Extension

MSU Extension introduces strategic direction plan

Michigan State University Extension is updating and redefining its role. In early December, MSU released a newly completed 2024 Strategic Direction Plan for Extension, the community outreach arm of... more »

UC ANR experts combat invasive beetle

Following the recent arrival of invasive shothole borers in the Bay Area, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) experts are helping local communities tap into Southern Ca... more »

Two codling moth study circles set to take place in Yakima and Okanogan to spotlight research, troubleshooting techniques

Washington State University Extension (WSU) will host two codling moth study circles on Dec. 3 in Yakima and Dec. 4 in Okanogan, providing growers, consultants and industry professionals an in-depth l... more »

Field Day set to address Pacific flatheaded borer threat in walnuts

Walnut growers in Stanislaus County are invited to a field day organized by the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) on Nov. 21 to tackle the increasing impact of the Pacific flathead... more »

Soil management recommendations for Hurricane-impacted Western North Carolina

Hurricane Helene caused great devastation throughout much of western North Carolina and farm fields were not spared. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS)... more »

UC Davis study reveals wildfire smoke cuts nut yields by 50%, putting trees at risk

Orchard trees in California are at risk from long-term smoke exposure due to massive wildfires, which can reduce nut production by up to 50%, according to a new study from the University of California... more »

UC Extension urges growers to focus on irrigation, pruning, pest control

California nut and fruit growers should prepare for winter dormancy with a postharvest management plan, according to the UC Cooperative Extension’s Fruit & Nut newsletter. The report emphasiz... more »

UCCE releases Carpophilus beetle identification guide

The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has released a visual guide to help almond growers identify damage caused by the Carpophilus beetle, an invasive pest first detected in Califo... more »

New MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics director named

Plant diagnostic services continue at under the new direction of Jan Byrne, who holds a doctoral degree, following the planned retirement of Ray Hammerschmidt. Byrne, who holds a doctoral degree, h... more »

Roger Duncan retires after transforming tree crop production

Roger Duncan, a prominent UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) pomology farm advisor, retired on July 1 after 36 years of pioneering research and Extension work in tree fruit and nut crops. His contributio... more »