Ongoing research

One of my absolute favorite spring bloomers is Freesia. A native of South Africa, their requirement of a dry summer fits well with our Solano County weather. They bloom in early and mid-spring, so, right now! I grow them both in the ground and in pots.

Maria Ridoutt is the newest member to UC Cooperative Extension. Maria is based out of Kern County and serves Kern, Tulare, and Kings Counties.

Una investigacin de UC ANR encontr que con frecuencia no se cumple una nueva ley SB1192 sobre bebidas saludables para nios que exige que los restaurantes de comida rpida que incluyen la bebida en el men ofrezcan solamente: agua, agua gasificada o leche sin sabor.

Nearly half of the children born each year in the U.S. rely on WIC to begin life with healthy nutrition.

I am thrilled to announce another monumental milestone to grow UC ANR's Cooperative Extension footprint 48 more CE Advisor positions will be recruited over the next 12 months! Thanks to the increased 2021-22 state funding, the 2021 Call for CE Positions has concluded.

Translating the science of managing HLB Your resource for learning about existing and new tools being developed by researchers to protect and manage citrus from the causative agent of huanglongbing (HLB).

by Mel Kendall How many of you have gone to bed only to kick yourself in the morning when you get up and see a white, icy garden and have to face the frost damage to your plants? Frost does sneak up, that is a given.

Thanks to the generosity of the Hrdy family, we are pleased to announce that four proposals have been selected for funding through The Daniel & Sarah Hrdy Fund for UC Cooperative Extension Research.

Nematodes! The display of nematodes (aka "roundworms") at the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, held Sunday, March 6 in the UC Davis Conference Center, drew scores of curious visitors. Many were dog owners with an interest in heartworms.

Dear Members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, March 15th, the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The location will beat 1432 Abbott St, Salinas. All 4-H families are invited to attend and take part in the councils discussion and planning.