Warming of the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean is creating what meteorologists call a strong El Niño. Many people are asking what that means. In response, Daniel Swain, climate scientist in the ...

Oversupply of grapes, plummeting consumer demand and skyrocketing production costs have led the wine industry to a crisis point. “We have an economic downturn in the wine-grape market, and it is ...

As Californians face ever-changing challenges, the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources has hired UC Cooperative Extension experts to address pressing needs and placed them ...

Returning almond shells to orchards as a potassium amendment and mulch could generate additional farm revenue while recycling nutrients, improving soil health and reducing waste. California explores ...

Pruning is perhaps the most common tree maintenance activity that is undertaken on urban and ornamental trees. This is in sharp contrast with forest trees, which are pruned only in exceptional cases ...

Farmers, ranchers and anyone else who raises cows, horses and other large animals in the Central Valley and across the U.S. face a major problem – not enough veterinarians to care for their animals.

An autonomous, pulsed electric weeding robot for orchards and vineyards took the Grand Prize in the fourth annual Farm Robotics Challenge awards ceremony on May 21 held at Plug and Play Tech Center in ...

After 60 years of growing oranges, pistachios and grapes in Fresno County, Stan Ishii has seemingly seen it all. But growing tea (Camellia sinensis) in the sun-drenched Central Valley? Now that was ...

Choose the correct shape, and don't forget the headspace! Canning jars are a great choice when it comes to packaging foods for the freezer. They’re durable, reusable, leakproof, and they keep food ...

4-H members entry fee is $10 for the first category, they may enter up to 2 additional categories at a $5.00 entry fee for each additional category (ie: 3 entries = $20, 2 entries = $15). 4H ...

Crystal Crimbchin has seen firsthand the staggering collapse of monarch butterflies in San Luis Obispo County. As volunteer co-coordinator for the Xerces Society in the area, she helps organize over ...

For most of human history, feeding a family involved navigating times when food was plentiful, such as at harvest time, and periods when it was scarce. Before methods of food preservation were ...