Agriculture

I learned recently that the preplant incorporated (PPI) herbicide ethalfuralin (Sonalan HFP) was labeled for use in hemp and stevia. See below for the CA/NY supplemental label or download it from your preferred label website.

It wasn't supposed to rain this winter, but it did. The forecast was for La Nina which typically brings less rain and would continue the drought pattern we have had for the last three years.

What a line-up! Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, has organized a fantastic group of speakers for the UC Davis Speakers' Stage at the California Honey Festival, set Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Woodland. The event is free and family friendly.

The California Honey Festival is the place to "bee" on Saturday, May 6 in downtown Woodland. The festival, free and family friendly, takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event celebrates the importance of bees, and promotes honey and honey bees and their products.

There are 1,800 species of earthworms grouped into five families and distributed all over the world. Some grow as long as 3 feet, while others are only a few tenths of inches. We call them nightcrawlers, field worms, manure worms, red worms and some people just say "yuck.

UC Davis faculty are among those scheduled to speak when the annual California Honey Festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 6 in downtown Woodland.

The late UC Berkeley professor John Edward Casida (1929-2018), internationally recognized for his work on pesticides and their effects on humans, was the pesticide toxicologist of his generation, based on his research, his leadership and the impact of the many alumni from his laboratory.

April 25, 2023 Phil and Katherine Foster host GOOGLE Food Lab for tour of Pinnacle Organically Grown Produce! About 53 folks who were part of the GOOGLE Food Lab out of Mountain View, CA were treated to a half-day walking tour and lunch at the beautiful organic farm of Phil and Katherine just east o...

According to a recently issued report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, avocados are likely to surpass pineapples and mangos to become the world's second biggest tropical fruit item in terms of trade volume by 2030, trailing only bananas.

Make way for the beetles! Lady beetles, green fruit beetle larvae, and stick-on bug tattoos drew inquisitive and appreciative crowds when the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) staffed an informational booth at Briggs Hall during the 109th annual UC Davis Picnic Day.