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  • Fifth-grader Sarp Akalin designs and builds a battery-powered motorboat for Engineers Week.
    4-H’ers 'motor along’ with boat-building and drive-by animal science lessons

    Feb 24, 2021

    • 4-H
  • UC Master Gardeners encourage local residents to grow fruit and vegetables in their gardens.
    To reach vets, kids, older adults, UC Master Gardeners partner with community organizations

    Feb 19, 2021

    • Yard & Garden
  • Winter prescribed burns allow landowners to reduce fuels with low risk.
    To reduce wildfire risk, forestland owners can do winter controlled burns, says UCCE expert

    Feb 19, 2021

    • Natural Resources
  • The UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center organized a socially distanced pumpkin growing contest in Fresno County during 2020 for local 4-H members, providing opportunities for enrichment and engagement.
    UC Cooperative Extension 4-H offers proven practices for effective online learning

    Feb 17, 2021

    • 4-H
  • Fruit bags protect dates from insect damage and dust and prevent the fruit from falling to the ground. Photo by Ali Montazar
    Growers refine date palm irrigation with UC ANR research

    Feb 16, 2021

    • Agriculture
  • The Produce Safety Rule regulates the growing, harvesting and packing of produce. Photo by Evett Kilmartin
    New food-safety guide outlines laws and best practices for urban farmers

    Feb 16, 2021

    • Agriculture
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    UC ANR offers free online trainings on direct sales and agritourism

    Feb 12, 2021

    • Agriculture
  • 2017 prescribed burn training in Humboldt County
    Eight (of many) ways UC ANR benefits the California economy

    Feb 10, 2021

    • Economic Development
  • A 6th grader at Avery Middle School assembles a Mars rover. JoLynn Miller hopes the Mars project raises awareness of 4-H in their community and the variety of projects the UC ANR youth development program offers.
    Students explore Mars with 4-H STEM project

    Feb 10, 2021

    • 4-H
  • Orange marmalade ready for freezing or water bath canning. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
    Preserving and eating citrus peels and watermelon rind

    Feb 9, 2021

    • Food
  • Claudia Diaz Carrasco
    Claudia Diaz Carrasco applies science and 4-H principles to create youth leaders in under-represented communities

    Feb 8, 2021

    • 4-H
  • UC Master Gardener Francie Murphy in her succulent garden.
    Drought-tolerant plants can save water, but beware of those that are toxic

    Feb 8, 2021

    • Yard & Garden
  • Bales of harvested cotton await their turn at the gin. (Photo: Jeff Mitchell)
    California farmers to share their soil health handiwork

    Feb 2, 2021

    • Agriculture
  • Students graduate from nutrition classes offered by EFNEP in partnership with Project Access in Orange County.
    Federal nutrition programs respond to COVID-19

    Feb 1, 2021

    • Food
  • A new home retrofit guide identifies 12 vulnerable components of homes in wildfire-prone areas.
    Protecting homes in wildfire-prone communities covered in new publication

    Jan 28, 2021

    • Natural Resources
  • California law requires schools to test students' drinking water for lead. (Photo: pxhere.com)
    California schools test water for lead, 3% exceed state limit

    Jan 27, 2021

    • Health
  • A compass is one of the tools professional foresters use to establish plots when collecting data about a forest.
    New videos demonstrate techniques and tools to survey forestland trees

    Jan 21, 2021

    • Natural Resources
  • “UC Wolfskill can be harvested 12 to 14 days earlier than Chandler and provides consistently light to extra light color,” says UC Davis breeder Chuck Leslie. Photo by Janine Hasey
    ‘UC Wolfskill’ walnut will allow earlier harvest

    Jan 21, 2021

    • Agriculture
  • In California, RIFA mounds frequently resemble gopher mounds because they consist of a circular upwelling of loose soil.
    Red imported fire ants may be challenging to eradicate, but they can be controlled

    Jan 19, 2021

    • Pest Management
    • Yard & Garden
  • Lavender grower Carol Hamre spoke about her trials and successes regarding vertebrate pest control and drip irrigation.
    Small-scale growers meet virtually to discuss organic agriculture

    Jan 14, 2021

    • Food
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