Tulare

Following a tip generated by citizen scientists in the Porterville/Tulare area, UC ANR researchers have installed traps to determine the potential for Velvet longhorned beetle, Trichoferus campestris (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), introduction to the southern San Joaquin Valley.

Former California Secretary of Agriculture, A.G. Kawamura, and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, were the speakers for a webinar last week addressing what COVID-19 has revealed about our food system.

Grower Profile #1: Frank Fernandes Practices: No-Till, Strip-Till, and Cover Crops Frank Fernandes grew up in a big dairy family in Tulare County. He has continued that tradition and now farms about 1,500 acres near Pixley. He grows corn, wheat, and alfalfa as forage for his cows.

Sitting on my front porch, thinking about ideas for my monthly blog, I became entranced by the hummingbirds visiting my salvia. Thirty minutes later, I started researching how to attract more of these mesmerizing birds to my garden.

by Mel Kendall Last fall my husband and I decided to remove our in-ground pool. With the pool now gone our power bill has dropped exponentially. On the expected but not fully realized side is the resulting void.

UC Cooperative Extension nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor Deepa Srivastava asks for her colleagues' help in a virtual project that she initiated to understand family food resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Four staff research associates will join the ranks of UC Cooperative Extension scientists in the coming months to support nut crop advisors conducting critical research in walnut, almond and pistachio production.

by Mary Hudson Spring has arrived in all its glory and we are all home sheltering in place thanks to the Covid-19 virus. As a result, we now have a bit more free time to do things around the house. Since the ground is warming and the sun is out, this is the perfect time to plant a vegetable garden.

Coronavirus's next victim: Big Meat (Grist) Nathanael Johnson, April 30 It's going to cause price spikes somewhere downstream, said Rich Sexton, an agricultural economist at the University of California, Davis.

Lindcove Research & Extension Center (LREC), located in the foothills of Tulare County, has land, labor and facilities available for 2020/2021 research projects. The Research Advisory Committee reviews proposals and projects are evaluated based on scientific merit and regional need.