Agriculture

An Australian Curtin University study has revealed a new method of capturing DNA could provide farmers with a valuable tool for boosting crop production while also benefiting the environment.

First responders are fiercely battling five raging wildfires in Los Angeles County, wildfires fueled by dry conditions and the hurricane-force Santa Ana winds. The most extensive: the Palisades Fire. The toll, as of tonight (Jan.

Eating more plants and sourcing food locally are two of the simplest ways to improve personal health, protect the environment, and even save money.

The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCRWQCB) approved Ag Order 4.0 in April of 2021. This regulatory action requires growers to calculate the quantity of nitrogen (N) that leaves their fields in harvested product.

The workshop will feature presentations by various experts and researchers focusing on best irrigation and nutrient management practices tailored specifically for young orchards in the San Joaquin Valley.

Avocados come from a wet environment. The Guatemalan and Mexican races come from cloud forest environments that are dripping much of the year from if not rain, a high humidity that creates a cloud-like condition.

January 8, 2025 A group of four authors, Robert Willmott, Jennifer Valdez-Herrera, Jeff Mitchell, and Anil Shrestha, have published the article, Potential of Cover Crop Use and Termination with a Roller-Crimper in a Strip-Till Silage Maize (Zea mays L.

Over three consecutive FridaysOctober 25, November 1, and November 8, 2024the community of Coachella and surrounding areas was invited to participate in the ongoing HSP Demonstration Project. The project primarily aims to target the small-scale okra farming community in and around Coachella Valley.

You won't want to miss this UC Davis Entomology and Nematology seminar by postdoctoral scholar Angie Lenard of the University of Nevada, Reno. She'll speak on "Insects in Human-Modified Environments" at the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar, set for 4:10 p.m.

It's like Old Home Week or Old Home Day when Michelle Monheit visits the UC Davis Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road. I visit the garden whenever I'm in the area, she said, as she headed over to the six-foot-long ceramic-mosaic bee sculpture, Miss Bee Haven, that anchors the half-acre bee garden.