Test PB Collection: FTE

The drought has caused numerous conditions physiological and pathological that I have only seen in text books (see our newsletter article: http://ceventura.ucanr.edu/newsletters/Topics_in_Subtropics63007.pdf). But other phenomena are also occurring.

CASI Chair, Jeff Mitchell, participated in an introductory idea exchange meeting on October 11th with seven representatives of the California Almond Board at their headquarters in Modesto, CA.

Veteran UCCE soil, water and cotton Advisor, Dan Munk, of Fresno County, hosted a group of sixteen agronomists who work with the international fertilizer company, TKI Crop Vitality, at the long-term NRI Project study site in Five Points, CA on Friday, October 14th as part of a California tour organi...

The architectural structure of a collapsed feral honey bee colony in a hollowed-out Eucalyptus tree in a secluded area near the Nut Tree Airport, Vacaville, now has a permanent home: the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis.

Between the years 1949-1979 the Pacific Southwest research station branch of the U.S. Forest service published two series of maps: 1) The Soil-Vegetation Maps, and 2) Timber Stand Vegetation Maps.

Western monarchs are on the move. In the Pacific Northwest, they're heading for coastal California, including Santa Cruz and Pacific Grove, for their overwintering spots. A few are tagged.

Click here for the job posting. Type of position: Assistant Professor and State Extension Weed Science Specialist. This is a 12-month, non-tenure track position with 100% extension appointment.

Weed Ecologist http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/453048300 Department: Department Of Agriculture Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): 3 vacancies - Riverdale, Maryland Salary: $53,435.00 to $84,044.

Job announcement for the Associate Director / Field Research Coordinator for the Western Region IR-4 Program. Position is located at the UC Davis campus.

Everybody eats in the pollinator garden. Maybe not at the same time, but they all eat. We noticed a syrphid fly, aka flower fly/hover fly, heading toward a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) in our pollinator garden. Alas for the fly, it was occupied. Occupied by a honey bee (Apis mellifera). No worries.