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Lorrene Ritchie, director of the Nutrition Policy Institute and University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources cooperative extension specialist, received the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Platinum Author Recognition Award in June 2023.

California Central Coast growers and others now have help estimating costs and potential returns for growing lettuce and broccoli.

Success Growing and Caring for Citrus Trees, a Free Community Education Workshop, presented by Rodney Sakaguchi, a Fresno County Master Gardener this Saturday, Aug 12, 2023 from 10 am - 12 noon at UC Cooperative Extension Classroom at 2145 Wardrobe Ave, Merced.

Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is soliciting both 1) Research proposals that will help advance integrated pest management (IPM) knowledge in agricultural, urban, and wildland settings; and 2) Alliance grant projects that promote or increase the implementation, exp...

Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 08-07-2023" ET Report 08-07-2023 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

Dear Colleagues, The USDA Forest Service is soliciting proposals that will help assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning for and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire.

Over the past year, I've had questions brought to me about the usefulness of seaweed extracts in the strawberries and caneberries of the Central Coast.

As parents across the country start preparing for the next school year, the UC Master Gardeners of Placer County are demonstrating the extraordinary impact that school gardens can have on the community.

They may seem too tiny to do much damage to a mature, healthy tree, but invasive shothole borers (ISHB) are responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of trees in Southern California. These beetles bore into trees and infect them with Fusarium dieback, a fungal disease that kills the trees.

A study, Effectiveness of a School Drinking Water Promotion and Access Program for Overweight Prevention, led by Dr.