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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: August 8 - 14

August 8, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
Take a stroll through your garden with a morning cup of coffee or tea.TasksCollect ripened seeds of favorites and store for next year.Start planning for fall planting.  Select plants that are resistant to common diseases and insect pests…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Page

2026 Gardening Guide and Calendar Preview

It's a Gardening Guide on a CalendarNow on sale!To Purchase: 2026 Gardening Guide and Calendar   A great gift for yourself, family or friends. The 2026 Calendar and Gardening Guide with the theme “Meet Me in the Garden,” is a celebration of connection – between people and plants, nature…
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Chemical ecologist Jeff Aldrich

Impact of Life Work of Jeff Aldrich Continues to Unfold

August 7, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 The impact of the life work of renowned chemical ecologist Jeff Aldrich (1949-2025) continues to unfold.Aldrich, a research entomologist at USDA-ARS from 1980 to 2011, who then worked with UC Davis  Department of Entomology and Nematology researchers for a decade, died June 28 at age 75 in Fort…
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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Event

Improving Economics through Sustainability

Aug 26, 2025

About this Event:The Improving Economics through Sustainability field day will be held on Tuesday, August 26th at the Braga Barn in Soledad, California from 8:30-12:30. Lunch will be provided. An optional afternoon add-on includes a field visit to Dole Ranch for the Dole cover crop study.Economic…
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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Event

Bird Safety On Farms Webinar

Sep 22, 2025

Learn how to keep birds safe while benefiting from their pest control services. Topics include:Best practices for terminating cover crops to protect ground-nesting birdsWhich pesticides—conventional and organic—are most harmful to birdsSafe nest box placement near roads and high-traffic areas
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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Event

Supporting Small Farms in SGMA Implementation Webinar

Aug 18, 2025

Webinar Summary In California, small-scale farmers vary depending on location, crops grown, natural resource use and more. The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is focused on long-term groundwater sustainability and restoration of depleted groundwater aquifers. This webinar is seeking to…
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Urban & Community IPM Webinars: Event

The Growing Threat to Our Trees

Oct 1, 2025

Join forestry expert Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann for an educational webinar exploring important invasive pests that impact California’s trees.
Urban & Community IPM Webinars
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