Agriculture

The ratio of N applied to N removed is a key metric in the Central Valley Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (CVILRP). Growers report applied N and yield to agricultural water quality coalitions.

Mark your calendar... Diagnosing Herbicide Symptoms 2024 link https://wric.ucdavis.edu/events/diagnosing_herbicide_symptoms_2024.html Weed Day 2024 link https://wric.ucdavis.edu/events/weed_day_2024.

Researchers at University of California, Davis, added fresh grape pomace left over from winemaking operations to alfalfa-based feed for dairy cows and found that methane emissions were reduced by 10% to 11%.

Show me the honey? Show me the California Honey Festival. The annual event, which emphasizes the importance of bees, and promotes honey and honey bees and their products, will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, May 4 at the Yolo County Fairgrounds, 1250 E. Gum St.

State and County Profiles are now available. USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the profiles Mar. 27, 2024.

This year brings several new chemical tools to California rice. With many herbicide-resistant species as well as emerging problematic weed species, the new chemistries are a welcome tool for managing resistance and preventing the selection of resistant biotypes.

When a noted entomologist retires, what do you do? Give them a 21-insect net salute. That's what occurred at a recent retirement celebration honoring the legacy of UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology for 34 years.

Bee biodiversity? It promises to be an interesting seminar.

On May 7, scientists from University of California, Riverside, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Colorado State University Extension, Kansas State University, University of Arizona, Central Arizona Project, and USDA-Agricultural Research Service will gather with growers in Palm Desert to discuss...

2024 UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa Field Day May 9th, 7:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Supported by the California Crop Improvement Association (CCIA) REGISTER HERE (no charge for event) Department of Plant Sciences Field Facility, UC Davis (2400 Hutchison Dr, Davis CA 38.5390, -121.