Agriculture

I wanted to make sure you saw the final reminder for the climate-smart ag survey from UC Rangelands below. We want to make sure commercial-scale producers are well-represented in the responses. Please click bit.ly/rangeland23 to take the survey by May 15, 2023.

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.

Brent Hales will be joining University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources as the new associate vice president for research and Cooperative Extension beginning July 1.

Thelma Hansen Symposium to Explore the Future of Water in Agriculture Webinar Series Presented by The Hansen Agricultural Research & Extension Center Three Consecutive Days of Discourse Each webinar will open to participants 5 minutes before 4:00 PM. See the Full Schedule: https://ucanr.

"Spring Has Sprung!" That's the theme of the 146th annual Dixon May Fair, the 36th District Agricultural Association. It's been a long, cold winter and we're ready for that! So are the exhibitors and fairgoers. When the fair opens Thursday, May 11 and continues through Sunday, May 14 at 655 S.

"The honey bee gut is home to varied and diverse bacterial species," says Professor Irene Garcia Newton of Indiana University, Bloomington, who studies host-associated microbes.

If you haven't seen the announcements on the UC Small Grains blog, you should be subscribed to the UC Small Grains blog. Additionally, a friendly reminder to stop by this Thursday for the UC Alfalfa/ Forages and Small Grains Field Day from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Ranchers in Placer, Nevada, and Yuba Counties, along with UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and the County Agricultural Departments from these three counties, have established a Disaster Livestock Access Program to facilitate livestock and human safety before, during, and after wildfire and other emer...

This season may be a late-planted one due to the potential for a wet and cool spring. Our research has shown that delayed planting reduces yield potential (yields tend to be about 5 sacks/acre less when planted at end of May compared to beginning of May).

Professor Irene Garcia Newton of the Indiana University Department of Biology, Bloomington, will present a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Seminar on "Friends with Benefits: Protective Microbial Symbiosis in the Honey Bee" on Wednesday, May 10.