Imperial

The trip to Imperial County last week was interesting and full of contrasts. It started with a mini-shot of Wild Turkey on the flight, as a toast to the founder of Southwest Airlines. The memorial service was held while we were inflight and we observed a moment of silence before the toast.

Much to my surprise, the plane headed from Sacramento to Orange County last week was de-iced before leaving. Though that is commonplace on morning flights from Lansing, MI to Chicago, and often the cause for delayed arrivals, this was my first encounter with the de-icing routine in California.

Despite some disappointing bowl games, I hope everyone is well rested and eager to be back at work. While last week wasn't exactly restful for me, I am glad to be back in California and ready to get to work.

As we continually search for ways to improve gender inclusivity in Spanish, we have come up with a myriad of broad language such as Latino/a and Latin@. The most recent of these solutions is the term Latinx.

The cantaloupe industry in California is in the middle of a huge paradigm shift, transitioning from classic western shipper varieties that require multiple harvests, to new Harper varieties, also known as LSL (Long Shelf Life) melons.

The best way to delay arrival of HLB in our area and minimize its impact is to keep ACP suppressed down to the lowest level possible.

Researchers studying cover crops near almond orchards (Western Farm Press) Tim Hearden, Oct. 31 University of California Cooperative Extension researchers have started field trials to analyze the benefits and trade-off of planting cover crops near or within almond production systems.

UC ANR's 4-H Youth Development Program raised $80,619 for California youth from its supporters purchasing paper clovers at Tractor Supply for $1 or more Oct. 314, finishing second only to Texas in the 2018 Fall Paper Clover campaign during National 4-H Week.

Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Vice President Glenda Humiston signed a memorandum of understanding in Sacramento Oct. 26 to initiate a new partnership to advance climate-smart agriculture in California. This partnership will provide $1.

Reposted from UCANR News California Secretary of Agriculture Karen Ross and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources vice president Glenda Humiston signed a memorandum of understanding in Sacramento Oct. 26 to initiate a new partnership to advance climate-smart agriculture in California.