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Citrus trees emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), or odors, that are the end products of plant metabolism. Researchers can measure the VOCs emitted by a plant and create an odorprint.

Orchid Cactus by Polly Nelson UCCE Master Gardener Epiphyllum, family Cactaceae Planting area: Sunset 8-9, 14-24 Size: blooms up to 10-inch diameter Bloom Season: Spring-early summer; daytime-blooming flowers Exposure: Partial shade, bright indirect light Pruning needs: Minimal Water needs: Regular...

December 7, 2019, 10 am to noon Colusa County Fairgrounds, Community Building $25 per person Deadline to pay, December 2 Click here to pay.

On June 6, 2019 UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and burn boss Phil Dye led a 2.7-acre prescribed burn on a ranch in Bitterwater.

Ventura County Master Gardener A blind lemonade and orange juice taste-testing trial was incorporated into a recent citrus grower workshop in Santa Paula. The topic of the meeting was lemon rootstocks and scions and the attendees were for the most part lemon growers.

Some days I am easily sidetracked. I started out reading an article about an upcoming meeting in Sacramento, focused on the state's agricultural future. Dan Sumner is one of the speakers at the conference, as is Erin Fitzgerald, who is someone I worked with in my previous position.

Strategies for Increasing Ranch Income (AgNetWest) Brian German, Oct. 31 There are multiple approaches that producers can take to help increase ranch income that ranges from improving traditional avenues of revenue to taking a more unconventional approach to the diversification of income.

What's the role of genomics in 21st Century beekeeping? The next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar will focus on just that.

by Denise Seghesio Levine, U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County In other parts of the country, people focus on inside tasks in November. Garden tools are already oiled and hung for the winter; bulbs are dug and cellared.

Strawberry growers now have a free smart phone application tool to predict spray coverage to combat such pests as two-spotted spider mites, lygus bugs and leafrollers, thanks to a three-year collaborative project involving UC Davis agricultural entomologist Christian Nansen and several UC Davis comp...