Agriculture

Roundup Ready technology incorporates genetic resistance to glyphosate into crops and it's an excellent tool for weed control. Initial screening in the early 2000s found good alfalfa crop safety, and many growers currently rely on glyphosate as the only herbicide.

A local rancher called this week, and as usual, our conversation turned to grass and moisture conditions (I don't think ranchers and rangeland geeks like me can have a conversation WITHOUT discussing these topics).

International Research Conference on HLB Here in California The International Research Conference on Huanglongbing VII (IRCHLB VII) is just around the corner! The California citrus industry is excited to welcome researchers, regulators, and citrus industry members from around the world to the Golden...

Accolades continue to flow.

Although, it's probably too late for the fungicide to correct Citrus Brown Rot and Septoria on coastal lemons. In normal rainfall years, a skirt spray of copper is done to prevent rain splash bringing spores of various Phytophthora species in contact with fruit.

A team of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisors has created a new comprehensive website for small acreage landowners in California and beyond. The Small Acreage Landowners website, at https://ucanr.

Los chicos ya hacen planes para regresar el prximo ao al campamento organizado por UC ANR Docenas de estudiantes de primaria pasaron cuatro semanas viendo y aprendiendo cosas que jams hubieran imaginado conocer en su vida.

Pre-bloom foliar boron application on olive may improve yield Ellie Andrews, PhD, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sonoma County, and Elizabeth Fichtner, PhD, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare County Olive orchards entering an OFF year in 2024 may benefit from pre-bloom foliar boron (B) applications to support reproducti...

Recently, extensive wood decay-related limb breakages have been reported in commercial prune orchards in the Sacramento Valley, adversely affecting fruit production and limiting the value of salable firewood upon orchard removal.

General situation Thanks to a wetter-than-normal February we're slightly above normal for our average winter rainfall accumulation in Yolo County, with more predicted for next week.