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Kaisers of Singing Frogs Farm in Sebastopol, CA recognized as CASI 2017 Farmer Innovators!...

Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation (CASI) Organization Location: Five Points, Calif. In 1998, a group of select pioneering farmers came together with different reasons for using no-till, but had one common goal of bettering the soil in the state of California.

I first heard about UC CalFresh while I was volunteering with a local organization. They had a booth at a community event and I learned so much about what the program does for Fresno County.

Plant-out-of-place photo galleries: http://wric.ucdavis.edu/photo_gallery/photo_gallery.htm http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/weeds_intro.html Horseweed - Conyza canadensis Herbicide treatment table for citrus: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r107700411.

There are many ways to propagate plants, but the method I want to share is asexual propagation. With this method, which does not rely on seeds, you duplicate a plant by rooting a cutting from it. For some species, it is the best way to maintain them.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request. I live in mid-County. I have a controller that waters regularly, but not a lot (once a week deep watering). The grapes don't get as much sun asthey could.

MAY 30, 2018 The 18th Annual Integrated Pest Management Training for Professional Landscapers Mark your calendars for this event.

Ready for more fun facts? Recall that the sense of taste and the sense of smell are tightly related. Skeptical? Try the following at home. Obtain a bag of Jelly Belly jelly beans, mixed flavors.

An interesting piece of local journalism this morning by Katrina Hunter, who has worked in agriculture on the Central Coast for a number of years. I remember speaking with her on some background for this article. No disputing Lygus bugs in strawberries are a pretty major deal.

Here is a short summary written by Theresa Becchetti, University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Livestock and Natural Resource Advisor on the Effects of Medusahead on Beef Cattle Gains project.