Agriculture

Pistachio production has been expanding, particularly into marginal soils with high salts, boron, and even sodic conditions. One plant that is endemic to these conditions, alkaliweed, has been reported in these orchards.

General situation After a slow, late start to the season, summer has finally arrived and is staying. Kings will see temperatures building over the next few days and settling into an extended period with 100+ highs, including several days with highs over 110.

General situation After a slow, late start to the season, summer has finally arrived and is staying. Fresno will see temperatures building over the next few days and settling into an extended period with 100+ highs, with several highs in excess of 110 predicted.

General situation After a slow, late start to the season, summer has finally arrived and is staying. Merced will see temperatures building over the next few days and settling into an extended period with 100+ highs. All that heat will really accelerate thrips development and increase their activity.

General situation After a slow, late start to the season, summer has finally arrived and is staying. Stanislaus will see temperatures building over the next few days and settling into an extended period with 100+ highs.

General situation After a slow, late start to the season, summer has finally arrived and is staying. Eastern San Joaquin will see temperatures building over the next few days and settling into an extended period with 100+ highs.

General situation After a slow, late start to the season, summer has finally arrived and is staying. Western San Joaquin will see temperatures building over the next few days and settling into an extended period with 100+ highs.

General situation After a slow, late start to the season, summer has finally arrived and is staying. Northern counties will see temperatures building over the next few days and settling into an extended period with 100+ highs.

A UC Davis research team has discovered that both a harmful plant bacterium and a parasitic worm can mimic a plant peptide hormone to enhance their ability to infect plants.

After 13 years of telling the UC ANR story through written articles and video production, Norma De la Vega retired on June 29. De la Vega joined UC ANR's News and Information Outreach in Spanish team in 2009 as a senior writer.