Agriculture

At first glance, Orobanche ramosa looks like an interesting blossoming plant, one that could add a unique flair to flower arrangements. But it's a parasitic weed that attaches to roots, sucks out nutrients and is threatening California's $1.5 billion processing tomato industry.

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Recently I [Matt] had a chance to interview 4-H youth member Karen who is also this year's 4-H club treasurer for Pleasant Grove in Sutter County. The following are Karen's responses to my questions.

The most recent group of scientists and educators hired by University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources includes several firsts, including a UC Cooperative Extension specialist in water equity at UCLA and a UC Cooperative Extension Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communit...

The recent find of an infected adult Asian citrus psyllid in Santa Paula prompted the search for the potentially infected tree by CA Department of Food and Agriculture personnel to spread out to look and test. Two trees were found and presumably they will be destroyed.

Newly selected department chair Joanna Chiu welcomed faculty, graduate students and staff at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's fall social, held recently in the Putah Creek Lodge. The fall social, billed as "a place to unwind and indulge," featured a light buffet and beverages.

If you're on a video call with Glenda Humiston when she's in her home office, you'll see the sign right above her left shoulder, prominently displayed: 4-H CLUB MEMBER LIVES HERE. It's the same sign that hung on her childhood home in Mancos, Colorado, in the remote southwest corner of the state.

Grazing sheep and other livestock can help convert cover crops to fertilizer for orchard crops.

The following information is provided as a service to members and friends of Ventura County's citrus industry.

Between 4th and 8th grade, Brent Hales had acquired from those years in 4-H a lifetime's worth of skills, a group of lifelong friends, an expanded perspective on the world and the track suit of his dreams.