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English click here En la actualidad en medio de un mercado laboral golpeado por la pandemia y una crisis profunda en toda la cadena de la industria alimentaria, es crucial reducir las barreras al empleo y prestar atencin al problema del acoso sexual, un problema que se presenta con ms frecuencia en...

Conditions are right for weeds Early rain combined with unseasonable heat this week makes for ideal conditions for weeds,well, everywhere!Get ahead of the menace with these UC guides to weed control.

California growers, who account for more than 90% of avocado production in the U.S., will soon be getting some help in weathering the extreme fluctuations of climate change.

You can "Bee My Valentine" today--and throughout the month of February--by contributing to the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.

Long dry periods are not uncommon in the Sacramento Valley between January and February. Despite the early season downpours, rainfall for the 2021-22 water year is dropping back to below average (Figure 1), and there is no rain on the near-term horizon.

If you grow citrus, you've no doubt heard of the invasive pest, Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri. ACP they call it. A native of southern Asia, it was first detected it in the United States (Florida) in 1998.

Would you like to make a financial contribution to support the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day? A UC Davis Crowdfunding Project is underway until 11:59 p.m., Feb. 28, with a set goal of $5000. Contributions from $5 on up are welcome.

Research molecular biologist Michelle Heck of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) in Ithaca, N.Y.

Jules Bernstein, UCR A $1.5 million emergency grant is enabling UC Riverside scientists to find plants impervious to a disease threatening America's citrus fruit supply. Citrus Greening Disease also known as Huanglongbing, or HLB results in fruit that is bitter and worthless.

If you missed the Managing Weeds in Grasslands and Rangelands 2021 online event (Oct. 19, 2021 9 AM-12 noon PST), you're in luck. We have the recordings of each presentation here.