Agriculture

Scholarship Opportunities for 2021 This year, in lieu of the Professional Soil Scientists Association of California's (PSSAC) usual scholarships covering registration and lodging to attend PSSAC's annual meetings, we are pleased to announce that PSSAC is offering two $1000 financial scholarships! Th...

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Blessed are the bees. When honey bees swarmed last week at the entrance to the Epiphany Episcopal Church in Vacaville, the site seemed quite fitting. Biblical references to bees and honey, such as "the land of milk and honey," abound. Blessed are the bees.

Participate in a genome-editing webinar and survey April 17 The health and well-being of animals can be improved with genome-editing technology, but only if people trust and accept the methods.

How many kindergarten students have you heard say "When I grow up, I want to be an entomologist?" "Ento-what?" some folks will ask. "What's that?" Five-year-old Rebecca Jean "RJ" Millena could have told you. She still can. When she entered kindergarten in Concord, Calif.

It's also for apple. And an apple tree acts more like an avocado tree than an alfalfa plant. Perennial woody plants have certain characteristics that are distinct from herbaceous plants. They are all plants, but how you prune, fertilize and irrigate are different.

There's still time to register for the online Honey Adulteration Symposium, hosted by the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center and featuring keynote speaker Michael T. Roberts of the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law. The 2.

Researchers at the California Data Analysis and Tactical Operations Center (DATOC) have analyzed Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) trapping data along major transportation routes before and after tarping regulations for bulk citrus shipments were enacted.

Every time we see honey bees pollinating fava bean blossoms, we think of actor Anthony Hopkins. Remember that malevolent scene in the "Silence of the Lambs" film (1991) when serial killer Hannibal Lecter (portrayed magnificently by Hopkins (says: "A census taker once tried to test me.

David Haviland, UCCE Farm Advisor discussed integrated pest management for five different species of mites that cause economic damage to citrus, including proper identification, monitoring, and tools for management. Biological control was also be discussed, including the use of predatory mites.