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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Page

FAQs

IndexWhat is organic certification?What land can be certified?What if I own a small operation?How do I get started?Who are organic certifiers?What is an Organic System Plan (OSP)?How do I prepare for an inspection?How do I renew my certification?Are there resources or templates I can use in the certification…
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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Page

Ten Steps to Organic Certification

 Estas viendo esta pagina en ingles. Si deseas verla en español, haz presiona aqui. Operations in California that want to call their product organic need to register with the CDFA State Organic Program (SOP) and comply with USDA National Organic Program (NOP) regulations. Farmers who make more…
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International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralist Logo featuring herding people with domestic and wildlife
Livestock and Range: Event

North American Regional Women Pastoralist Gathering Registration and Event Information

Feb 7, 2026

2026 brings a unique opportunity with two International Year designations by the United Nations - the International Year of the Women Farmer and Rancher as well as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.  The intersection of the two years aligns with a Global Gathering of pastoralist…
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International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralist Logo featuring herding people with domestic and wildlife
Livestock and Range: Page

North American Regional Women Pastoralist Gathering Speakers

 Sarah King, Keynote Speaker Sarah King is a rancher and the Executive Director of the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance. Sarah and her husband, Joe, manage their family's cattle ranch in southern Arizona. They have two kids who are the 5th generation to live on the Anvil Ranch…
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UC Master Gardeners of Tulare and Kings County: Article

There's Still Time to Plant Berries

January 10, 2026
By Michelle Le Strange
 With this cold winter weather, one has a hard time wanting to go outside and dig in the garden, but that is exactly what we should be doing. Bare-root planting season is in full swing: roses, fruit trees, asparagus, rhubarb, but let's not forget the berries. Most likely, you'll need to shop for berries…
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jar of sliced oranges in honey syrup
UCCE Master Food Preservers of Fresno, Madera, and Merced: Event

Honey Orange Slices Workshop (Madera)

Jan 16, 2026

Need ideas for all of that extra back yard citrus? Join our Master Food Preserver team for a hands on workshop learning how to can your oranges while they are fresh and ripe. 
UCCE Master Food Preservers of Fresno, Madera, and Merced
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2026 UCCE South Sacramento Valley Almond Grower Meeting (JPG 289 KB)
Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Event

2026 UCCE South Sacramento Valley Almond Grower Meeting

Jan 29, 2026

2026 UCCE South Sacramento Valley Almond Grower Meeting January 29, 2026 | 8:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Arbuckle Golf Club, 5918 Hillgate Rd, Arbuckle UC Cooperative Extension hosts a half-day almond grower meeting covering pest management, nutrient management, regulatory updates, and current research. PCA and CCA…
Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties
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Honey mushrooms
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

A Tale of Two Fungi

January 9, 2026
By Michael Lecours
By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County.Last year I was fired up with the urge to clean out my junk shed and turn it into my tool shed. I marched to the southwest corner of my yard and promptly fell, thigh deep, into a hole that opened beneath me. It didn’t take me long to realize what had…
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Short mushrooms growing at the edge of a lawn along mowing strip. Caps of mushrooms are whitish to light brown and appear cracked. Caps are flat with edges rolled down slightly.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Rains Bring Lawn Mushrooms

January 9, 2026
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
Winter rains and damp conditions in many parts of California may have brought a surprise visitor to your lawn: mushrooms! A few mushrooms sprouting in your lawn can be a good sign: it means there's plenty of organic matter in the soil. But if patches of mushrooms are sprinkled across your lawn, something…
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