Like most creatures, turkeys are not always considered a pest, and some people may even enjoy seeing them. But turkeys can certainly become pests when they dig in landscape beds, create traffic ...

We get a kick out of the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association's praying mantis T-shirt, "Here for a Good Time, Not a Long Time." A female mantis has just lopped off the head of her suitor ...

It's Thanksgiving Week and there's a newly eclosed Gulf Fritillary on a tattered pink zinnia "that looks as it has seen better days," as my mother used to say. The ...

While it's certainly possible to start California native perennials, shrubs and trees from seed, most people buy plants that are growing in pots to transplant to the yard. By far the best time for ...

Question: I want to can my holiday leftovers this year. I have experience with water bath canning already. When using a pressure canner, how do you increase or decrease the heat? Answer: For holiday ...

As Congress negotiated the Farm Bill, Vice President Glenda Humiston recently visited Washington, D.C. to meet with California congressional members and their staff to discuss agricultural research ...

UC Davis doctoral alumna Inga Zasada of the USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory in Corvallis, Ore., will return to her alma mater on Monday, Dec. 2 when she speaks on "How an Applied ...

Michael Rethwisch, UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor for Riverside County coached the California 4-H Horticulture team to first place at the 2024 National Junior Horticultural Association (NJHA) ...

Jeffrey Talbot joined UC ANR Publications on Nov. 4 as the publications and production supervisor. He will be contributing production management for UC ANR publications including California ...

It's good to see UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock and his 50-plus years of incredible research in the news. Reporter Juliette Smith of KTXL Fox40 News (she holds a master's degree in ...

This press release was written by Julie Finzel, UCCE Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor. A team of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisors has created a new ...