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DIY Biochar

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Aug 19, 2025

Join Elliott Toevs of ECHO Global Farms and NCAT’s Gabriella Soto-Vélez for a practical deep dive into biochar. You’ll see exactly how to gather low-cost biomass, assemble a compact kiln, and fire it for a clean, efficient burn that locks carbon in place. We’ll walk through quenching, inoculating the fresh…
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Virtual Cover Crop Workshop

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Aug 5, 2025

This virtual workshop offers an afternoon of sessions for farmers who are currently using cover crops in their farm practices, as well as those considering it. All are welcome to attend! You’ll hear about grazing cover crops and how to manage cover crops in extreme weather conditions. We’ll also share the…
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Cruel Strangler Vine

July 31, 2025
By Ben A Faber
  So, I've gotten a few calls lately about this vine with a big green pod that is growing in lemon trees. What is done with it and how do you get rid of it?  Where is it?  In your lemon tree, especially now that lemon prices are so bad, that orchards arent being looked at so closely.  The…
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Regenerative agriculture community charts way forward

July 31, 2025
By Srabani Das, Sara Rosenberg
 By Srabani Das and Sara RosenbergThe University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources-UC Merced Symposium ‘Regenerative Agriculture: The way forward’ on July 1 brought together stakeholders to showcase regenerative agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley. The symposium was an opportunity for…
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Ag Tech Field Day 2025

July 31, 2025
By Paramveer Singh
When: August 7th, 2025Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PMLocation:  Hollister, CA                  Google map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HH5q7jJbxoFW1kZS7?g_st=ipc Hosted by: CA Leafy Greens Research Board  …
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Celebration Corner

July 31, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Peña-Lévano and team win 2025 IFAMA World Best Case By Luis Garcia Covarrubias, postdoctoral scholar in dairy economics, UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineLuis Peña-Lévano, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in dairy cattle production, health and management economics in the UC Davis School of…
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Names in the News

July 31, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
 Singh joins UCCE as agronomy advisor for Capitol CorridorMandeep Singh joined UC Cooperative Extension on July 1 as the agronomy advisor for Sacramento, Solano and Yolo counties.In 2024, he completed a Ph.D. in agronomy and horticulture with a specialization in weed science at the University of…
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