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DAVIS -- If knowledge is power, then California's farmers and ranchers will find all the tools they need to muscle their way through the struggle for profit in the University of California's new agricultural publications catalog.

The UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) has just published its 90-page 2000-2001 catalog featuring extensive publications, posters, videos and slide sets. It covers a veritable apples to zucchini listing of crops and livestock with state-of-the-art information on environmentally sound pest control, irrigation management and scheduling, and other production information. Some new titles include IPM for Stone Fruits, IPM for Apples & Pears (second edition), Organic Apple Production Manual, Raisin Production Manual, The Safe and Effective Use of Pesticides (second edition) and Scheduling Irrigations: When and How Much.

But the catalog isn't geared solely to production agriculture. Other subject headings include aquaculture, beekeeping, forest management, marine resources, pasture and range management, small farms, soils and water, sustainable agriculture. Backyard gardeners will find a wealth of information on pest control, drip irrigation, tree hazards, vegetable gardening and many related subjects. Home canners can choose among nearly two dozen leaflets on food preserving.

All ANR educational products have undergone rigorous technical review by University of California academic specialists. The ANR 2000-2001 catalog and many publications are available at county offices of UC Cooperative Extension or online at http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu. Or write to ANR Communication Services, University of California, 6701 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA 94608-1239, call toll-free 1 (800) 994-8849 or e-mail to danrcs@ucdavis.edu.