Agriculture

If you read The Plant Journal today, you may have noticed the exciting research published on nematodes. And it has a University of California, Davis, connection.

DAVIS--Distinguished professor Bruce Hammock of the University of California, Davis, has received a $6 million, eight-year Outstanding Investigator federal grant for his innovative and visionary environmental health research.

Thursday, August 1, 2019 10:00 AM- 12:00 noon (followed by lunch) Colusa Casino Chairman's Room This event is FREE, but you must register. Click HERE to register. Limited to 50 participants, so please enroll early. Seats will be filled on a first-come basis.

An international team of 10 scientists, led by plant nematologist Shahid Siddique, a former research group leader at the University of Bonn, Germany, and now an assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has discovered the role of a plant's endodermal barrier system...

Greetings Fodder Family! How have you been? Well, I hope! I've been busy too and I've got stories to tell! Over the years as Farm Advisor here (gosh, 19 years this October) my job has changed in many ways with the times.

With a buzz here and a buzz there, the 4th International Pollinator Conference, hosted by the University of California, Davis, is underway.

Cover crops in avocados.

It's all about the pollinators--whether they be bumble bees, longhorned bees, squash bees, sweat bees, honey bees or hummingbirds.

A capacity crowd of 250 will attend the fourth International Pollinator Conference, to be hosted by the University of California, Davis from Wednesday, July 17 through Saturday, July 20 in the ARC Ballroom. A welcoming reception will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Boys' Night Out! Have you ever seen a cluster of longhorned male bees sleeping overnight on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia)?