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Handouts from the UC Dry Bean Field Day are now available.

Please join us for the 2025 Lettuce Fusarium Wilt Trial Field Day in Soledad - August 26, 2025 10 am - 12 pm. Trials include variety evaluations, steam treatment evaluations, and fungicide evaluations. Pre-registration is strongly suggested. Please see full article for additional info and directions.

 The Healthy Soils Program, a funding opportunity through the California Department of Food and Agriculture, recently added three new conservation practices. In future incentive program solicitations, eligible farmers and ranchers will be able to apply for biochar application, prescribed indigenous…

Blog by Cindy YeeMany years ago, my father planted a purple fig (Ficus carica) cutting from a neighbor in his backyard.  He did not know the name - my guess is Black Madeira, but I'm not a fig expert.  Thirty years later, the tree is still doing great. Our daughter and son-in-law live there now,…

 During a chat with a friend 19 years ago, I heard there was an opportunity to learn more about one of my lifelong passions--gardening. She said after certifying in this UC Marin Master Gardener program, I could not only learn more about plants, soil, and sustainable gardening to improve my own success…

 The Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, seems like two different butterflies rolled into one. When it spreads its wings, it's as orange as a pumpkin. When it's resting, it's silver spangled, drawing the same kind of attention as a colorful flag flying in the wind.Its host plant is the passionflower…

UCOP invites employees to comment on policy revisions for online program management and faculty conduct.

 En agosto celebramos a los mercados de granjeros, a quienes cultivan, cosechan y llevan alimentos frescos a nuestras mesasEn el norte de la Bahía de Monterrey, Lupita Quintero se dedica con pasión a cultivar flores en su pequeño rancho. Cada semana, se prepara para llevar lo mejor de su cosecha a los…