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Countywide Events

The Colusa County 4-H Program offers county wide events throughout the year for members to participate and showcase their skills and project work.
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4-H Youth Development Program

The Colusa County 4-H Program serves approximately 500 youth annually. We have 3 different types of 4-H programming for our youth, club programming, after school and in-school enrichment.
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Project Proficiencies

Project ProficienciesAnimal ScienceArchaeologyArcheryArtArts & CraftsAvian ScienceBabysitting and First AidBeefCake DecoratingCamping and Outdoor AdventureCaviesCeramicsCitizenshipClothing and TextilesClowningComputersCrochetDairy CattleDecorative PaintingDog CareDog ObedienceEngineeringEntomologyFi...
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Harvesters in a field
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Rice

Rice is one of the major crops grown in the Sacramento Valley of California. Approximately 500,000 acres are planted yearly.
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Orchards

About our orchard specialistFranz Niederholzer is our Pomologist and Leslie J. Nickels Soil Laboratory Manager.  He is based out of the Colusa County office and also serves Sutter and Yuba Counties.  To contact Franz please call the office 530.458.0570 or email:  fjniederholzer@ucdavis.edu…
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Applied Research Projects at Nickels Soil Lab

Plots in the preplanning stage (no commitments from Nickels, no funding sources) Pistachio rootstock trial (2025?) Rootstocks, planted under the same pistachio varieties, will be compared for orchard health and production.
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zinnias in july
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Master Gardeners

How a program of 18 volunteers became Internet Influencers and made 320,000 impressions in 3 years! Colusa County SFE poster Science based solutions for Colusa County's gardening communities.
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Want to become a Master Gardener?

The UC Master Gardener Program of Colusa County are inviting people to join our team. Click on the below links for the application and more information. UC Master Gardeners are trained by experts in their field. You dont need to be an expert in gardening or have a nice garden.
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