Test PB Collection: FTE

Where sufficient habitat is available, wild native bee species often provide all of the pollination services needed for high crop yields and fruit quality. Depending on the species, native bees may nest in underground tunnels, hollow plant stems, and tunnels in wood.

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy has been organizing the Arundo Control and Habitat Restoration Program since 2014.

UC has opened the employee comment period for the Draft Revised Presidential Policy on Supplement to Military Pay.

The annual performance appraisal is an opportunity for staff and supervisors to recognize accomplishments, identify opportunities to build skills, and align individual efforts to high-level unit and division goals.

In this issue: The Report from Pennsylvania Effects of Medusahead on Beef Cattle Gains Calendar of Events Golden State Dairy Management Conference Sorghum Seeding Rate Trial Results Almond Bloom Disease Control Insect Pest Monitoring for Tree Crops (Bloom-Spring)...

Growers, if you have ever wished that there were more resources for the crops you grow in your rotations, take a minute to fill out the Ag Census survey. This is essentially your vote on USDA spending. This is a way for growers to get priority in policy, funding, and research.

Saharan mustard is originally from the Mediterranean. It was introduced to California where it became a weed, particularly in the dryer parts of the state. Livestock can be poisoned by Saharan mustard if they are kept in fields that have little else to eat but Saharan mustard.

In the citrus world there is a relative tolerance to the bacteria that causes Huanglongbing, or Citrus Greening. Grapefruit and some orange varieties are very sensitive and some mandarin varieties are much more tolerant, meaning they live longer in the presence of the bacteria.

It's hard to find enough time these days to keep up on the essential things so some of you might be wondering how I justify taking time and incurring the expense to visit our facilities around the state.

When Jennifer encourages us to submit pieces of writing to the UCCE Master Gardener Blog, Under the Solano Sun, I think most of us don't immediately jump onto the idea of writing a poem.