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Empowering Youth Voices: My Journey Facilitating the National Academy's Out-of-School Time Setting Meeting in D.C.
During the first week of February, I flew a total of 10 hours to the Nation's capital, Washington...
Microbes: Their Role Creating a Productive Garden
This year, did you decide that you were going to start a garden in your backyard and start growing...
Discover Composting Magic – Register for Our Event!
Compost happens – but why? And how? Find out now by learning the right balance of greens,...
Missed It? Join Our Backyard Orchard Zoom Encore!
Yearning for an orchard in your backyard? Learn about the varieties of fruit trees suitable for...
Grow Your Own Orchard – Join Our Backyard Fruit Tree Workshop!
Yearning for an orchard in your backyard? Learn about the varieties of fruit trees suitable for...
Learn to Outsmart Garden Pests – Join Our Expert Talk!
Representatives of Master Gardeners of Orange County will be on hand to discuss this week's topic,...
Mitigating Heat Damage in the Orchard
It's hot and many trees need help in the heat. There's several ways you an help, however many...
Mitchell interviewed on Tom Willey's "Down on the farm" KFCF 88.1 FM radio program
July 5, 2024
CASI's Jeff Mitchell was a "three-peater" July 5th on Tom Willey's "Down on the...
Drones in Avocado Orchards?
How have drones been used in Avocado production? What works? What might work? And...
Elderberry
Gardeners looking for a drought-tolerant and highly disease-resistant native shrub might consider...
Why Soldier Beetles Deserve the Aphid Belt
It's the Fourth of July and what better time to post images of the aptly name "soldier beetles"...
UC Davis Entomology and Nematology Retiring Faculty Amass 247 Years of Service
247 years!
The seven faculty members honored at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and...
New Product Bulletin :: Loyant® CA
Loyant® CA Section 2(ee) Recommendation Bulletin for Control of Cattail in Rice
A...
Citricola Scale in the Big Valley
Sandipa Gautam, Area Citrus IPM Advisor serving Kern, Tulare, Fresno, and Madera counties has been...
Sunscald on Blackberry
I made a visit to a beautiful blackberry field a few days ago and was shown this example of...
July Pest Prevention Tips
Follow these tips for the month of July to prevent pests in the garden and landscape. To see more...
Bring on the Tomatoes! 5 Common Tomato Problems and Solutions
Almost any home gardener will tell you that one of the most versatile and rewarding plants to...
Diagnosing herbicide problems takes detective work
Field day offers examples, tips for solving the mystery
A grower applies an herbicide to his...
Late Season Control Options for Watergrass
Watergrass (Echinochloa spp.) in California rice is the most competitive weed complex. Plants can...
Californina Red Scale News
Read all about Sandipa Gautam's Central Valley research and what chemicals are working. There...