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Save the Date for the Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day in Meridian December 6, 2018 8:30am: coffee and registration; 9:00am-11:00am: program Join us as we launch the beginning of a state-wide Healthy Soils project supported by CDFA, with topics on: * Managing winter cover crops in annual rotatio...

Proposition 12, a measure on California's Nov. 6 ballot, builds on the successful ballot measure Prop.

Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking individuals to serve as technical reviewers. Reviewers will evaluate and make recommendations to CDFA on proposals submitted for funding to California's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP).

Pocket gophers, more commonly known as gophers, are one of the most common vertebrate pests found in school and community gardens. They are known for their extensive burrow system through the soil and also for the damage that they can cause to plants in gardens.

Anne Schellman has been appointed coordinator of the new UC Master Gardener program in Stanislaus County, reported John Holland in the Modesto Bee. A Modesto native, Schellman learned about plants while working at Scenic Nursery when she was a student Modesto Junior College.

The Citrus Research Board and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources have established a $1 million endowment to fund the Presidential Researcher for Sustainable Citrus Clonal Protection at the UC Lindcove Research and Extension Center.

Learn about opportunities to receive continuing education hours. October is upon us and before you know it, we'll be wrapped up in the busy holiday season.

Learn about opportunities to receive continuing education hours. October is upon us and before you know it, we'll be wrapped up in the busy holiday season.

Learn about opportunities to receive continuing education hours. October is upon us and before you know it, we'll be wrapped up in the busy holiday season.

Gardeners often plant pears and apples in their yards so these fruits are relatively abundant. I usually find myself in receipt of several boxes of fruit every year from tree owners eager to rid themselves of excess fruit.