Agriculture

A group of trained and dedicated volunteers have been tasting avocado samples at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier to determine whether the GEM avocado variety can stand up to the tried-and-true Hass in grocery stores, reported Dale Yurong on ABC 30 Action News.

Raising backyard poultry and livestock is a growing phenomenon in the United States. The recent changes in legislation (e.g.

Elvira Galvan Hack, student academic advisor for the animal biology major, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will be honored at the UC Davis Staff Assembly's Citation for Excellence Program on Friday, Sept. 6 on the Moss Patio, Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center.

August 14, 2019 Posted by Ann Filmer Processing tomato growers are struggling to contain a potentially devastating parasitic weed that had not been seen since growers waged a successful eradication campaign four decades ago.

Ever seen that humorous sign in the veterinarian office that warns "Unattended kids will be given a shot of espresso and a free kitten?" Well, the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis has done it one better.

Marcelo Bustamante, PhD student in Akif Eskalen's lab, is on a mission. A sort of microbial safari. Only the fungi and bacteria Marcelo is collecting aren't easy to catch-they live inside the grape vine, potentially protecting it from deadly canker disease organisms.

Biostimulants are beneficial microorganisms or substances that can be used in crop production to improve plants' immune responses and their ability to perform well under biotic and abiotic stresses.

Updated Sept 17, 2020 to add link. Visit: MatchGraze.com As previously mentioned in the September 2018 issue of the Farm Bureau newsletter, the frequency, intensity, and size of wildfires in northern California have increased.

If you've ever reared a butterfly--from an egg to a caterpillar to a chrysalis to an adult--you know what it feels like. Like a miracle, to see life unfolding.

The 2019 Rice Weed Course will take place: Friday, September 6, 2019 from 8:00AM to 4:10PM (Registration begins at 7:30AM) at the Hamilton Road Field (on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.