All UC ANR blogs

Time to Plant Bare Root Fruit Trees
Spring is springing!  In a month it will be officially spring! The cherry, prunes, and...

'Undescribed Species' Discovered at the Bohart Museum
"Spiders have been around for 400 million years and they are an incredibly diverse group with more...

Olivia Winokur Receives AMCA's Hollandsworth Prize
UC Davis postdoctoral scholar and vector-borne disease specialist Olivia Winokur of...

CA Climate-Smart Agriculture Survey for Ranchers
California Ranchers: We invite you to participate in a survey about California ranchers' and...

Springtime Household Pests
Spring is finally here, but unfortunately so are the pests! While doing your spring cleaning or...

Study offers insights on reducing nitrate contamination from groundwater recharge
Light irrigation before flooding stimulates microbes to remove nitrates from soil With...

Seven Tips for Success When Planting Your Vegetable Seedlings Into the Garden
We often get questions at the help desk from local gardeners who have lost many or sometimes even...

Got Mulch?
Spring has officially arrived, and I am ready for gardening!  I always get excited to see my...

Bohart Museum Open House: Many Legs, Many Eyes, Many Ears, Many Hands
The UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, "Many-Legged Wonders,"...

Project Learning Tree: Shaping the Future of California Forests
     On this International Day of Forests, we at UCCE Forest Research and Outreach...

Project Learning Tree: Shaping the future of California forests
On this International Day of Forests, we at UC Cooperative Extension Forest Research and Outreach...

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP2) CCC-860 form EXTENDED to 3/31/2023
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2, or CFAP 2, provided producers with financial assistance to...

Awash in Color
On the corner of my property sits a mature Aloe arborescens, commonly known as a Candelabra...

The Myth of the Brown Recluse Spider in California
Have you ever been bitten by a brown recluse spider in California? It's a myth. There are no...

'Mythbusters' Dispel Spider Myths at Bohart Museum Open House
"I just got bit by a brown recluse spider in California." No, you didn't--unless you recently...

Shovels
by Bob Niklewicz PT MG. What is the difference between a shovel and a spade?To save time I will...

UC ANR Advocates in Washington
It's only been a week since our CARET group met in DC. THANK YOU to our CARET representatives...

Excessive Rain Promotes Phytophthora Diseases in Citrus Orchards
California is in a severe winter storm making conditions ideal for diseases caused by Oomycetes,...

Learn the Basics of Composting and Vermicomposting
Find out about recycling organic waste: the right balance of greens, brown, air, and water, and a...

Weed management critical needs for processing tomatoes in CA
The Pest Management Strategic Plan for Processing Tomatoes in California (see attachment) was...