UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County

Big Dig Day, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and UCCE's independent statewide giving day, is tomorrow! Join us at midnight and be the first to give - or visit us anytime tomorrow as we highlight the impact of our programs.

On Friday June 5th, UCCE Ventura will launch a local campaign as part of UC ANR's statewide giving day, which we're calling Big Dig Day...a day to dig deep to support the UCCE programs that you care about in Ventura County.

In this weekly blog, Dr. Annemiek Schilder, Director, UCCE Ventura County and Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center, shares her observations about the natural world across the seasons. As she says: "Gently observing your surroundings with curiosity will teach you some amazing things.

Here's news we hope you find useful, including food preservation resources, a new podcast, and a reading recommendation. The citrus IPM advisor will help fill the role of retiring UCCE citrus entomology specialist Beth Grafton-Cardwell and will be based at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center.

Invasive shot hole borer (ISHB) infestations have been identified in Ventura County since 2015 but have not significantly spread. Discovery of the pest/disease complex was found in late 2018 in the urban forest of Meiners Oaks.