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On February 1, 2021 and March 1, 2021, Project Board collected its third year of data for Cooperative Extension academics for the 2019-2020 reporting period.

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In early October we were able to visit The Oregon Garden in Silverton. This 80-acre botanical garden is made up of over 20 specialty gardens. Normally there is a tram available to transport you to different areas, but because of COVID, it was not running.

UCR Fumigation School was successfully held on Oct 27-28, 2021 at Kellogg West Conference Center (Pomona, CA). We had over 70 participants for the event from pest management industry and other related fields serving in pest management. Here are some photos from the event.

Despite historic drought, farms and ranches may receive normal revenue Despite recent rains, the 202021 drought has been unusually severe. Low precipitation, coupled with high evaporation has affected irrigated crops and livestock pastures. Yet California farmers and ranchers are adept at adapting.

Benefits of Plants to People, Communities and Urban Ecosystems: Part 1: The link between horticulture and health and well-being and to urban ecosystems has been scientifically documented for centuries. In 1812, psychiatrist, professor, and Declaration of Independence signer Dr.

There's still time to sign up for Sacramento Valley Tree Crop IPM Webinar and the walnut freeze panel!...

Richard Smith, Larry Bettiga and Daniel Hasegawa Farm Advisors with UCCE Monterey and Research Entomologist, USDA ARS, Salinas Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) is a serious disease of lettuce in Monterey County.

You may associate tasting room with wine in the Napa Valley, or olive oil in Fairfield, but now there's a tasting room in Woodland to sample honey and mead (honey wine). That's Z Specialty Food's newly constructed The HIVE, located at 1221 Harter Ave. Woodland.

When agricultural advisors came to the Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico during the 1940s, they lined the irrigation ditches with concrete, in the name of boosting efficiency and productivity.