Test PB Collection: FTE

Take a drive along the Blossom Trail. March is the time to put winter's planning into action as spring comes to the garden. Tasks Continue fruit tree spraying and spray fungicide on apple and cherry trees.

The beauty and order of the earth's natural rhythm bring us once again to springseedtime-- and the promise of new life embedded within each seed.

UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has sent a brief video message to the UC community acknowledging that many of us feel worried and unsettled about the fast-moving policy developments we are all facing. In his message, Drake offers encouragement and says, Your work is important; it matters.

Recent rainfall throughout much of California has created puddles and stagnant water. With the temperature warming up in many parts of the state, this combination can create the perfect situation for mosquitoes to breed. We encourage you to drain after the rain to reduce mosquito-breeding sites.

This is a presentation we've all been looking forward to: pesticides and the impact on bees and other pollinators. It's especially important now due to the troubling bee losses throughout the nation.

We are thrilled to invite you to an event hosted by the Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership, where we will dive into conservation program opportunities available for growers like you.

In our Central Valley, spring through autumn seasons are generally getting hotter for longer periods of time and rainfall is fluctuating from year to year, with more years of drought likely.

As winter in California brings its mild chill, the landscape still bursts into life with vibrant flowers, leafy trees, and lush green plants of all kinds. Many of us have taken to our home gardens, nurturing peonies, daylilies, sunflowers, and roses.

In this section of my IPM/SPM Series I'd like to discuss a particular pest that we are all familiar with. Pest damage is not restricted to our gardens, they can also affect human well-being.

It's a tough time for beekeepers and almond growers during California's almond pollination season. There's a nationwide bee shortage, rapidly increasing hive thefts and often uncooperative weather.