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UPCOMING MEETING EVENT: UCDavisViticultureand EnologyOn theRoad in Monterey County Monterey County Cooperative Extension Office 1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA March 8, 2019, 8:30 am-1:30 pm 8:30 - 9:00 Check-in,lightbreakfast andcoffee 9:00 - 9:30 Managing vector spread/virus diseases of grape, Nei...

Presentation Day Registration Open, 4-H Fling & Expo Registration Information, 4-H Summer Camp Info, Shooting Sports Events, Banner Contest Winners, Club Reports and much more!!!!...

Part of my role as a University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor is extending knowledge to my clientele and the public at large. One tool for accomplishing this task is the bi-annual publication of a the Agronomy and Weed Science Newsletter.

We recently had a series of workshops on Avocado Root Rot and how to manage it. A common question was how to figure out whether the tree was diseased or just stressed from lack of water or from an accumulation of salts that is also a reflection of how water is being managed.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I'm trying to implement an ongoing compost pile to sustain my backyard vegetable garden. However, my compost pile isn't getting hot.

Weekends go by quickly! I didn't accomplish much, but I didn't try very hard. Instead, I took to heart the words of a fortune cookie I had while in Mexico a couple of weeks ago. The fortune encouraged me to "Relax and Enjoy Yourself.

Are you considering introducing cover crops into your production system? Are you wanting to plant hedgerows or wind breaks? Are you interested in prescribed grazing? Are you implementing reduced or no-tillage practices?

Join us on Saturday February 9th for our first in a series of lectures and hands on activities at the Second Saturday at the Library.

Me da mucho gusto darles la bienvenida a esta manera nica de llegar a aquellos cuya primera lengua no es el Ingls y que prefieren recibir comunicados en Espaol.