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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Article

Topics in Subtropics Fall 2025

January 16, 2026
By Lindsey Torres
TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE Highlights from Citrus IPM EntomologyAvocado Flowering and Fruit SetWoodpeckers damage in AvocadoPest Control Districts Service ExpandingSoil Biological Management for Enhanced Citrus Yield and HealthNew on Board, Matthew Fatino TEMAS EN ESTA EDICIÓNResumen sobre la producción…
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Forestry Research and Outreach: Page

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University of California Cooperative Extension's forestry network provides research-based solutions to natural resource related problems. Our team of Forestry and Natural Resource Advisors and Specialists deliver science based programs serving the needs of local forest landowners, land managers, and members…
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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: Jan. 16 - 27

January 16, 2026
Spring planting season begins next month. Work on your garden plans and be ready to start next month.TasksPeruse seed catalogs looking for disease resistant strains.Shop now for bare root grape and berry vines.Deeply water trees and native plants if rainfall has been light.Peach leaf curl is best controlled…
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Food Blog: Article

Event celebrates California’s native plant foods and their web of relationships

January 16, 2026
By Trina Kleist
California Native Plant Foods Celebration and Symposium to be held at UC Davis on Feb. 10 For California’s Native people, plants are part of their extended family. For thousands of years, they have tended and gathered plants that provide food and other resources in a web of relationships that embrace…
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UC Cooperative Extension Sonoma County: Event

FREE Webinar: Biochar Applications for Forest Landowners

Feb 25, 2026

Join UC ANR's Forest Stewardship program for a special session focusing on biochar applications!This webinar will feature speakers Cindy Chen, UC ANR Woody Biomass Advisor; Nadia Hamey, Registered Professional Forester; and Kenneth Scherer, Executive Director of the Biochar Coalition.Join the webinar to…
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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Page

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Meet Our Team   Lauren Hale, Ph.D.Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Organic ProductionEmail: lehale@ucanr.edu     Orry PrattAssociate Director for Sustainable Production SystemsEmail: opratt@ucanr.edu  Phone: 530-564-2174   Houston Wilson, Ph…
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Nutrition Policy Institute: Article

Data Briefs: California Department of Public Health CalFresh Healthy Living FFY 2025

January 16, 2026
By Carolyn D Rider, Janice Kao, Amanda M Linares, Summer J Cortez, Evan Talmage, Nicole Vital, Miranda W Brown
Research Brief • January 2026 • Download PDF (665 KB)TABLE OF CONTENTSFFY 2025 CalFresh Healthy Living At a GlancePolicy, Systems, & Environmental Change EffortsEducational ActivitiesPartnerships & Multi-Sector CoalitionsAssessment of Policies, Practices, & OutcomesFFY 2025 CalFresh…
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White mushrooms growing in grass
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

The good news and the bad news about mushrooms in the lawn

January 16, 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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