Agriculture

The recent U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) annual report on Brazilian citrus included updates on citrus greening disease, production and planted area.

Our Small Farms Fresno and Madera Team has been working with growers in the area since 2022 on a project to promote healthy soil practices. This project was initiated under the previous Small Farms Advisor Ruth-Dahlquist Willard.

Congratulations to all the newly announced recipients of awards from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA)! Honors well deserved! Capsule information on our four UC Davis-affiliated award recipients: Professor Jason Bond, described as a powerhouse in the world of systematics a...

The latest in irrigation research and technology will be showcased at the Advances in Irrigation Tools and Technologies Workshop in Holtville on Feb. 27.

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening.

If you like the idea of composting but aren't so keen on the labor needed to regularly turn a compost pile, aerobic static pile (ASP) composting may be for you.

Nematodes--and the faculty and graduate students who study them--will share the spotlight from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8 in the Katherine Esau Science Hall. The occasion: the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. The Esau Hall is located near Briggs Hall, off Kleiber Hall Lane.

February 3, 2025 The California Chapter of the American Society of Agronomy is holding its 2025 Annual Conference on Thursday, February 6th and Friday, February 7th at the Wyndham Hotel 9000 W Airport Dr, Visalia, CA.

UC Riverside excited to announce that registration is open for the 2025 Citrus Day at UCR on February 20, 2025 from 7:15 to 2:00. We are looking forward to seeing you and sharing the exciting ongoing research in citrus. In additional to a great list of speakers, Dr. Kim Bowman (Univ.

Evaluation Findings Research Brief • February 2025 • Download PDF (270 KB)BackgroundIn 2023, the California Department of Social Services initiated the California EBT Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Project (CF&V), testing a new approach for increasing access to fruits and vegetables (FV) among…