Agriculture

Avocado consumption per capita in the United States has tripled in twenty years, yet California has decreased its bearing acreage over the last decade.

The growth stage of a crop is a critical piece of information for growers and agronomists. For small grain crops like wheat and triticale, many field management decisions are sensitive to the stage of crop development.

February 15 (10 AM - 12 PM) In-Person and Zoom How to apply them and how to choose them. Dr. Danny Klittich - Director of Agronomy at Mission Produce How to choose and what to look out for with different fertilizer application methods (venturi, water-powered, batch tank, electric powered, etc.

Graduate student Adelaine "Addie" Abrams of the laboratory of Extension agricultural entomologist Ian Grettenberger, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present her dissertation proposal on "Precision Technologies for Integrative Pest Management of Aphids and...

Graduate student Adelaine "Addie" Abrams of the laboratory of Extension agricultural entomologist Ian Grettenberger, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present her dissertation proposal on "Precision Technologies for Integrative Pest Management of Aphids and...

The 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb.

In 2004, Avocado Lace Bug was identified in backyard trees in Chula Vista and National City in San Diego County, probably originating from Mexico. Later in 2017, ALB was being picked up in the Oceanside, Fallbrook, and Temecula areas apparently originating from more Caribbean/Florida sources.

Sucker control in Oregon hazelnut orchards is a season-long struggle against the tree's natural growth habit. Hazelnut trees grow naturally as a multi-stemmed bush, but in Oregon, hazelnuts are trained as a single-trunk tree to facilitate mechanical maintenance, harvest, and reduce pathogens.

There's so much to know about bark beetles! How can a tiny insect wreak such havoc in our forests? Two USDA forest entomologists will be presenting in-person and virtual seminars at the University of California, Davis on Tuesday, Jan. 31 and Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Tuesday, February 21; 7:55 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. 1432 Abbott St, Salinas CA Habr traduccin al Espaol Free Workshop + Pizza! 7:55 Introduction 8:00 Tuning up your drip irrigation system: pressure regulation, system design, and scheduling.