Backyard Orchard News
Sustainable Agriculture with Artificial Intelligence Extension Workshop
The workshop is a collaboration between University of California, Riverside, University of California ANR, Colorado State University Extension, Kansas State University, University of Arizona, Central Arizona Project, and USDA-ARS. It will show ways that artificial intelligence can be used in sustainable agriculture to save water, increase fertilizer-use efficiency, and increase productivity.
Agenda Extension workshop 2024 Palm Desert 04102024
Revisiting the Issue of Monarch Butterflies Missing from California Classrooms
A monarch butterfly caterpillar goes through five stages or instars before it J's and...
A monarch caterpillar crawling on a milkweed leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male monarch butterfly foraging on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifola) in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatle Garvey)
'Dr. Zac' to Present UC Davis Seminar on Honey Bee Research, Life Experiences
"A lot of students take a gap year between their undergrad and grad program," says honey bee...
Honey bee scientist Zac Lamas, a National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) postdoctoral fellow with the USDA's Agricultural Research Services.
Decisions, Decisions: Solar Eclipse or a Bumble Bee?
What insects did you see during the Solar Eclipse, dubbed "The Great North American Eclipse?" And...
A queen bumble bee, probably a Bombus californicus, forages on a Coreopsis during the April 8th solar eclipse. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Brace yourself! A bumble bee appears to hold up a petal of the Coreopsis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A little twist here, a little twist there. The bumble bee adjusts. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The end! The bumble bee is unaware of the photographer--or the solar eclipse. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Breathtaking Bluebonnets and Butterflies
If you've never been to the 284-acre Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the...
Signage at the 284-acre Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas, Austin, welcomes visitors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A bluebonnet sign warns visitors of rattlesnakes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Visitors are to stay on the path at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildlower Center. This image was taken on Easter Sunday. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The bluebonnets were spectacular on Easter Sunday. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)