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June 5, 2019 has been designated by my organization UC Agriculture and Natural Resources "Big Dig Day", which basically means dig in the soil, dig in your heart and dig in your wallet for the programs you care about.

By Faith Kearns Amir Haghverdi, an assistant cooperative extension specialist of irrigation and water management in the environmental sciences department at UC Riverside and California Institute for Water Resources affiliate, has been awarded a nearly $500,000 Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement New…

Horticultural Study Tour XI: May 2020 2019 Horticulture Classes Preventing Nuisance Fruit Formation in Shade Trees Dieback of Raywood Ash...

POTENTIAL PESTS OF QUINOA AS OBSERVED FROM DREC RESEARCH TRIAL IS DRIP IRRIGATION A POTENTIAL TOOL TO PRODUCE ORGANIC SPINACH AND MANAGE DOWNY MILDEW?

Soil solarization is a method home gardeners and farmers can use to manage soilborne pests such as weeds, disease pathogens, nematodes and insects. Solarization can reduce help reduce pesticides used to control these pests.

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Over the winter, this hebe got just plain ugly. It was leggy and there were dead areas that I cut away with a vengeance. I was trying to keep it from following its buddy into the green waste container. Its buddy was totally dead by the beginning of last winter, so away it went.

Book of the Month - The California Garden Tour Ornamental Plant of the Month - Oval Leaved Mint Bush Edible Plant of the Month - Pumpkins Recipe of the Month - Szechuan Noodle Salad Visit us a one of several events in June. See the newsletter for details.

June 1 through June 9, 2019 is California Invasive Species Action Week.

Reposted from the UCANR news Historically, fire fighting was a male-dominated field. With broader diversity needed, women are seizing the opportunity, reported The Nature Conservancy.