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Two Assistant Project Scientist positions are available at the Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Do you wonder what seasonal gardening tasks should be done month-by-month? Or what seasonal pests to be looking out for? The Humboldt/Del Norte Master Gardener Help Desk Team is providing you with some tasks that will help you maintain and grow beautiful edibles and landscape plants.

Walking a passionfruit vineyard in Carpinteria recently, we saw wilted leaves and total plant collapse.

If you're trying to find a praying mantis in the wild, go where the food source is. Sounds pretty easy, right? But oh, they're camouflaged. They lie in wait, as ambush predators, and strike. Now you see the predator, now you don't.

Our updated for 2022 Organic Strawberry Cost of Production Study is now available, finished it a couple of weeks ago. Nice work once again with Jeremy Murdock and the team at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis.

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Consider what spring-flowering bulbs to buy.

Vice President Glenda Humiston visited San Diego County on Aug. 3.

Curious about composting but not sure where to start? Tried composting in the past but gave up for various reasons?

Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 08-29-2022" ET Report 08-29-2022 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...