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Inyo and Mono Counties: Article

Community Economic Development Workshops October 2 - November 13

August 15, 2025
By Aaron Wilcher
Help Shape the Future of Our Eastern Sierra Gateway Communities and Economy Sparking collaboration, shaping strategies.This hands-on Community Economic Development (CED) skill-building workshop series gives you the tools, data, and strategies to move from ideas to coordinated action. Together we’ll…
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Irregular red or reddish-purple blotches on grape leaves, starting at the base of the shoots and progressing upward.
UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series: Event

Webinar: In-house Diagnostics for Disease Management: LAMP for Red Blotch Detection in Grapevines

Nov 12, 2025

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Dr. Monica Cooper, Viticulture Farm Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension, Napa County, will give an introduction to grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV) including its ecology, physiological impacts, symptoms, and management. She…
UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series
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Fruit and Vegetable Stand picture by Melissa Askew
ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

August 15, 2025
By Kendra T Rose
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting concept proposals for the 2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). This program supports projects designed to enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. SCBGP funds initiatives that strengthen all sectors…
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Small, reddish-brown insect clear wings, each with a dark spot near the tip, and a dark brown thorax with gray or black longitudinal stripes and a white crescent-shaped spot.
UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series: Event

Webinar: Updates on Major Olive Pests and their Management in California

Oct 15, 2025

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Dr. Sudan Gyawaly, Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Butte, Sutter-Yuba, Colusa, Glenn, and Tehama Counties, will discuss an overview of the current knowledge of major olive pests and their…
UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series
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A honey bee nectaring in the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis Bee Haven: The Place to 'Bee'

August 15, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 The UC Davis Bee Haven is the place to "bee."If you love bees and other pollinators, love plants, love nature, and love to volunteer, you'll want to head over to The Haven--a pollinator paradise--on Saturday, Aug. 30. It's the last Volunteer Day of the summer, and will take place from 8 to 11:30 a.m…
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Demo Garden map
The Real Dirt: Article

The Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden in August

August 15, 2025
Want to see what thrives here in our Mediterranean climate in the dog days of summer? It’s well worth taking the short drive to our Demonstration Garden. The Demo Garden is on the property of Patrick Ranch, located off the Midway. Here, Master Gardeners plant, grow and tend 14 specialized gardens all year…
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apple cran pie
Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County: Event

Apple Cranberry Pie Filling - San Diego County MFP Program

Nov 15, 2025

Learn hands on how to water bath can apple pie filling for your fall festivities. Pie filling is shelf stable and may be safely kept at room temperature for 1 ½ to 2 years. Talks will be given on use of equipment, safety and which apples make the best filling.  Participants will make filling from…
Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County
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apple pie filling
Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County: Event

Apple Spice and All Things Nice - San Diego County MFP Program

Oct 18, 2025

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NOVEMBER 15, 2025.  Learn hands on how to water bath can apple pie filling for your fall festivities. Pie filling is shelf stable and may be safely kept at room temperature for 1 ½ to 2 years. Talks will be given on use of equipment, safety and which apples make…
Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County
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