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Two blooming peach trees in a green lawn with evergreen trees in background

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New edition of UC ANR’s ‘The Home Orchard’ offers advice on growing tree fruit, nuts

December 3, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The new “The Home Orchard” covers more crops and site selection, variety choice, pruning, grafting, irrigation and integrated pest management.

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UC ANR hires experts in disaster resilience, food systems, economics and more

December 3, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

New UC ANR hires bring expertise in disaster resilience, environmental horticulture, agricultural economics, Indigenous food, youth, forestry, food preservation, livestock and more.

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FTREX trainer and trainees practicing firing in a forest understory, with smoke filtering through the trees

Green Blog: Article

Foresters, prescribed-fire experts swap knowledge to reduce wildfire impacts

November 25, 2025

By Michael Hsu, Ethan Ireland

About 50 people participated in the Forester Prescribed Fire Training Exchange, which gathered foresters, land managers, fire experts and cultural practitioners. See the video.

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While holding a clipboard in her right hand, Margaret Lloyd grabs a handful of soil with her left hand from a tilled field.

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UCCE offers webinar on managing nitrogen in organic annual crops Dec. 9

November 24, 2025

By Phillip T Fujiyoshi

University of California Cooperative Extension will hold a webinar on managing nitrogen in organic annual crops Dec. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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A whole dark purple-skinned sweetpotato flanked by pieces of purple sweetpotato flesh cut into curls

Food Blog: Article

Purple sweet potatoes create buzz

November 24, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

When West Coast consumers buy sweet potatoes at a store, chances are good that they will be choosing varieties that were selected by Scott Stoddard, UCCE farm advisor.

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Houston Wilson, in baseball cap, gestures while doing a talk in the shade of an orchard

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Wilson brings science to California’s high-priority crops

November 21, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Based at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center near Fresno, UC Cooperative Extension specialist Houston Wilson and his team develop integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for some of California’s most valuable agricultural commodities.

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Lines of fire burn through a carpet of dried pine needles on a forest floor

Green Blog: Article

Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees

November 20, 2025

By Kara Manke

Evidence shows that frequent fire — through practices like prescribed fire or Indigenous cultural burning — can improve forest health and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire.

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Bushy green plants in neat, boxy-looking test plots, coming in at an angle

Food Blog: Article

UC Dry Bean Field Day gives updates on new-variety research

November 17, 2025

By Trina Kleist

Researchers across California are developing new varieties of dry beans for larger seed size, higher yield, tolerance to drought and heat, and resistance to disease and pests.

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Water pump and small pool of water next to a crop field

Green Blog: Article

UCCE offers water measurement training Dec. 1 in Davis

November 13, 2025

By Sara B Jaimes

On Dec. 1 in Davis, UC Cooperative Extension is offering in-person training for people to receive certification to measure and report the water they divert from surface streams.

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Photo illustration of a spray drone hovering over a orchard

Food Blog: Article

Public invited for up-close look at future of citrus ag tech

November 12, 2025

By Hanif R Houston, Michael Hsu

Six ag tech companies will demonstrate their technologies at a VINE Connect Field Day on Dec. 5 at UC ANR's Lindcove Research and Extension Center. This cohort focuses on citrus.

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Three people sit on stage in front of a screen, speaking to an audience

Green Blog: Article

UC Organic Agriculture Institute forges partnerships at first regional conference

November 10, 2025

By Caroline D Champlin

The San Diego Region Organic Agriculture Conference attracted over 100 attendees, including more than 50 organic farmers. The event was the biggest in OAI's five-year history.

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Green Blog: Article

Swain to speak on extreme weather events Nov. 5 in Irvine

November 3, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Daniel Swain will be a guest speaker for Distinctive Voices, a series of scientific public lectures presented by the National Academy of Sciences. He will discuss “Climate Change Through the Lens of Increasing Hydroclimate Whiplash” on Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 7 - 8 p.m. at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center…

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New research reveals California cannabis cultivation and regulatory process put Tribal cultural resources at risk

October 30, 2025

A new report from researchers at UC Berkeley and Northeastern University reveals that cannabis cultivation in California threatens Tribal cultural resources.

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Nikolai Schweitzer gestures at the trench built into a hillside at Sierra Foothill REC

Green Blog: Article

‘Weathering’ rock dust in farm fields – a down-to-earth climate solution?

October 30, 2025

By Michael Hsu

UC researchers have devised a first-of-its-kind study to measure the carbon sequestered by enhanced rock weathering, a promising agricultural practice.

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A group of people look at crops growing in field

Food Blog: Article

Farmers strive for sustainability, inclusiveness at California Earthworkers Summit

October 27, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The inaugural California Earthworkers Summit brought together farmers and other food producers in Santa Cruz to discuss approaches to climate, environment, agriculture and food system resilience on Sept. 11–12.

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Gabe Youtsey speaks at a podium while Karen Aceves and Karen Ross look on at AgTech Alliance press conference

Food Blog: Article

California AgTech Alliance launches to help farmers stay competitive

October 23, 2025

By Hanif R Houston

The Alliance will coordinate nine regional innovation hubs that will deploy cutting-edge technology, train the next generation of workers and attract private investment.

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UC ANR launches unified, modern brand family

October 22, 2025

By Linda Forbes

UC ANR launched a unified brand portfolio that ties together its many programs and institutes and demonstrates the scope of its collective impact.

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Leonel Jimenez (center) smiles with the potato variety trial team

Food Blog: Article

New Cooperative Extension area director amplifies ‘wealth of knowledge’

October 20, 2025

By Michael Hsu

In February, Leonel Jimenez started as the UCCE area director for Kings, Kern and Tulare counties. Born and raised in Reedley, Jimenez said he's come "full circle."

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A prescribed fire lighter watches low flame move across a grassy slope with large trees in the background

Green Blog: Article

Community invited to observe prescribed fire training in El Dorado County

October 16, 2025

By Barbara Satink Wolfson

California’s second Forester Prescribed Fire Training Exchange event will occur Oct. 26–Nov. 1 near Georgetown, El Dorado County. The public is invited to observe scheduled burns.

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Orry Pratt, Carrie Teiken and Crystal Whitelaw standing side-by-side outdoors.

Food Blog: Article

UC SAREP announces new associate directors to support program growth and integration

October 14, 2025

By Kristen Farrar

Orry Pratt, Carrie Teiken and Crystal Whitelaw will lead efforts on sustainable production systems, small farms and sustainable food economies, respectively.

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