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With ever-stricter regulations, growers will need to implement best management practices that lessen water quality impairments to surface…

Soil

Organic agriculture has increased in popularity in recent decades due to its reputation as an environmentally friendly alternative…

Grapes

Ultraviolet-C light (UV-C) for crop protection is not a new concept, but how we integrate the technology into…

Events

It’s looking to be another banner year for the Crop Consultant Conference, with attendance filling up and a…

Fertilizer

One fortunate aspect of working in agriculture is that hot summer days are soon followed by harvest season…

Pests

Roof rats (Rattus rattus) can cause extensive damage in citrus orchards through direct consumption of fruit, feeding of…

Nutrition

Every season, crops must overcome environmental stressors from a range of biotic and abiotic conditions, including pest and…

Weeds

Pollinator health has been a concern for many growers in the western U.S. in recent years. Pollinator insects…

Nutrition

How can we grow great crops when conditions are not great? Crop performance is a combination of both…

Irrigation

California fruit growers are concerned with water resource limitations due to increased drought frequency. UCCE and UC researchers…