Agriculture

Ag Help Wanted is an educational guidebook designed to assist every person who currently manages or expects to manage human resources on farms, ranches, nurseries, dairies, and other agricultural operations.

Have you ever been asked: "Do you BELIEVE in climate change?' The more pertinent question, scientists say, is "Do you UNDERSTAND climate change?

It's Arachtober and that means celebrating arachnids for the entire month of October. Well, we ought to celebrate them year around, but October is THEIR month.

If you missed the eagerly anticipated UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar by apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada, an associate professor at Texas A&M and an international leader in honey bee research, not to worry. Her Oct. 7th seminar was recorded.

San Diego County has more than 5,000 small farms but less than 2% are operated or owned by Black, indigenous, or people of color including those of Asian, Hispanic or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander descent, according to the 2022 Ag Census.

IGIS is proud to announce its collaboration with 4H on a new and exciting, three-year, USDA-funded grant, Ag from Above x Ag for All (AFA2), aimed at sparking interest in food and agriculture among teenagers by using cutting-edge drone and mapping technologies.

Avocado Irrigation Workshop October 16 (Wednesday), 2024 2:00 5:00 P.M. UC Cooperative Extension Ventura County (California Room) 669 County Square Dr, Ventura, CA 93003 Workshop registration link: Registration 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

The FIRA USA ag tech conference, Oct. 22-24 in Woodland, showcases the latest robotics and automation innovations. A special breakfast during the event will support tomorrow's leaders, scientists and engineers who will realize the potential of those technologies.

Bee Hotels and Gardens Applications and Limitations The model of a Bee Hotel' has been a useful tool for surveying insects in research studies for decades.

Luis Espino, agrnomo graduado en Per, es Asesor de Cultivos de Arroz en la Extensin Cooperativa del Condado de Butte de la Universidad de California (UC ANR). Su trayectoria en la agricultura comenz con una decisin clara: "Escog la agricultura porque quera algo prctico.