While tending your landscape and garden this spring, keep an eye out for pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), an invasive insect that has already been found in parts of Southern California. PHM could make ...

The post summarizes findings from two studies presented in a panel session during workshops at UC Merced in October 2024, co-sponsored by the California Institute for Water Resources and Secure Water ...

Attend. an Ag Employer Seminar and/or an Ag Labor Supervisor Training Workshop. We are hosting at the Kearney Ag Center in Parlier, CA on March 11 and 12 respectively as part of our Ag Labor ...

Gardens can be a lot of work. There is planting, watering, weed and insect control, fertilizing, and more. At the very least you can expect a few minutes to an hour or more a day, depending on garden ...

The best time to repot container plants is in early spring, just as new growth begins. Instructions on repotting are basically the same for houseplants and for outdoor potted plants. Because the soil ...

Recently, Mark Bolda and Yu-Chen Wang visited an apple orchard exhibiting trunk canker symptoms. Noticeably, the trunk canker is widespread and mostly present only on the southeast side of the lower ...

San Joaquin County AgVenture is an interactive, educational program designed to teach third graders about the importance of agriculture in San Joaquin County. Established in 2006, this free event ...

William "Bill" Weitkamp, Jr., UC Cooperative Extension livestock and natural resources advisor emeritus, passed away in Arroyo Grande on Dec. 18, 2024. He was 85. Weitkamp, who served with UCCE for 35 ...

Both Yu-Chen and Mark have been approached this past week with people bearing strawberry leaves with an odd-looking white deposition on them. The sample submitted to Yu-Chen is the third photo below.

Steven V. Swain, UC Cooperative Extension environmental horticulture advisor for Marin and Sonoma counties, died unexpectedly in San Francisco on Feb. 8. He was 58. He earned a bachelor's degree in ...

Incorporating hedgerows in rice could provide growers with an alternative method for managing field margins without relying on pesticide applications to control the pests along the edges of rice ...

We are recruiting for brand ambassadors. The Brand Ambassador Certification Program is designed to encourage colleagues to actively steward effective branding for the University of California ...