…the development of a tomato variety with durable resistance to bacterial spot, shielding spruce, and Douglas fir trees from bark beetle attack, and a biobased production method for insect pheromones…
Colorful Plants to Brighten Up Your Home
…incredible foliage color in yellows, greens and white suffuse the shiny foliage, with a beautiful blush of rose-red running down the center of each leaf. The color variation of the…
Data Shows Organic Sales Don’t Drop as Food Industry Reopens
…the foodservice industry. Sales then dropped dramatically in mid-April but then rose again in May. Since then, there has been a slow and gradual reopening of restaurants, and experts believed…
The Western View: Compared to 1876, This Election is Tame
…the Democrats. This swing happened even as former Confederate leaders were taking important roles in the Democratic Party. As election time neared in January 1877, tensions rose around the country…
Consumers are Driving a Move to More Sustainable Cotton Farming in California
…existing gaps in the supply chain. And we will share our findings and results to attract new brands to the coalition.” Calla Rose Ostrander, climate change communicator with the People,…
The Western View: Of Course The Climate Is Changing, It Always Does
…carbon those flames liberated to increase climate change. However, If the beetle-killed trees had been removed by foresters, if the low level chaparral and grasses had been trimmed back by…
How Far Apart Should You Plant Perennials?
…usually a range, such as 18-24 inches. Planting closer will give you a fuller garden more quickly, but you will probably need to divide the perennials sooner. Plants with closer…
UCCE Webinar Intends to Help Farmers Raise the Value of California Cotton
…cropping systems specialist Jeff Mitchell. “We want to seize the moment for cotton.” The webinar will start with discussions led by Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed and Cala Rose Ostrander of the…
Annie Stuhr Named New Ag One Foundation President
…(John) Hagen introduced me to my first boss, Jim Fuller, at Anderson Clayton, which was the start of my ag lending career.” Other faculty like Dr. Dwight Minami and Dr….
Meyer Receives Bradford-Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award
…of the Bradford-Rominger award include UC Cooperative Extension advisors Rachael Long, Rachel Surls and David Lewis, Sustainable Conservation’s Director of Resources Daniel Mountjoy, UCCE advisor Rose Hayden-Smith, UCCE specialist Ken…
Building a New Flower Bed
…raised flower bed planting ideas include a center row of tall and medium-height blooms with a border of cascading flowers like bacopa, ivy geranium, moss rose, or calibrachoa. Other ideas…
Growing Edible Roses is a Time-Honored Tradition
Cathy Isom gives you a bit of information about growing edible roses. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Imagine you head out to your rose garden to snip…
Farm Bankruptcies Rose in 2019
…bankruptcies in 2019, with almost half of the nation’s filings taking place in the Midwest. California had a total of 25 chapter 12 family farm bankruptcies. That number rose seven…
Magical Wintertime Flower Famous for its Dark Past
…resemble a rose, but it’s actually a member of the buttercup family. It thrives in seasons of dying light and cold, frozen soil. They’re frost-resistant and range anywhere from pale…