Agriculture

How does pyrodiversity impact pollinator communities? That's a crucial question, especially with California's history and future of disastrous wildfires. Last year was the state's worst fire season ever: 9,639 fires burned 4.

En San Bernardino en la escuela preparatoria San Andreas alrededor de 500 jvenes, que por diversas razones no han podido obtener su diploma, tienen una nueva oportunidad para graduarse y explorar opciones vocacionales de una manera prctica y divertida.

In a San Bernardino high school, a unique partnership allows 500 students to experience high-tech farming while learning about nutrition and entrepreneurship.

On April 15th, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCRWQCB) finalized and approved Ag Order 4.0. The new rulings affect several aspects of agricultural production such as buffer areas and discharge of pesticides to water ways.

There's a new edition of Topics in Subtropics available with the following articles: Progress in Developing Mechanical Harvesting for California Black Ripe Manzanillo' Table Olives Developing a Nitrogen Fertilizer Plan for Olive Orchards Should I Pay for Avocado Pollination Services?

The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) has partnered with San Andreas High School for over a decade. The partnership began with EFNEP bringing workshops on preparing and eating healthy food to the Cal SAFE program for pregnant teens.

Margarita Lpez-Uribe of Pennsylvania State University will present an online seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on "Ecoevolutionary Consequences of Crop Domestication on Plant-Pollinator Interactions" on Wednesday, May 12. Lpez-Uribe, the Lorenzo L.

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If a queen bee were to celebrate Mother's Day (and she won't because she's too busy laying eggs), what a crowded festivity that would be. Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey of Washington State University, former manager of the Harry H.Laidlaw Jr.

UC ANR Cooperative Extension Specialists in Ag and Research Extension (ARE) have ongoing discussions on major topics related to CA ag. All are invited to listen in. The upcoming ARE Discussions webinar will focus on the economic impact and challenges of the California citrus industry.