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Nearly 13 years ago, I became one of the first ranchers to sell meat at the Auburn Farmers Market.

Dear Colleagues, The California Natural Resources Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, California Air Resources Board, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and California Strategic Growth Council will be hosting regional public meetings on the development of California's...

This Month in the Garden is this week's show on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners. UC Master Gardeners and KUCI staff hosts Katrina Kirkeby and Teena Spindler will let you know what is going on garden-wise for the month of June.

In a prior blog entry, I discussed how I had the pleasure of attending the annual mushroom camp this past January 2018, organized by the Sonoma County Mycological Association (SOMA). It was educational, fascinating, and delicious, and I will certainly attend again.

Take the creative and collaborative minds of students studying design and entomology at the University of California, Davis. Add an innovative project involving insects.

Californians can help in the fight against invasive species by learning and participating during California Invasive Species Action Week, June 210.

Grey Sage By Jutta Thoerner UCCE Master Gardener Salvia leucophylla Planting Zone: 7-10 Size: 3 to 6 foot tall, width: spreading habit depending on water and age 2 feet plus. Bloom season: light purple blossoms from May to July Exposure: sun. Pruning needs: none. Water needs: Low; once established.

A sugar volcano is one symptom that shows your avocado tree might be infected with Fusarium dieback, a fungi spread by a beetle called the shothole borer. But what you might see if your tree is being attacked by shothole borer, varies among the different kinds of tree hosts.

Spring is in full swing and summer is right around the corner. If you work in agricultural, turf, landscape, or structural settings, you are probably at your busiest. If you handle pesticides as part of your work, you most likely wear some sort of personal protective equipment (PPE).

UC ANR Integrated Pest Management Program A sugar volcano is one symptom that shows your avocado tree might be infected with Fusarium dieback, a fungi spread by a beetle called the shothole borer.