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Farmers, grocers connect for ‘local’ Solano County foodThe network of “local” food in Solano County received a boost recently at a gathering of 60 small-scale farmers, grocery store buyers, restaurateurs and produce distributor at the UC Cooperative Extension office in Fairfield. Combination lure for mealybugs cuts costs University of California, Riverside, researchers have found the same generic lure can attract three species of mealybugs, which would cut costs for growers by allowing them to deploy a single pheromone trap rather than three. NOW prefer pistachios, not almonds UC Davis scientists are changing their navel orangeworm research direction after a sixth grader showed that the major agricultural pest prefers pistachios over almonds and walnuts. Hanford farmer Dino Giacomazzi honored for conservation tillage innovation Dairy farmer Dino Giacomazzi, who heads up the Giacomazzi Dairy in the same Hanford location where it was established in 1893, has been presented the Conservation Tillage Farmer Innovator Award for 2009 by the University of California and the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Tillage Workgroup. 
Mandarins growing appeal to consumersA popular holiday treat, mandarin oranges are only getting better. In the UC Riverside citrus breeding laboratory of plant geneticist Mikeal Roose, scientists spend 75 percent of their time on mandarins, aiming to develop new varieties with rich sweet flavor, bright color, few or no seeds, easy peeling and a maturity date that will extend the fruit’s season beyond the winter holidays in California.
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