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Growers struggled to conduct routine fertilization because of the deluge of atmospheric rivers.

Mae Culumber is a UC ANR Nut Crops Farm Advisor in Fresno County. She explains the reason why a recycled orchard may need nitrogen earlier in the Spring.

First of a series of learning opportunities launches to address potentially massive impact on the state’s specialty crops.

Researchers say rare plant disease outbreak of Phytophthora syringae similar to El Niño-influenced events during the 1990s.

The wave of atmospheric rivers that swept across the state this winter has created the right conditions for plant pathogens that haven’t been...

Mohamed Nouri, Orchard Systems Consultant at UC San Joaquin County Cooperative Extension, and UC Davis plant pathologist Florent Troillas collect samples in ...

Mae Culumber is a nut crops farm advisor with UCANR Cooperative Extension. She explains the plant pressure chamber and how it predicts a trees water needs.

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Mae Culumber is a UCANR Farm advisor for Fresno County. She noted that nitrogen applications may need to go on earlier in a recycle almond orchard vs. a conventional orchard.

They’re optimistic that increasing agriculture's resilience to a changing climate can also improve its relationship with the environment.