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Dear Colleagues, The Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has announced the Call for Pre - proposals for the 2020 Research & Education grant program.

Dear Colleagues, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) is accepting applications to the Seeding Solutions grant program. Seeding Solutions applicants are required to complete a pre-proposal.

Dear Colleagues, Per WAAESD, the 2019 AFRI RFA will be released in the next couple of weeks.

Saturday, March 16, 2019 - UCCE Kern County Conference Room Healthy Animals, Healthy People A public educational workshop for backyard livestock owners hosted by the University of California See attached for agenda and registration link...

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Five California leaders, including two UC Cooperative Extension scientists, were recognized for their contributions to the field of agriculture and climate change at the California Climate & Agriculture Summit at UC Davis on March 5, 2019, said a news release issued by California Climate & Agricultu...

Walnut Training Systems Wednesday, March 13, 2019 | 10 am - 11:45 128 Nichols Road, Wheatland, CA 95692 We will discuss various walnut training systems, and see 2-year-old unheaded Durham trees, 4-year-old Chandler trees, and discuss 3-year-old Solano yields. 1.

Beautiful wood chips galore! I've been waiting for months. Then one day, in a seemingly serendipitous circumstance, I got a giant load of wood chips. We happened to be walking in the neighborhood in the middle of the day, which we don't usually do. The tree trimmers were just arriving.

Greetings This is a reminder that UC Cooperative Extension and San Benito Working Landscapes Group are co-hosting a prescribed burn meeting on Wednesday, March 13th from 2:30-4:30 pm at the Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito Street, Room 218, in Hollister.

Winter temperatures this year have fluctuated from above average early in the season to slightly below average in February. Along with generally warmer temperatures, rain and humidity have been higher than average.