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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 05-08-2023" ET Report 05-08-2023 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

Ranchers in Placer, Nevada, and Yuba Counties, along with UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and the County Agricultural Departments from these three counties, have established a Disaster Livestock Access Program to facilitate livestock and human safety before, during, and after wildfire and other emer...

Kern County Potato Variety Trial Field Day Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at Hart Memorial Park See attached for details...

The California Nutrition Incentive Program provides CalFreshknown as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program nationallyparticipants monetary incentives for the purchase of California grown fruits and vegetables at Certified Farmers Markets and small businesses.

In April 2023, CalFresh (California's version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits were reduced for over 3 million program participants due to the ending of COVID emergency increases.

One of the comments we often hear as Master Gardeners is My pepper plants grow but I get only a few small peppers or no peppers at all. After a couple of frustrating years many gardeners stop growing peppers altogether.

by Donna Woodward It's hard to believe that zucchini and pumpkins belong to the same plant family, but both are part of the cucurbit, or gourd, family of vegetables.

This was a roller coaster week. The ANR conference ended Thursday the 27th and the next morning Davis residents learned of the violent death of David Breaux (The Compassion Guy). Saturday night (April 29) the life of computer science major Karim Abou Najm was ended all too soon.

Why do I love dahlias so much? They are the perfect summer flower blooming in a wide range of forms and colors, from brilliant reds and purples to variegated pinks and lovely whites.

This season may be a late-planted one due to the potential for a wet and cool spring. Our research has shown that delayed planting reduces yield potential (yields tend to be about 5 sacks/acre less when planted at end of May compared to beginning of May).