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Online Agricultural Resources

This website is intended to assist local growers in the San Diego region in their efforts to remain competitive by providing useful guidelines and resources.
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Livestock and Range

If you would like to see this website in a different language, many web browsers offer translation services. Please check your browser for options. Yog tias koj xav pom lub vev xaib no ua lwm hom lus, ntau lub web browsers muab kev pabcuam txhais lus. Thov xyuas koj tus browser rau kev xaiv.
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UCCE Master Gardeners of Stanislaus County

Visit or call us on Wednesdays between 9:00 a.m. and 12 p.m. We are located in the Ag Center in the Stanislaus Building, Suite A. Call anytime (209) 525-6802 to leave a message. Fill out our ask a Master Gardener form and upload photos. Our volunteers will respond within 3-5 business days.
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Information Technology

IT Infrastructure provides technology solutions to the Division that enable communication between offices, clientele and to the rest of the world. These services include email, high-speed internet access, video conferencing, secure remote connectivity, and training.
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Marin Knotweed Action Team

Japanese knotweed, an invasive plant posing severe risks to the environment and property, has been identified in Marin County and specifically the San Geronimo Valley and Lagunitas Creek Watersheds.
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Orange County EFNEP

The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) assists limited-resource families gain the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary to choose nutritionally sound diets and improve their well-being.
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UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series

What is involved in the webinars? A series of usually 1-hour long webinars, designed for growers and pest management professionals, highlighting various pest management and horticultural topics for crops grown in California.
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California 4-H Healthy Living Toolkit

The California 4-H Healthy Living program wants youth to reach their fullest potential. The Life Skills for Better Living Toolkit is a place to find activities and resources, research, and policies and guidelines, surrounding today's most-pressing healthy living topics.
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Central Coast Rangeland Coalition

The Central Coast Rangeland Coalition is a group of individuals and organizations committed to the ecological, economic, and social sustainability of rangeland management on public and private lands across Californias Central Coast region.
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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Native Plant Boot Camp 2026

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Aug 1, 2026

Join us for our 2nd Annual Native Plant Boot Camp at the beautiful Rancho Cielo Youth Campus in Salinas!Spend the day enjoying workshops, demonstrations, hands-on activities, educational booths, and opportunities to explore and purchase California native plants. Grab lunch from one of our food trucks,…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties
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Forestry Research and Outreach: Event

Seedling Thinning Field Days: El Dorado (Grizzly Flats) and Plumas (Greenville)

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Jul 25, 2026 - Aug 28, 2026

Join the Forest Stewardship team, the El Dorado RCD and the Feather River RCD as we view and discuss seedling density, why seedlings might need to be thinned, best practices for thinning seedlings, and how the RCDs are monitoring seedling outcomes. You will also get the opportunity for some hands-on practice…
Forestry Research and Outreach
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Male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, robbing nectar from penstemon at UC Davis Bee Haven.

A Bee-utiful 'Thief'

June 30, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 "Stop, thief!""Robbing the nectar" or "nectar robbing" occurs when a bee, such as a carpenter bee, circumvents the usual plant-pollinator relationship and "cheats" by drilling a hole in the corolla tube to "steal" the nectar,  thus avoiding pollination or contact with the anthers.The bee grabs the…
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Names in the News

June 30, 2026
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Aoyama to advance research, nurture partnerships for California oak woodlands Lina Aoyama started at UC ANR as assistant Cooperative Extension specialist in oak woodland stewardship on June 1. Based at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center in Mendocino County, Aoyama will provide research and…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Backyard Composting

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Aug 27, 2026

Please join Janet Arias, UC Master Gardener of Yolo County to talk about Backyard Composting.  Composting is a natural way to reduce trash, help address climate change, and convert your yard waste and food scraps into a free, high-quality soil amendment. It requires minimal effort, equipment, and…
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County
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UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Best Practices of Great Gardeners

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Aug 13, 2026

Join Kevin Marini for his presentation about Best Practices of Great Gardeners. Kevin Marini is a local Home Horticulture Educator, UC Master Gardener, Certified Arborist and Fine Pruning expert. He managed and expanded the local UC Master Gardener programs in Placer and Nevada Counties for over 20 years…
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County
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UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Lowe’s Question-and-Answer Table

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Aug 15, 2026

UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County will be available to answer your gardening questions at their twice monthly gardening Questions and Answers Desk, held at Lowes Nursery, 2250 Lake Washington Blvd., on the first and third Saturday of the month.*Bring your questions about pests, fertilizing, irrigation and…
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Master Food Preservers of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Event

Canning Basics Free workshop

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Aug 15, 2026

Learn safe, modern home canning techniques so you can enjoy the best of summer’s fruits and vegetables year-round. UCCE Master Food Preservers of San Mateo and San Francisco Counties will show you how to preserve food through boiling water canning (also known as water-bath canning) and share creative ways to…
Master Food Preservers of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
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