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Since 2013 I have been offering an 8-week, 10-class course in best management practices (BMPs) for landscape professionals.

Lorrene Ritchie, cooperative extension nutrition specialist and director of the Nutrition Policy Institute, was awarded the title of Platinum Author in 2022 by the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

If the University of California, Davis, were to lose electrical power, distinguished professor Bruce Hammock's humorous back-up plan at his Briggs Hall office would make antique collectors drooland his administrative staff cringe over just the thought of preparing a 986-page grant application on his...

Are you interested in working with 4-H and having a career with the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE)? UCCE is hiring nine 4-H Supervisor positions across the state.

The California Chapter, American Society of Agronomy and Cooperative Extension, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources are hosting the annual Plant and Soil Conference on Tuesday, February 1 - Thursday, February 3. This will be a virtual event using zoom.

Summary:Automated weeders are capable of selectively removing weeds from the uncultivated band (3-5 inches wide) left around the seedline by standard cultivation. A camera detects the image, a computer processes the image and then activates a kill mechanism (e.g. a split blade).

Both almond and avocado start with the letter A, but there are lots of differences. The question has come up if white latex trunk paint might protect both citrus and avocado from herbicide drift, as has been used in almonds.

We published a blog post last year stressing the need to control winter weeds and felt it necessary to issue this information again this winter as we cannot let down our guard regarding reducing host plants for impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV).

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are offering a wide variety of new and encore Public Education Workshops this season. Some will be held in person; others will be offered on Zoom.

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