Agriculture

Seven entities recently received $21.7 million to conduct research into combating and preventing HLB at the farm level. The funding is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension program.

Half the battle in learning and development is knowing what you don't know. I have been collecting a running list of different ag-related tools and technologies that I think growers, managers, and crop consultants could benefit from.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CITRUS UPDATES Save the Date! Santa Barbara County Citrus Meeting Thursday, June 15, 9 am - 12 pm, at the County Employee University Building, 267 Camino del Remedio, Santa Barbara Intended for citrus growers, PAC/QAC/QAL/PCA holders, and farm labor contractors in Santa Barbara...

A scientific paper on pesticide-detection research, funded by UC Davis and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences grants, and authored by 14 scientists, including UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock, has just been named the Extramural Paper of the Month by the National Institute of Envi...

June 5 to 9, 2023 (12:00 to 1:00 pm each day) - Invasive Species Action Week Lunchtime Talks Invasive species are arriving in California with increasing frequency.

Coming out of 2022, where roughly half of all California rice fields were left fallowed last year, and others may have been fallowed for two seasons, many of us have questions about what weed management will look like in 2023.

Enjoy beautiful Davis, CA and its incredible 2-1/2 day workshop on Weeds Hands-on approach to Weed Science School 2023 Weed Master - Joe DiTomaso Most of us learn best by doing, which is why Weed Science School 2023 promises to be better than ever this year.

The Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation Initiative (F3) of which UC ANR is an anchor institution took a big step forward during the UC Regents meeting May 18.

You are invited to Avocado Growers Workshop, Laurel Wilt-Ambrosia Beetles and Phytophthora Root Rot When: Jun 8, 2023 09:00 AM-12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) This is a hybrid meeting meaning, you can join us in-person at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC), 18905 SW 280...

Free CalAgroClimate tool helps growers protect crops from frost and extreme heat California farmers can see how climatic conditions that may affect agriculture are changing in their regions by using CalAgroClimate so they can make strategic changes.