Emotion showed on the face of the farmer as she walked across the rec yard of California State Prison Solano. As Sarah Weil talked with incarcerated residents of the facility in Vacaville, many of ...

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 ...

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 ...

As California agriculture faces both challenges and opportunities, a coalition of state, academic and agricultural industry partners is introducing the California Agricultural Research & Innovation ...

The countdown has begun for the 2026 Great Tomato Plant Sale (GTPS) in Contra Costa County—and we’re especially excited about this year’s selection. Yes, your beloved, tried-and-true favorites are ...

A: It depends on the ectoparasite species. Most lice and northern fowl mites will be shed during the molting process, reducing overall infestation levels. Sticktight fleas and parasites that live off ...

Poultry owners should remain vigilant about protecting their birds because the risk of avian influenza can change as quickly as the weather, says a University of California Cooperative Extension ...

A new report published by UC ANR summarizes contributions made by all of the people working California's diverse landscapes, from farmworkers to park rangers. Report: California working landscapes – ...

Earlier this fall, the New World screwworm – the flesh-burrowing larva of a blowfly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) – was detected in cattle in Mexico just 70 miles from the U.S. border. Most recently, in ...

If you see someone scrutinizing the trash at your local park, it could be urban ecologist Monica Palta. Fear not, you're just witnessing science in action. “It's basically trash archeology in a way,” ...