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Beetle and fungus threatens black walnut trees, scientists warnA newly discovered disease caused by a previously undescribed fungus hitchhiking on a tiny native bark beetle, is infecting and killing hundreds of black walnut trees in California and seven other Western states. Dozens of trees in the Davis area alone are dead or dying. The fate of the Pacific fisher the topic of Fresno convocation The early results of research on Pacific fishers, elusive and ferocious mammals whose California population is in decline, will be addressed by scientists, environmentalists and forest managers convening in Fresno July 15. The public is welcome to attend. New UC studies examine cost of producing small grain silage, wheat, potatoes, pasture, corn silage, organic leaf lettuce, blueberries and winegrapes New studies showing costs of establishment and production of small grain silage, wheat for grain, processing potatoes, pasture, reduced till corn silage, organic leaf lettuce, blueberries and winegrapes are now available from the University of California Cooperative Extension. How green is the Central Valley? The population of California's Central Valley is expected to balloon from 7 million to 12 million people in the next 30 years, making it the fastest growing region anywhere in the United States or Mexico. A UC Davis study reviews 100 
Modoc County advisor retires on June 29After more than three decades of helping farmers and ranchers in one of California’s most remote outposts, the director of University of California Cooperative Extension in Modoc County, Don Lancaster, will retire on June 29.
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