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A recent Ventura County ACP-HLB Task Force sponsored webinar was held, the topics and speakers listed below The PDF's from the speakers are available online Webinar Agenda 8-13-20 9:30 a.m. Welcome, and update on status of HLB in California: Leslie Leavens, chair, Ventura County ACP-HLB Task Force.

Well-known appellations, powerful marketing and excellent products make California wines very valuable. Could the same be done for California's cotton crop? California farmers produce high-quality cotton, but currently take in only 62 cents per pound, a price that makes turning a profit challenging.

Dear Colleagues, I received the following notice today from the California Department of Food & Agriculture's Office of Grants Administration: The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking public comments on the program priorities for the 2021 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program...

Energy emergency On August 16, Governor Newsom signed an emergency proclamation designed to free up energy capacity and reduce the need for temporary energy service disruptions amid the record-breaking heat wave.

It has been a while since I have had a chance to welcome new colleagues. I am pleased to welcome Pedro Carvalho, a UCD Assistant Feedlot Specialist, located at the Desert REC. Pedro began his position on August 1st.

By GabrieleMaier, CE Specialist Beef Cattle Herd Health & Production and Josh Davy, County Director Cooperative Extension, Tehama County Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, can be found in surface water like ponds.

Steve Fennimore, UC Davis Plant Sciences faculty member and UC Cooperative Extension weed specialist, and colleagues received the 2020 EurAgEng Outstanding Paper Award for the paper, Crop Signalling: A Novel Crop Recognition Technique for Robotic Control, which was published in Biosystems Engineerin...

Proactive Management of the Avocado Seed Weevil, Heilipus lauri False Chinch Bug in New Avocado Plantings Snapshot: The Mexican Date Industry Removing Avocado Suckers with Glyphosate UC Ag Experts Talk...

Are you in need of a tropical vacation? Kiwi Daiquiri Jam is a simple and quick way to enjoy the delicious tropical flavors of kiwi, pineapple, and lime in a sweet and tart beautifully speckled jam.

It is not a "pretty sight," as Ernest Hemingway might have said, to see a honey bee stuck like glue--nature's "gorilla glue?"-in the reproductive chamber of a milkweed. It's a trap, a floral trap.