Agriculture

Organic farming continues to expand in California and now includes more than 360 commodities, according to a new University of California report.

Improved soil health, increased profitability, and reduced spread of wildfire are among the many benefits that arise from keeping livestock on the landscape. Efforts are underway in California and South Dakota to connect landowners with livestock managers for their mutual benefit.

Proactive Management of the Avocado Seed Weevil, Heilipus lauri (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Mark S. Hoddle, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, CA 92521 mark.hoddle@ucr.

As the fall planting season begins, we'd like to share recently developed case studies detailing N management actions and crop productivity outcomes in several small grain fields during the 2019-20 growing season.

This article appeared in CAPCA Adviser, October 2020, pages 40-44. CA Association of Pest Control Advisers It is not uncommon for commercial agriculture to share a common boundary with riparian, forested or urban areas in California.

INTERACTIVE IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE THE LEACHING OF NITROGEN IIMRLN PROGRAM The program purpose is to reduce the amount of nitrogen leached from farms with the goal of enhancing surface and groundwater quality Participants will be selected based on: potential for nitrogen leaching and proxi...

Mark your calendar. The Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, is hosting a virtual open house dealing with alfalfa and rice.

Want to learn more about arthropods in rice and alfalfa fields and the UC Davis research underway to help the agriculturists?

Natural landscapes surrounding vineyards can decrease pest outbreaks and depress pesticide use, according to a UC Davis paper published in the current edition of the journal Ecology Letters.

Society gains $10 in benefits, on average, per $1 invested in international agricultural research and development, according to a new report released today (Oct. 14, 2020) by the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation.