Agriculture

I am frequently asked if I can recommend a book on Soils. And yes, I can. It is Soils: An Introduction by Michael Singer and Donald Munns. The sixth edition recently came out so there's a lot of older used copies floating around on the wed for under $10.

UC Davis professors Diane Ullman and Joanna Chiu of the Department of Entomology and Nematology and UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and a former chair of the Department of Entomology, were among those honored at an awards ceremony host...

The bee and the butterfly. Or, Apis mellifera and Colias eurytheme. One's a beneficial insect. That would "bee" the honey bee. The other is a yellow and white butterfly, striking in appearance, but in its larval stage, it's a major pest of alfalfa.

The UC Statewide IPM Program provides online courses and webinars that reflect up-to-date pest management and pesticide safety information.

Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) has published the new California Organic Research Agenda (CORA), a comprehensive report that examines current needs and challenges of organic farmers and ranchers across California and provides policy and research recommendations to address producer-identif...

They marveled at the tadpole shrimp. They crafted tadpole shrimp-themed hats and puppets using paper plates and googly eyes. And they asked questions. Lots of questions.

From Page 13 of the Western Farm Press (May 2022) magazine By Lee Allen (Contributing writer) Sometimes it takes a long time for an idea to be embraced by the public. Take electric weed control, a concept first patented in 1890, yet it hadn't received much attention until a few decades ago.

Advances in Citrus Water Management Workshop - June 22, Palm Desert (Coachella Valley Water District) - Join UC Irrigation Specialists Daniele Zaccaria and Khaled Bali, Subtropical Horticulture Advisors Sonia Rios and Ben Faber, and other University of California experts for this in-person Water Man...

There's a way for a bear to outsmart a fox. A teddy bear bee, that is. We just witnessed a male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, aka "the teddy bear bee," buzz up to a patch of foxgloves, Digitalis purpurea. Then he engaged in the foraging behavior known as nectar-robbing.

May 30, 2022 The Lexicon of Sustainability's Gayeton visits Park Farming and Fully Belly Farm Douglas Gayeyon, storyteller and creative force behind the Lexicon of Sustainability (https://www.thelexicon.