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What's going on when manzanitas (Arctostaphylos sp) and Pacificmadrone (Arbutusmenziesii) peel their beautiful smooth red bark into cinnamon-like curls? Trees and shrubs with smooth bark lack a thick woody bark layer, so they need to employ alternative protective strategies.

Yes!! Find some seaweed, bring it home. Rinse it well, chop it up and use it in your soil to provide some trace elements or as a tea spray to discourage aphids.

This week much of California is under a heat advisory or excessive heat warning, with high temperatures estimated to range from 90 to 108 degrees. Many home gardeners are wondering how they can help their plants, trees or shrubs survive the intense summer heat.

CASI's Dan Munk, UC Advisor in Fresno County, and Jeff Mitchell, Cropping Systems Specialist out of the Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, shared knowledge and experience that they've developed over the years with a highly engaged and interactive group of cotton farmers on July 24th at a public...

I'm happy to announce that UC ANR is implementing a merit-based salary increase program for policy-covered (non-represented) staff employees for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The merit increases will be effective July 1, 2018, for both monthly and bi-weekly paid employees.

2018 Pitahaya/Dragon Fruit Production Seminar San Diego County Farm Bureau 420 South Broadway, Suite 200 | Escondido, CA 92025 Friday - August 24, 2018 7:00am 4:30pm TOPICS TO BE COVERED: San Diego County Agriculture Water, Policies and Regulatory Update Pitahaya Research Update Variety Evaluatio...

The following article is from the UC ANR Integrated Pest Management website, authored by Cheryl Wilen. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74128.html Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) is an aptly named summer annual found widely in California.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Master Gardeners are moving from Pleasant Hill to Concord. The Pleasant Hill location will be closed starting Thursday, 7/26. We hope to reopen in Concord on Monday, 8/6.

While working outside, gardeners and farmers may discover pest problems they need to answer quickly. To meet this need, the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources has recently published the Vegetable Pest Identification for Gardens and Small Farms card set.

WebANR Caf Thursday Join us on Aug. 16 at 12 noon for Putting Condition Changes to Work for Me. Understand ANR's new condition changes how they connect to Public Value Statements how you will use them in Project Board (website) other practical uses how ANR will use them https://ucanr.zoom.