Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Citrus greening disease, or Huanglongbing (HLB), is deadly, incurable, and the most significant threat to the citrus industry. Most HLB research focuses on the tree canopy, but scientists in California studied the impact of HLB on root systems.

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Growing some of your own vegetables is one way to contribute to a more sustainable world. Locally grown food, if grown correctly, has a much smaller environmental footprint than food imported from elsewhere.

"Why Are the Monarch Butterflies Declining in the West?" Professor Elizabeth Crone of Tufts University who researches monarchs (as well as bumble bees), drew a standing-room only crowd when she presented a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on the decline of Western monarchs.

UC Master Gardener Program of Colusa County events will continue at this time. This can change at any time.

The meeting "Training for field workers in Spanish" scheduled for March 24 has being cancelled in order to comply with the guidelines released by the California Department of Public Health. We are working on rescheduling the event and will communicate the new date promptly.

The University of California invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy: Gender Recognition and Lived Name.

Please read the following regarding coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of today, March 13, 2020 Thank you...

UC Cooperative Extension advisor Rose Hayden-Smith has taught schoolchildren at 4-H summer camps about food, inspired Master Gardener volunteers to plant school gardens, led the UC Cooperative Extension office in Ventura County as its first female director, and encouraged fellow University of Califo...

Dear Colleagues, The Western Extension Risk Management Education Center (Western Center), in conjunction with the Northeast, North Central and Southern Center has announced a funding opportunity for projects that help farm and ranch families succeed through targeted risk management strategies.

Dear Members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, March 17th, the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The location will be at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.