Agriculture

Richard Smith is the University of California Cooperative Extension Monterey County Vegetable Crop Production and Weed Science Farm Advisor. He also covers Santa Cruz and San Benito counties. Oakleaf goosefoot (Chenopodium glaucum) is a new weed to the Salinas Valley that has become more prevalent.

USDA Expands Assistance for Drought-Impacted Ranchers In response to severe drought conditions in the West and Great Plains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week its plans to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing.

*This free webinar will be presented entirely in Spanish, please distribute this event information to any that may be interested* Biologa y Manejo del Pslido Asitico de los Ctricos (PAC) Mircoles 15 de septiembre de 2021 11:00am 12:00pm (Hora del Pacfico, PDT) Tiempo de discusin opcional hasta las...

So, here you are, a honey bee nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. All's right with the world, at least in your world. You're sipping nectar to take home to your colony and suddenly...a buzz.

News from USDA. Also check out the Livestock Forage Program (LFP) at: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/FactSheets/livestock_forage_program_lfp-fact_sheet.pdf WASHINGTON, September 8, 2021 In response to the severe drought conditions in the West and Great Plains, the U.S.

I suspect anyone who has used livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) to protect livestock has experienced at least one of the following interactions with non-ranchers: A call or conversation with a neighbor, complaining about the dog barking; An email (often anonymous) from a neighbor about the dog barking;...

CORVALLIS, Ore. New research from Oregon State University Extension Service found slugs and snails are strongly attracted to bread dough, a discovery that could lead to better ways of controlling these serious pests of agriculture, nurseries and home gardens.

If you're an entomologist, an agriculturist, a gardener or an insect enthusiast, you've probably seen the life cycle of a lady beetle, aka ladybug: from the egg to the larva to the pupa to the adult.

Partnering for California The COVID-19 pandemic hit farmers hard. Supply chains were disrupted and even non-traditional agritourism revenue streams such as hay mazes and on-farm events had to be canceled due to shelter-in-place mandates.

Prominent integrated pest management (IPM) entomologist Charles "Charlie" Geddes Summers of Clinton, Utah, whose University of California career in crop pest management spanned 42 years, died Aug. 12, 2021 at age 79 of acute respiratory failure at a hospital in Layton, Utah. Dr.