Imperial

Two weeks ago I had a chance to attend the UC Desert Farming symposium, a one day event that was organized by UCCE in Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino counties plus the Desert REC.

So, I got the question of what a carton of Meyer' lemons weighs Because different types of fruit are different sized, but usually the container in which it is sold stays the same, the product is going to have a different weight for the same volume.

Stretching from the Death Valley to Calexico, California's vast dry desert is home to a unique and important agriculture industry. It's a place where summertime temperatures often top the 115-degree mark.

There are many legal issues associated with farming, and University of California is doing an all-day training session in San Diego on March 23 to help you deal with them. Participants will: Explore the challenges and opportunities of urban agriculture with experienced San Diego-area farmers.

Torres named grape advisor for Tulare and Kings counties Gabriel Torres joined UCCE on Feb. 1, 2018, as an area viticulture advisor in Tulare and Kings counties.

Scientists' Newest Tool To Fight Agricultural Toxin: A Video Game (KVPR) Kerry Klein, Feb. 28 It wasn't long after the invention of the internet that scientists discovered the potential for using computing power as a citizen science tool.

The nonprofit organization CENIC has awarded the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources its 2018 Innovations in Networking Award for Broadband Applications.

Pesticide Safety Instructor Training Workshops Update your knowledge of changing regulations! This course meets the requirements established by the revised Worker Protection Standard, which is mandated by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

The Imperial Valley's beautiful winters have long attracted winter visitors to the area, and most come very curious about what's growing throughout this region.

The UC Grain Cropping Systems Lab and a cooperating network of UC Cooperative Extension agronomists established fall-planted small grain variety trials across the state of California from October to December 2017.