Agriculture

A stop at the feedlot to observe the cattle is always a highlight of the day for the over 8,000 visitors to Farm Smart each year through school field trips and field tours. Cattle has been the #1 commodity in Imperial County(IC) for over 60 years and IC is among the top 5 producers in California.

August 19, 3-4:30 PM Dr. El-kereamy will discuss the use of plant growth regulators that are registered for use on California citrus to increase fruit set, prevent fruit senescence, control preharvest fruit drop, and to control suckering.

The UCCE Rice Team is conducting a field survey to collect watergrass samples over the next few weeks.

The UC Desert Research and Extension Center (REC) is located in Holtville, California-a city dubbed the Carrot Capital of the World.

Santa Barbara County's agricultural industry had a big year in 2019, with a more than 5% increase in the value of crops, according to the county's just-released annual crop report. It shows the total valuation of the crops was $1.6 billion dollars in 2019, up $78 million dollars from 2018.

A newly published research paper authored by UC Davis-trained entomologist Emily Bick provides the most thorough look at how salinity impacts water hyacinth and its biological control agent, the weevil Neochetina bruchi. The paper appears in the current edition of Journal of Hydrobiologia.

California Bay or CA Laurel or Headache Tree or, heaven forbid, Oregon Myrtle is a tree native to the west coast where there is water. In the rainy forests of northern CA and Oregon and the wet creek areas in ravines and canyons of southern CA.

It's good to see Washington State University Extension's newly published, updated fact sheet on the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia. You can view or download it here for free.

Wednesday, August 12 9 - noon Avocado Grower Webinar Weeds and Biostimulants Speakers: Sonia Rios (UCCE Farm Advisor, Riverside/San Diego Counties Subtropical Horticulture) will talk about how to identify different weeds and the various methods that can be used to control them.

Mention "beetles," and most folks think of that iconic English rock band from Liverpool. You know, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr? But to entomologists, "The Beatles," means "The Beetles.