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Transition to Organic Webinar SeriesWednesdays • January 14 – March 18, 2026 • Free virtual seriesHosted by CAFF, UC Organic Agriculture Institute (UC OAI), and UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE)Thinking about transitioning your crop operation to organic? Join us for a ten-week webinar series designed to guide…

I ‘ve often heard it said that it’s the soil that makes these two counties so appropriate for agriculture. Well, there are some pretty terrible soils here, as well as wonderful ones. The USDA has a classification for soils that describes all soils in the world. It’s based mainly on the rock it is formed from…

The avocado lace bug (Pseudacysta perseae) is an expanding threat to avocado production in California. This bug was first described in Florida in 1908. Although it was assumed to be native to Florida, research from UC Riverside funded by the California Avocado Commission identified that it originated from…

    This year, UCANR VINE Connect willfeature live demonstrations fromagricultural technology companiesfrom 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM. PleaseRSVP for VINE Connect tour here(https://lindcoveconnect.eventbrite.com/)  

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has allocated $5 million of the Healthy Soils Block Grant Program to the California Citrus Quality Council (CCQC) in collaboration with California Farm Bureau (CAFB) and Xerces Society. The California Farm Bureau through its 501(c)(3) science and…