…EPA can move forward with a more productive and cooperative relationship. But even more, I am glad we were able to shed light on the valuable and important efforts our…
Clay Results Could Be Better Than Trials
…Trials Research looking at using kaolin clay to reflect warming from the sun on pistachio trees is showing good results. Cooperative Extension Pomology Farm Advisor David Doll says in hindsight…
Pistachio Cultivar Beneficial During Low Chill
…and Natural Resources’ (UC ANR) Statewide Pistachio Day heard about research looking at helping growers find a better match for their female Kerman variety during low chill years. Cooperative Extension…
Citrus Greening Grants Awarded
…viability of agriculture. NIFA’s integrated research, education, and extension programs, supporting the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel, have resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity,…
Cost Estimates for Growing Romaine Hearts and Organic Spinach Released
…based upon a hypothetical farm operation of a well-managed farm, using practices common to the region. Input and reviews were provided by growers, UC ANR Cooperative Extension farm advisors and…
Vine Mealybug More Challenging to Treat
…vine mealybug populations due to the breeding habits of the pest. Cooperative Extension Specialist Kent Daane says the bug can have several generations in one season which not only promotes…
Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
…integrated research, education, and extension programs, supporting the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel, have resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural…
Increase Chilling Hours with Simple Product
Research showed pistachio growers how a simple product can increase chilling hours at UC ANR’s Statewide Pistachio Day. Increase Chilling with Simple Product Cooperative Extension Pomology Nut Crop Advisor David…
HM. Clause, Limagrain, Acquire California-based Genica Research Corp.
…Vilmorin SA, based in France. HM.CLAUSE and Vilmorin are both Business Units of Limagrain. About Limagrain Limagrain, an international cooperative group created and directed by French farmers, moves agriculture forward…
El Nino Could Bring Vine Mealybug Relief
…same location. Cooperative Extension Specialist Kent Daane says the Central Valley may have even seen an eighth generation this last year due to the dry and warm winters of the…
Despite Promising Snowpack, Conservation Should Continue
…Surveyors found the snowpack’s water content there much improved compared to the early-February survey last year. Led by Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, the team…
Agri View: Pecan Crop
…pecan crop will not meet early projections by By Clint Thompson, University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells fears…
First-ever UC ANR Newsmakers Seminar at World Ag Expo
…Ph.D. – UC ANR Cooperative Extension specialist in agronomic crops and director of the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center Bob Hutmacher, Ph.D. – UC ANR Cooperative Extension specialist…
Almond Tools Eliminating Pest Resistance
…Pest Resistance Almond growers have a lot of options available for pest management. Cooperative Extension Entomology Farm Advisor David Haviland says he could see pest resistance becoming a non-issue if…