Agriculture

For over 100 years, the 4-H program has been teaching young people about agricultural science through hands-on activities. 4-H activities are fun and youth love learning about animals, such as chickens.

Recently I [Matt] had a chance to interview 4-H youth member Ava who is also this year's 4-H club president for Meadowlarks in Nevada County. The following are Ava's responses to my questions.

Microirrigation for Crop Production: Design, Operation, and Management, Second Edition is the latest release in this go-to foundational resource for the basics of engineering and the science of the design and operation of micoirrigation systems.

The crowd at the recent UC Davis emeriti celebration listened closely to the presentation delivered by butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus, who has been monitoring butterfly populations in Central California since 1972.

Invasive Fruit Flies California is currently experiencing an unusually high?number?of invasive fruit fly?detections, resulting in quarantines being established across numerous California counties, including Ventura County.

Roundup Ready technology incorporates genetic resistance to glyphosate into crops and it's an excellent tool for weed control. Initial screening in the early 2000s found good alfalfa crop safety, and many growers currently rely on glyphosate as the only herbicide.

A local rancher called this week, and as usual, our conversation turned to grass and moisture conditions (I don't think ranchers and rangeland geeks like me can have a conversation WITHOUT discussing these topics).

International Research Conference on HLB Here in California The International Research Conference on Huanglongbing VII (IRCHLB VII) is just around the corner! The California citrus industry is excited to welcome researchers, regulators, and citrus industry members from around the world to the Golden...

Accolades continue to flow.

Although, it's probably too late for the fungicide to correct Citrus Brown Rot and Septoria on coastal lemons. In normal rainfall years, a skirt spray of copper is done to prevent rain splash bringing spores of various Phytophthora species in contact with fruit.