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[PODCAST] Hydroponics For The Home or Apartment Gardener
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

[PODCAST] Hydroponics For The Home or Apartment Gardener

Nov 17, 2025

It has been 5+ years since our show, In The Garden with UC Master Gardeners, has produced a show on the topic of Hydroponics. Since then, the Master Gardeners (MG) of Orange County has formed a Hydroponics Team where there wasn’t one previously! Sally Richards, past Radio Team show host and Hydroponics…
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County
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UC Davis entomologist student Jo Ridgeway, a Bohart Museum of Entomology intern, shows a stuffed toy animal, a tick, from the Bohart gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Fuzzy-Wuzzy Good Time with Holiday Gifts

November 18, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Bug enthusiasts will have a "jolly good time" or a "fuzzy-wuzzy good time" selecting holiday gifts that the Bohart Museum of Entomology and the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA) are offering."Fuzzy-wuzzy" wasn't a bear. It was probably a wooly bear caterpillar …
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Broccoli plants planted in rows in a field
Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Event

Practical Training on Nitrogen Management in Organic Production of Annual Crops

Dec 9, 2025

📣 Registration is now open!  Join us for the 2025 Organic Nitrogen Workshop — a hands-on training designed to help growers, PCAs, CCAs, and ag professionals improve nitrogen management in organic annual crop production.📅 Tuesday, December 9, 2025 ⏰ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📍 Woodland Community College (2300 E…
Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties
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Man trimming fruit tree
UC Master Gardeners • Napa County: Event

Winter Fruit Tree Care

Jan 24, 2026

Tackling dormant season tasks will reward you with bigger and better fruit this summer. Join Napa County UC Master Gardeners for a free workshop on winter fruit tree care, including pruning techniques, dormant sprays, and how to plant a bare root tree. Attendees will be invited to a hands-on pruning event,…
UC Master Gardeners • Napa County
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South Sacramento Valley Annual Processing Tomato Production Meeting 2025
Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Event

South Sacramento Valley Annual Processing Tomato Production Meeting

Jan 13, 2026

📣 Save the Date! Join us for the South Sacramento Valley Annual Processing Tomato Production Meeting!📅 January 13 ⏰ 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Woodland Community & Senior Center (2001 East Street, Woodland, CA)Right after the meeting, CTGA and CTRI will co-host a CDFA Broomrape Board staff update and…
Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties
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Po-Kai Huang, investigador de postdoctorado, junto a una carga de ciruelas que utilizó en su investigación.
Blog de Alimentos: Article

En busca de la ciruela perfecta

November 18, 2025
By Trina Kleist
 Los consumidores desean ciruelas con una pulpa agridulce y suficientemente suave; los agricultores quieren una fruta que no se maltrate o se eche a perder antes de llegar a las tiendas y estas últimas buscan fruta que dure más tiempo en los estantes.Pero lograr ese balance, que permitiría a los…
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UC Master Gardener Coordinators: Article

Coordinators Quarterly Newsletter - Fall 2025

November 18, 2025
By Barbra Braaten
This quarter's coordinator newsletter covers the 2026 UC Master Gardener Conference save-the-date and the 2026 Search for Excellence. It also addresses fostering an inclusive and equitable volunteer program, making the most of Q4 evaluation reports, and staying up to date on communications. Additional topics…
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Ponentes en un almuerzo de la Alianza para la Tecnología Agrícola de California.
Blog de Alimentos: Article

Nueva alianza para la tecnología agrícola ayudará a agricultores de California a mantenerse competitivos

November 18, 2025
By Leticia G Irigoyen
Una colaboración estatal une al estado, universidad y líderes de la industria con el fin de impulsar la innovación agrícola, desarrollo laboral y crecimiento económico a nivel regionalPara asegurar que la nueva tecnología agrícola no se quede en los laboratorios de investigación sin ser probada o…
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The Plant/Pest Environment in Santa Barbara/Ventura Counties

November 18, 2025
By Ben A Faber
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…
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