Agriculture

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A honey bee on honeycomb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Honey, What's Going On with the Honey?

March 15, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Honey, what's going on with the honey? If you're a beekeeper, a food retailer, in honey production or just want to know more about honey adulteration and food authenticity and what you can do about it, this one's for you.
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avocado fruit

Walking the Avocado Area of Cal Poly SLO

March 12, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Virtual Avocado Field Day 2021 Zooming to Healthier Trees and Soils April 14, 2021 (1 - 3pm) REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE Presented in partnership with the California Avocado Society, Inc.
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

It’s the Water!

March 11, 2021
By Daniel K Macon
Short- and Long-term Stock Water Strategies On a day that started with a long-overdue rainstorm here in Auburn, I received word that USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack had declared a drought disaster in 50 of California's 58 counties including Placer, Nevada, Sutter, and Yuba.
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Figure 1. Electric weed control unit manufacturer by Zasso operating at Lewis Brown Research Center in Corvallis, OR. The electricity is applied through the metal probes. The electric resistance heats up the plant, producing steam.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Managing herbicide resistance with electric weed control

March 11, 2021
By Gale Perez
From the Weeders of the West (WoW) blog March 11, 2021 Marcelo Moretti is a Professor in the Dept. of Horticulture at Oregon State University and an alumnus of UC Davis and California State University, Fresno.
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A honey bee gives a "high five." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Honey Bee 'High Five'

March 10, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Honey bees contribute nearly $20 billion to the value of U.S. crop production," according to the American Beekeeping Federation's Pollination Facts. "This contribution, made by managed honey bees, comes in the form of increased yields and superior quality crops for growers and American consumers.
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Two bumble bees, Bombus vandykei, seek the same Phacellia plant on the UC Davis central campus in this 2017 photo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Romina Rader: 'The Journey to Effective Pollination'

March 5, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Community ecologist Romina Rader of the University of New England's School of Environmental and Rural Science, will speak on "The Journey to Effective Pollination" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's virtual seminar on Wednesday, March 10.
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With a value of $6.1 billion, California accounted for over half of U.S. fresh vegetable production in 2018. Photo by Shermain Hardesty,
Food Blog: Article

Will California remain leader in U.S. agricultural production?

March 5, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
New book shows how California has led the nation in farm sales since 1948 and explores future challenges "California Agriculture: Dimensions and Issues" by the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics details the past, present and future of many of California's major agricultural commodities, i...
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