Ongoing research

In 2018 the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy (OVLC) accepted a grant from the Resources Legacy Fund on behalf of Watershed Coalition of Ventura County (WCVC) for a study of projected climate changes in Ventura County. OVLC contracted with Drs.

By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Reading about nasturtiums always confused me. Nasturtiums were described as easy to grow and almost foolproof. I tried starting them several times to no avail, and yet apparently everyone else knew the secret.

Local Trees: The Enchanting Dogwood Ideally, you'd be reading this in very early spring, when the dogwood bloom is beginning to work its elegant magic in the older neighborhoods fanning out from Lower Bidwell Park and downtown Chico.

Congratulations to pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. He's a newly selected Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a group of world-class scientists known for their scientific impact or outstanding contributions.

UCCE in Kings County leverages community partnerships to increase preschoolers awareness about healthy foods Early childhood is critical to the development of lifelong healthy living.

In this issue: Alpaca Farm Day information Council Meeting & Summer Kick-off Social Ventura County Fair News & Info 4-H Futures Task Force Update...

Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is a newly selected Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a group of world-class scientists known for their scientific impact or outstanding contributions.

Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. For additional information see the attached flyer.

After more than 100 4-H members, UC Master Gardeners and others attended a Riverside Board of Supervisors' meeting in support of UC Cooperative Extension June 10, the panel voted 5-0 to restore UCCE's funding, reported Jeff Horseman and Matt Kristoffersen in the Riverside Press Enterprise.

There was a fascinating article in the New York Times on June 9th on corporate control of seeds for mass agribusiness production. The bottom line for the writer, Dan Barber, is the importance of developing more emphasis on seed diversity than uniformity, organic farming versus corporate production.