Agriculture

Food Blog: Article

Announcing California's inaugural Food Waste Prevention Week

March 5, 2018

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Nutrition Policy Institute are pleased to announce March 5 - 9, 2018, as California's inaugural Food Waste Prevention Week.

View Article

UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Multiple independent origins of glyphosate resistance in Italian ryegrass

March 5, 2018

By Gale Perez

The evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds is an ongoing problem in California agriculture. Resistance to glyphosate has become particularly widespread across the state.

View Article

Can you see an ant and a spider in this photo of an almond tree? It's a winter ant, Prenolepis imparis and a jumping spider, Salticidae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

And Along Came a Spider

March 2, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

If you've been checking out the honey bees foraging on the almonds lately--in between the rains--you might see other critters as well. Like a winter ant. Or a jumping spider. This winter ant, Prenolepis imparis (as identified by ant specialist Brendon Boudinot, a Ph.D.

View Article

Mottling and yellowing of leaves is a symptom of huanglongbing disease in a citrus tree. HLB is incurable and the tree will eventually die.

Pesticide spray ban could assist spread of huanglongbing disease

March 2, 2018

By Jeannette Warnert

A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has ordered California agricultural officials to stop spraying pesticides in parks, schools and residents' backyards to control pests that threaten the ag industry, reported Gregory Mohan in the Los Angeles Times.

View Article

Odds are, due to the rain, you won't find any bees flying around Davis during the UC Davis Bee Symposium, but you might find a rainbow or a reflection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

All Systems Are 'Bee' for UC Davis Bee Symposium

March 1, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

All systems are "bee" for the fourth annual UC Davis Bee Symposium: Keeping Bees Healthy, on Saturday, March 3. Except for a little liquid sunshine.

View Article

Names in the News

March 1, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Torres named grape advisor for Tulare and Kings counties Gabriel Torres joined UCCE on Feb. 1, 2018, as an area viticulture advisor in Tulare and Kings counties.

View Article

Lagrimini named Vice Provost of Research and Extension

March 1, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Mark Lagrimini, professor of agronomy and horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has accepted UC ANR's position of Vice Provost of Research and Extension.

View Article

Mentors sought for grad students in Extension

March 1, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Would you like to be a mentor for a UC Berkeley graduate student interested in gaining experience in Cooperative Extension? The Graduate Students in Extension (GSE) Pilot at UC Berkeley has been extended for one year.

View Article

In video game Foldit's Aflatoxin Challenge, players try to fold a protein into a shape that will break down the aflatoxin molecule into something harmless.

ANR News Blog: Article

Monthly news round up: February 2018

February 28, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Scientists' Newest Tool To Fight Agricultural Toxin: A Video Game (KVPR) Kerry Klein, Feb. 28 It wasn't long after the invention of the internet that scientists discovered the potential for using computing power as a citizen science tool.

View Article

Overview of California’s Central Valley, showing the distribution of orchards that require winter chill

California agriculture industry must act now to adapt to climate change

February 28, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The new study Climate Change Trends and Impacts on California Agriculture by UC scientists Tapan Pathak, Mahesh Maskey, Jeffery Dahlberg, Faith Kearns, Khaled Bali and Daniele Zaccaria was published Feb. 26 in the journal Agronomy.

View Article

Subscribe to