This is your one stop site for information to use gardening techniques to improve your health and wellness, take those techniques to the workplace, or enjoy an activity with loved ones you care for. Gardening is an easy self-care tool that you can do just about anywhere.
Patricia Lazicki, Farm Advisor for Vegetable Crops The Vegetable Crops Program fosters appropriate research and collects and disseminates relevant information to growers, processors and related industries in the California vegetable industry.
Rachael Long is an Emeritus Farm Advisor with UC Cooperative Extension in Yolo, Solano, and Sacramento Counties. She has statewide expertise in entomology, Integrated Pest Management, and pollination ecology for field crops production.
Participants NASA Ames Research Center USDA-ARS Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit California Dept of Parks & Recreation - Division of Boating & Waterways California Dept of Food & Agriculture Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy University of California, Davis Local mosquito v...
Dear Program Coordinators, Advisors and County Directors, Welcome to the MFP Coordinator website and the UC Master Food Preserver Program! This is an exciting time for the UC Master Food Preserver Program.
This is the web page of Karey Windbiel-Rojas, Area Urban Integrated Pest Management Advisor for UC Cooperative Extension serving Sacramento, Yolo, and Solano counties. Current projects are listed in the left side column.
Organic Influence of Orchard Grazing on Soil Fertility and Pest Control While Mitigating Food Safety Risks, USDA-NIFA OREI. Pires A (UC Davis), Gaudin A (Co-PI, Dept. Plant Science, UC Davis),Wilson H (Co-PI, UC Riverside), Goodrich B (Co-Investigator, Dept.
Igor Lacan is a University of California Cooperative Extension Advisor for the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in urban forestry. My program of applied research and extension provides technical and policy tools to advance sustainable environmental management.
We’re Tilling the SoilWe are currently preparing a new digital landscape for you. Just like a good harvest, a great user experience takes time to root. Our new site is currently germinating and will be ready for harvest soon. UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE), Capitol CorridorThe UCCE Capitol…
"The little things run the world," mused entomologist, biologist, naturalist and ecologist E. O. Wilson (1929-2023).He was referring to "the disproportionate role that they and other invertebrates play in food webs, ecosystem services, and generating and maintaining biological diversity," according to…
Disease Resistance CodesSome tomato varieties are developed to be resistant to certain diseases and pests. Codes may be listed with the tomato information. Here is a list of some codes that you may see. For more details about some that may apply to our area, see the article Decoding Tomato Disease Resistance…
With a dryer-than-average winter, warm nighttime temperatures, and record-breaking high daytime temperatures in March, 2026 is off to a warm start. Figure 1. Recorded temperatures (blue bars) between 10/01/2025 and 10/23/2026 for Davis, CA, compared to our normal temperature range (beige…
It's time to plant and care for your summer jewels, your warm-season vegetables, your most tasty tomatoes, peppers and more! Do they need pollinators, support, protection? Come and learn the secrets to growing tomatoes, peppers and more summer veggies.
Who is invited: Viticulturists, vineyard managers, winemakers, license holders, grower relations, field scouts, field workers, interns, and anyone in the wine grape industry interested in learning how to ID ant species commonly found in the vineyard. Ants protect mealybugs from predators and…
Members of the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) Bioeconomy Team recently gathered in Los Angeles County for a two-day meeting and workshop focused on the emerging role of hydrogen and biomass in California’s clean energy transition. The event combined a technical tour and…
This workshop is designed for: Viticulturists, vineyard managers, license holders, grower relations, field scouts, fieldworkers, interns, and anyone in the wine grape industry interested in learning how to ID sharpshooter and leafhopper species commonly found in the vineyard. This is a hands-on Sharpshooter…
