Agriculture

Don't tell the honey bees. They will forage where they want to--whether it's on bee balm, a dandelion or that controversial tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica.

Protecting Avocados from Frost and Then What The long-range forecast for no or little rain in Southern California. A dry winter often means a cold winter. A winter when frost and freeze can occur - https://www.californiaavocadogrowers.com/sites/default/files/greensheet-pdfs/Greensheet-Nov-2-2020.

Brussels sprouts field in Santa Maria The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is an important pest of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, and other cruciferous crops.

West Side farmer John Diener had flash of inspiration.

In a first-of-its-kind study, UC Davis research shows that the double punch of pesticide exposure and food scarcity drastically affects the reproduction of the blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria, a wild bee known for pollinating early spring bloom, including almonds.

Newly published UC Davis research, the first of its kind, reveals that pesticide exposure and food scarcity pack a double punch to blue orchard bees, Osmia lignaria, a wild bee that pollinates early spring bloom, including almonds.

The 105th Annual Meeting was Online Thanks to our Annual Meeting speakers Dr.

A University of Cordoba and Spanish National Research Council research team validated an indicator based on using a tree's temperature to calculate relative water consumption at an almond tree plantation In 1995, the severe drought that devastated Spain left some farms using irrigation agriculture w...

Please join us for a University of California Pest Management Workshop, delivered Virtually in early December.

A new study on the costs and returns of establishing and producing lemons in Ventura County has been released by UC Cooperative Extension in Southern California and UC Agricultural Issues Center, both part of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.