Agriculture

Avocado Irrigation Calculator using CIMIS (California Irrigation Management Information System) Updated March 13, 2024 Gary S.

The 2nd edition of the Avocado Problem Solver Field Guide is OUT NOW! It contains 14 new disorders (including six spotted mite, panicle dieback and tree lodging), it updates and expands the information provided in the original edition, includes three new beneficial insects and three new exotic pests...

Growers invited to discuss young almonds, pistachios, walnuts, olives and citrus orchards starting May 9 To help growers manage irrigation and nutrients for young and immature orchards, UC Cooperative Extension is offering workshops in Modesto, Merced, Fresno and Bakersfield.

Applications and nominations of outstanding students pursuing careers in agriculture will be accepted through May 13, 2024, for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scholarships and awards.

A recent Spring 2024 issue of the California Bountiful magazine, features Nutrition Policy Institute's collaborative research with Impact Justice and ChangeLab Solutions on their Farm to Corrections California project.

La agricultura genera 59 mil millones de dlares y emplea a cerca de 400 mil individuos en California. La industria, sin embargo, frecuentemente se ve amenazada ante los desafos que representan los cambios climticos, la conversin de tierras y la escasez de agua.

Remember when San Francisco 49'ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk credited his spectacular 51-yard catch in the 2024 NFC championship game with the Detroit Lions to a ladybug (note that entomologists correctly call it a "lady beetle") landing on his shoe before the game?

General situation with apologies to everyone, we're a little late getting underway this season - a combination of a family health emergency and international travel to an epidemiology workshop.

General situation with apologies to everyone, we're a little late getting underway this season - a combination of a family health emergency and international travel to an epidemiology workshop.

General situation with apologies to everyone, we're a little late getting underway this season - a combination of a family health emergency and international travel to an epidemiology workshop.