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Happy 2021 everyone! My realistic hope is that 2021 has fewer surprises than popped up in 2020.

Be on the lookout for the first bumble bee of the year in Yolo and Solano counties.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UC SAREP Small Grants in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Applications are due February 15, 2021 One-year grants of up to $7,000 are available to fund pilot projects and research projects that support California's farmers and ranchers and/or rural and urban communiti...

California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program All farm and ag businesses are eligible to apply for these grants, ranging from $5,000-$25,000.

Growers considering producing avocados in San Diego County with high-density plantings now have help to determine the economic feasibility.

Mark your calendars for the next UC ANR Virtual Town Hall on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Login info and past recordings are located at https://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/All_Hands. Town halls are usually held on the third Thursday of each month.

January is a time many of us turn to healthier foods, and one good way to do that is to include leafy greens in our daily meals. Kale is a particularly nutritious green vegetable, whether eaten cooked until tender or raw in salads and smoothies.

Author/s: Richard Smith, Joji Muramoto and Patricia Love UCCE Farm Advisor, Extension Specialist and Staff Research Associate In the fall, following the crop production season, residual soil nitrate-nitrogen (N) levels increase when N-rich residues from crops such as broccoli are incorporated into t...

In 2017, I started getting reports of a watergrass biotype/species (Echinochloa spp.) that was difficult to control using our suite of herbicides registered in rice.

What is your favorite spread to go along with peanut butter. Typically we choose a jelly or a jam or marmalade or some fruit topping made with fruit, sugar and pectin. We have many recipes for many different fruits and fruit combinations for our jellies and jams.