Merced County Cooperative Extension

Upcoming Events

Spring Sweetpotato Meeting

Spring 2026 CE for Pest Management Pros

Celebrating over 100 years of UC Cooperative Extension

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Visit the UC Merced Library Archive for A Century of Impact in California's Counties: Highlights from the University of California Cooperative Archive. The group also examined archival documents from the California Agricultural Resources Archive (CARA), and learned about each other’s work related to agriculture and land management in the Central Valley. The exhibit photographs are divided into five themes: farm advisor demonstrations, crop trials, labor, home demonstration agents, and California 4-H. While there are thousands of photographs in CARA, the selection of twenty images featured in the exhibit exemplifies the scope of work conducted by farm advisors and home demonstration agents throughout the twentieth century to improve agricultural practices, support youth development, and promote broader civic engagement throughout California.

For more historical information, visit the California Agricultural Resources Archive.

Youth engagement and community impact

Learn about the history of our 4-H Youth engagement program in this video Interview with Maxwell Norton and Richard Mahacek, Merced County UCCE! This video interview was conducted by participants of the UC Merced Library 4-H History Detectives Summer Academy (8th-12th graders) as they learned about oral histories. Maxwell Norton and Richard Mahacek are retired farm advisors who both served as directors of the Merced County UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) office during their careers.

Follow this link for Upcoming 4-H Events.

Need help with almond growing?

The Almond Doctor is a website that shares research, experiences and opinions of better farm management practices for almond orchards.

More resources

News you can use

• Read the latest report on Protecting Your Team and Productivity: The Impact of Annual Vaccination Clinics on Dairies (PDF, 242KB)

For publications and reports on a variety of topics, including drought, check out the links below:

• UC ANR General Publications
• UCCE Merced Annual Reports
• UCCE Merced curated Drought Information

For more on Vertebrate Pest Control, the following sites may be helpful:

• Vertebrate Pest Control Education
• Best Management Practices for California Ground Squirrel Control