Agriculture

Years go by and the regulars are out there on the trees - red scale, broad mite, citrus thrips, bud mite, leafminer and more and more Asian citrus psyllid. And then suddenly one that has seemed to be just in the background pops up all over the place.

Top 15 No-till and Conservation Agriculture Research Articles Selected by Panel at National No-till Farmer Association! January 9, 2022 During the past couple of months, Randall Reeder, retired Extension Agricultural Engineer with the Ohio State University, (and legendary professional speaker who br...

Pythium wilt of lettuce (Pythium uncinulatum) continued to be a significant production problem in lettuce fields in 2021. The levels of infection were not as extensive or severe as in 2020, but the damage caused by this disease was nonetheless problematic and serious in many fields.

You wanted to know all about Frost, well it's all here. Emeritus Rick Snyder put it together over the years and it's at your finger tips.

The California Dry Bean Advisory Board is requesting applied research proposals for 2022. This commodity-based research request is sponsored by the California Dry Bean Marketing Order, under the guidance of CDFA (CA Dept Food & Ag).

The New Year is less than a week old, and Lepidoptera (aka Lep) species are scarce. Butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, has spotted only one moth and one butterfly since Wednesday, Jan. 5.

Concerns over foodborne risk from birds may not be as severe as once thought by produce farmers, according to research from the University of California, Davis, that found low instances of E. coli and Salmonella prevalence.

A UC Riverside-led team is looking at tiny underground microorganisms for a way to prevent a huge problem Huanglongbing, a disease with no cure that has decimated citrus orchards worldwide.

The Bohart Museum of Entomology generated a lot of buzz when it sponsored its second annual "Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest.

Finding problems in the field. From this to this, in three days.