Ongoing research

UC Cooperative Extension in collaboration with the California Beef Council are excited to offer an online Beef Quality Assurance Training and Certification on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 5:30-7:00 pm.

Looking out my kitchen window I admire the 10-foot tall hedge of Photinia fraseri along my backyard fence. I appreciate the privacy the solid green wall gives me from my neighbors, nice though they are! Photinias are easy-care, fast-growing bushes or trees.

University of California Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County announce an online series of gardening classes for true beginners, modeled after the popular World War II Victory Vegetable Gardens. The four classes take attendees through the basics of successful vegetable gardening in our area.

Colleagues, It is with bittersweet emotions that I announce John Fox's departure from the Division.

As we get closer to the time of our annual strawberry production research meeting, I want to share with you what we are doing.

Today is the start of the CWSS Annual Meeting, which is being held virtually from January 25-26 on an online platform. It is not too late to sign up! There is a great program with loads of good information, and like always plenty of CE credits.

Katie Wollstein (Rangeland Fire Regional Specialist) and Jacob Powell (OSU Agricultural Extension Agent) are hosting a webinar on fire preparedness for farmers and ranchers. Please advertise in venues you feel appropriate. Specifics and registration information is in the attached flyer.

Have you ever had a hobby that turned into an obsession? One of my hobbies is gardening of course, as a Master Gardener. Not too long ago, I acquired a chipper/shredder. One of my gardener friends had two and sold one of them to me at a fair price.

by Melody Kendall To rake leaves or not to rake leaves. That is the question I am a proponent of deciduous trees. I feel that evergreen trees translate into ever messy' trees because they drop debris all year long.

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County This is the time of year when we start to prepare our soil beds for spring planting. Because Napa County has large rural areas and many households keep backyard chickens, many of us have access to free manure.