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Remember Rebecca Jean "RJ" Millena? She's the little Concord, Calif., kindergarten student who declared--on the very first day of class-- "When I grow up, I want to be an entomologist!" And she did.

Join UC Cooperative Extension and Cal Poly for the Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall Workshop Date/Time: Thursday, October 17, 2024, 8:30 am 4:30 pm Location: Cal Poly Beef Center Pennington Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 Cost: $40.

We are gardeners but we can also wear other hats! Conservationist! Restoration specialist! Education! Preservation supporter! While researching family histories I was curious as to the ecosystems, both in pre-European and post European times, encountered as ancestors moved from east to west, through...

Students back to school Farmers Markets in full bloom Garden harvest thoughts...

Soil management is high science, but home gardeners don't need to become overwhelmed by the details. Following some basic soil building guidelines from the UC Master Gardeners can lead to successful fruit, vegetable and ornamental plantings.

Avocado Irrigation Workshop September 3(Tuesday), 2024 1:00 4:00 P.M. San Diego Farm Bureau 420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025 Workshop registration link: Registration 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

To promote specialty crops and strengthen the industry through agritourism, California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded nearly $450,000 from its Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for the California Open Farm Passport project.

Haris Gilani, UCCE biomass and bioenergy advisor for Riverside and San Bernardino counties, spoke to the State Legislature Select Committee on Building a Zero-Carbon Hydrogen Economy on Aug. 6.

Folks are looking forward to the next open house at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis. It's set Saturday, Sept. 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. and the theme is "Museum ABC's: Arthopods, Bohart and Collecting." It's free and family friendly. Parking is also free.

Research Brief • August 2024 • Download PDF (153 KB)BackgroundIn March 2023, an online survey gathered insights from Arizona food service directors (FSDs) about their experiences implementing school meal programs during the 2022-23 school year (SY) after the federal waivers allowing school meals to be…