Ongoing research

KUCI staff host and UCCE Master Gardener Katrina Kirkeby talked with Dr. John Kabashima, the (at the time) Environmental Horticulture Advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension, South Coast Research and Extension Center.

Please see the attached flyer with agenda and registration information for the Irrigation and Nutrient Management and Crop Manage hands on workshop at Kearney Agricultural Research Station May 20th. Approved CEUs include: Nutrient Management: 0.5 Soil & Water Management: 1.

Honey bees weren't the only insects at the 2022 California Honey Festival, held Saturday, May 7 in downtown Woodland. Walking sticks, aka stick insects, grabbed some of the attention, too.

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Last month, between dog food and vaccines, we spent just over $103 on our three livestock guardian dogs (LGDs). For the first part of April, our two older dogs (Bodie and Elko) were with our ewe-lamb pairs on annual rangeland west of Auburn. Our younger dog (Dillon) was protecting our rams.

UCCE Ventura collaborated in this first annual three-day event held at the Museum of Ventura - Agricultural Museum April 22-24.

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The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is hosting an event where you can meet and learn from local farmers about voluntary conservation practices.

It was a breezy day in the garden as my husband and I were trying to decide where to locate some plant shelves. Hey, what's that fluff hanging from the tomato cage? asked my husband. I came over to look.