Ongoing research

With COVID-19, we've had to skip hosting in-person field day events and come up with creative ways to extend research results and information.

Soil health has been described as the ability of soil to function and is characterized by biological, chemical, and physical soil properties that are sensitive to changes in management.

At a recent estate sale, I picked up a slender green leather volume titled My Summer in a Garden, by Charles Dudley Warner, Cambridge, England, 1896. It is a very Edwardian essay, but although flowery, it has a nice message! I am going to quote the first paragraphs.

The August 2020 issue of the Roundup is now available.

Avocados are a semi subtropical tree that can be found in high elevations of cloud forests in Mexico and Central America. A delicious and highly nutritious fruit, the cultivation of avocado has spread around the world.

Hi folks, I've had some questions lately on how the summer heat has been affecting strawberries, so I thought I'd get some pictures together and accompany them with some comments and insight. Bottom line is that the heat is really killing the berries.

The Sustainable You! Summer Camp is an annual camp that is put on by the Ventura County 4-H Program and the City of Ventura each year in July. Usually, it is held at the University of California Hansen Agriculture Research and Extension Center (UC HAREC) in Santa Paula.

Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 08-17-2020" ET Report 08-17-2020 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

Higher ed cyberattacks Cyberattacks on higher education institutions are on the rise. Universities with medical centers and substantial research profiles were identified as the most vulnerable to cyberattack. Federally funded research is also at risk from cyberespionage.

Good morning: Despite the unavailability of hosting traditional in-person field meetings, we continue making the earnest endeavor to deliver our research and extension program to our clientele and help with your crop production.