Ongoing research

The University of California does not provide soil or plant tissue testing services for growers. There are a number of laboratories that do provide this service. List of soil and plant tissue testing labs. List of labs that test for Red blotch.

University of California Fruit Report:Stone Fruit Nutrient Disorders: link to the UC Kearney Ag. Center's website by UC Extension Pomologist Scott Johnson, and UC Farm Advisors Kevin Day and Harry Andris.

To reserve the conference room at the Bethell-Delfino Agriculture Building in Placerville, please follow these steps. Check the availability of the Conference Room for the days you would like.

To follow along with the videos at the right, print off the Yellow Starthistle Biology, Mechanical and Cultural Control Methods presentation below.

How old does my child have to be to join 4-H? Five (5) years old by December 31st of the current program year (July-June).

This is a list of publications, brochures and related information regarding the processing of local meat.

We offer many workshops throughout the year on various subject matter such as, Agriculture, Small Farms, Food Preservation, Invasive Weed Control, and Wildfire - Protecting Your Home, just to name a few. Please add your name to our mailing list to receive information on our next workshop.

This workshop focused on the cultivation of mushroooms for home use and small scale commercial production. All files are in pdf format.

Note: Some publications are saved as pdf documents. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view them. You can download the free software at https://get.adobe.com/reader/.

UC Cooperative Extension provides information about weed control, native grasses, oak woodland conservation and ranch water quality to landowners, ranchers and others concerned with rangeland conservation in the Central Sierra Foothill Counties.