Agriculture

UC Dairy Series A series of dairy seminars will be offered by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists at the World Ag Expo. Presentations will cover the latest research on almond hulls as dairy feed, water management, nutrient management, manure management and much more.

The California Avocado Society, California Avocado Commission and UC Cooperative Extension are hosting a free online Grower Webinar: Avocado Disease Management session on Wednesday, February 16 from 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

UC Davis undergraduate students are in for a scientific treat. When the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day takes place Sunday, March 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis is currently closed to the public due to COVID pandemic precautions, but a jubilant crew helped celebrate the Feb. 1st birthday of its director, Lynn Kimsey, a UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology who has administered the museum since 1990.

A team of scientists from University of California, Davis, have identified a new gene variant in wheat that can increase the amount of the grain produced, new research published in the journal PLOS Genetics finds.

Almond Board of California biopic details how one man's vision and determination led to a new best practice in orchard replanting Brent Holtz grew up on the farm his grandfather bought in the 1940s, six miles north of Modesto at the time.

A Great Friend and Farmer Has Passed It was announced recently that James Lloyd-Butler passed away on January 25. He was a great gentleman who loved learning, had a great love of family and was one of the best, if not the best farmers in Ventura County.

California's almond pollination season typically starts in mid-February, around Valentine's Day, but along the Benicia waterfront, the almond trees sometimes blossom as early as Jan. 1. The climate is warm and temperate.

Steve Fennimore is a Professor of Extension (Cooperative Extension Weed Specialist) at UC Davis. His office is located in Salinas, California. Small acreage Brassica vegetables need additional herbicide options.

Simon "Niels" Groen, assistant professor of evolutionary systems biology, UC Riverside, will present a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on "Plant Toxins and the Evolution of Host-Parasite Interactions" on Wednesday, Feb. 2. He will speak in person at 4:10 p.m.