Agriculture

Cover crops offer many potential benefits to growers. For example, they can improve water infiltration, reduce erosion, and provide habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects.

Here's part 3 of our training videos: Weed Identification. We've broken it up into three smaller parts for easier viewing.

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources) will be welcoming the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) back to its direct oversight effective July 1, 2020.

Considered among the most important agricultural innovations in the world, drip irrigation has been researched for decades.

A reposting from: https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.

Invasive shot hole borers in avocado May 20, 2020, Wednesday, 3-4 PM Dr. Akif Eskalen, Plant Pathology Specialist in UCCE, will discuss the shot hole borers attacking avocado trees and their management.

A recent review of how irrigation has been used world round has recently been published. It's worth a read to learn how it hs been done and what we might learn for the presnet and the future.

Join us on alternate Tuesdays in May and June, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, for this opportunity designed for middle and high school students. Treemendous Tuesdays is a collaboration of U.S.

"What is wrong with my peach tree?" Many people have probably asked this question as they have stared in concerned wonder at the distorted leaves of their peach trees. From a distance the striking color patterns may even look like peculiar flowers.

The University of California Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC) will offer a sheep shearing and basic care Q&A via Zoom from 3 to 4 p.m. May 7. The session will include advice from experienced shearers, flock managers and fiber experts.