Sustainability. Food justice. Research to action. These were the themes discussed April 1314, 2018, as emerging food leaders throughout the UC system gathered in San Diego for a tour titled The Rooted University: Bridging food system changemaking on and off campus.
Snails and slugs can be destructive pests in gardens and landscapes when they devour entire seedlings or chew holes in leaves, flowers, fruit, and even the bark of plants. Manage these pests by getting rid of their hiding places, setting up traps, or planting resistant plants.
Wendy Powers, associate vice president, announced the 2018 winners of the biennial Distinguished Service Awards on April 11 at the UC ANR Statewide Conference in Ontario.
Pests have always been a bane of human existence. Modern society has developed effective pest management, but there is no kind and gentle way to kill things, said Brian Leahy, the director of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, in remarks at the April 2018 IPM Summit.
Citrus Grower Workshop REMINDER (April 26) Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell will present findings from her continuing survey of ACP populations across Ventura County, including data on the effects of pesticide treatments on ACP abundance.
Reposted from UCANR News The changing climate predicted for California including less rain and higher day and nighttime temperatures is expected to cause chronic stress on many street tree species that have shaded and beautified urban areas for decades.
The changing climate predicted for California including less rain and higher day and nighttime temperatures is expected to cause chronic stress on many street tree species that have shaded and beautified urban areas for decades.
Unprecedented Study Discovers what Urban Coyotes Really Eat (Care2) Laura Goldman, March 30 Hiking boots, avocados, candy wrappers and fast-food containers.
Wang joins UCCE as vegetable and irrigation advisor Zheng Wang joined UCCE on March 5, 2018, as an area vegetable production and irrigation advisor in Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Merced counties.
VP Glenda Humiston, AVP Wendy Powers and several UC ANR representatives visited more than 30 congressional offices in March to brief lawmakers and staffers on the latest agriculture and natural resources research and outreach benefiting Californians.
