Test PB Collection: FTE

Our 2024 Cost of Production Study for Conventional Strawberries is now available in Spanish, it was translated by none other than Diego Celes of Transagro.  A true master of the craft, see for yourself!  https://coststudyfiles.ucdavis.edu/2025/08/13/(SPAN)_%20MUESTRA%20DE%20COSTOS%20PARA…

Emitter clogging – either microsprinkler or drip, they both emit – is fairly easily dealt with through proper filtration for particulates like sand and gunk; with chemigation for clearing out bacterial and algal slimes and chemical precipitates; and just regular flushing to deal with stuff that builds up…

Recently we were called out to inspect trees that had unusual cankers.  Unusual, because it was a cluster of about 20 trees and the cankers had insect larvae in the liquid sap that had accumulated in the cankers.When I see an avocado tree like this with discrete white cankers going up and down a branch…

Please find the attached document to provide the previous week’s estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County. This report may be used as a guide in your irrigation schedule for the…

Soak in the peace and quiet as late summer is winding down and days should cool soon.TasksUse old vegetable plants and summer annuals to start a compost pile. Add fall leaves as they drop from trees.Do not wait for a potted plant to droop before watering it, since roots will be damaged by the time a…

     Yesterday we introduced you to Ms. Mantis, a young Stagmomantis limbata perched on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundiola. She was seeking a “fast food” meal of a bee or a butterfly, but they were much too fast for her.Today we observed her on a different blossom, ready to try…