Test PB Collection: FTE

There are 1,800 species of earthworms grouped into five families and distributed all over the world. Some grow as long as 3 feet, while others are only a few tenths of inches. We call them nightcrawlers, field worms, manure worms, red worms and some people just say "yuck.

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To ensure we continue to enhance our security posture, we will be moving our infrastructure behind a new Palo Alto Firewall. During this maintenance window, UC ANR web services will be down and unavailable. This includes ucanr.edu, ArcCatalog, and all subdomains, i.e., website.ucanr.edu.

Richard Smith, Emeritus Vegetable Crop and Weed Science Farm Advisor; Eric Brennan, Research Horticulturalist USDA, ARS; Daniel Geisseler, Plant Nutrition Specialist, UCD; and Joji Muramoto, Organic Farming Specialist, UCSC In a recent blog on soil health, we discussed the importance of adding carbo...

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Doug and Rose were avid gardeners, their last name was even Gardener. They had been able to cultivate that passion in their children, Spade and April. As the spring planting season approached, the family decided to take a trip to the garden center to stock up on supplies.

For the first time since 2018, UC ANR employees gathered for a statewide conference. More than 800 academics, staff, UC President's Advisory Commission members, volunteers and community members came together in Fresno from April 24 to 27 to share knowledge and network with colleagues.

While it may not be top of mind when you sip a Margarita, nearly all of the beverages we consume come from plants.

African trypanosomiasis, also called sleeping sickness, is a disease caused by a parasite. People can get this parasite when an infected Tsetse fly bites them. Symptoms include fatigue, high fever, headaches, and muscle aches. If the disease is not treated, it can cause death.

Despite the cool wet start to spring, it was time to plant summer veggies. The straw bales were fully seasoned and waiting for plants and the seedlings in the greenhouse were ready for planting...