Sciences seminar

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Gift extends UC Davis pistachio research on new scions, rootstocks

March 6, 2025

By Emily C. Dooley

The University of California, Davis, is enhancing and expanding its Pistachio Breeding Program after a generous gift from philanthropist and pistachio farmer Rod Stiefvater, who is donating more than $335,000 over three years to develop new rootstocks that thrive under changing climate conditions.

Rows of date palms

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Date production workshop set for April 23 in Palm Desert

March 5, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The 2025 California Date Palm Workshop will be held on April 23 in Palm Desert at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Center. Anyone who is interested in growing dates is welcome to attend. "This workshop brings together researchers, growers and stakeholders to discuss recent research data on the ‘state of the…

A shepherd and dog move sheep across a field

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California producers: Climate change is real; we could use a little help

February 26, 2025

By Trina Kleist

How can farmers and ranchers continue to grow our food while facing challenges of a changing climate, increasingly scarce water, land use pressures and rising costs? UC and UC ANR scientists are using surveys and interviews with people in the state's agricultural sector to learn what folks need to stay…

Cows gathering in the shade of a clump of trees

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Sweet molasses feed key to understanding grazing behavior in cattle

February 19, 2025

By Emily C. Dooley

Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to discover whether cows would roam far and wide to graze or stick close to the herd, water supplies and feed stations.

A large field of green spinach under the irrigation equipment.

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Workshop highlights advances in desert irrigation, tech on Feb. 27

February 5, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The latest in irrigation research and technology will be showcased at the Advances in Irrigation Tools and Technologies Workshop in Holtville on Feb. 27.

Image of Black Oak acorns with description and harvesting guidelines

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The Principles of Indigenous Food Sovereignty

February 5, 2025

By Kitty Oppliger

Indigenous Food Sovereignty: Opportunities and Importance in Extension work In 2007, the first global Forum on Food Sovereignty defined the concept as the right of peoples to healthy, culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define t...

A couple dozen black cows surrounded by hazy air hoof it through forested land.

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Climate, wildfire, wolves topics of Feb. 18 rangeland discussions in Davis

January 28, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Ranchers, land managers, conservationists, policymakers and scientists will gather to discuss the evolving challenges and opportunities in managing the state's rangelands at the 2025 Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium on Feb. 18at UC Davis.

Carpophilus beetles in hullsplit almond

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Almond Day updates growers on new pest, disease in California

January 27, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Late in 2023, California almond growers responsible for a crop valued at $3.88 billion in 2023 started to hear about a potentially devastating new pest, the carpophilus beetle (Carpophilus truncatus).

L to R: Gerry Spinelli, Chris Shogren, UCCE Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Lindsey Pedroncelli and Natalie Levy, UCCE Soil Health and Organics Material Management Advisor, pose with a batch of fresh pesto.

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South Coast REC studies pesto profitability for small-scale basil growers

January 10, 2025

By Saoimanu Sope

UC ANR advisors, staff research methods in conserving highly perishable product If you visited the greenhouse at the University of California South Coast Research and Extension Center in early fall, you would have smelled a sweet aroma with notes of lemon, pepper and licorice.

Strips of cover crop grows between rows of a young orchard.

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Young orchard water and nutrient management workshops offered in Madera, Stockton, Parlier, Tulare

January 2, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Growers invited to discuss young almonds, pistachios, walnuts, olives, citrus and peach orchards starting Feb. 18 To help growers manage irrigation and nutrients for young and immature orchards, UC Cooperative Extension is offering workshops in Madera, Stockton, Parlier and Tulare.

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