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Up and coming: The UCCE Master Gardener Fall Plant Exchange, Saturday, September 28, 2024, 9 AM to 12 PM. Fall is a great time to plant, not just for the plant's health for the gardener's as well. The soil is warm, but the air temperature is usually a little cooler.

2024 California Citrus Acreage Report The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an acreage survey of California citrus growers as funding is available.

It's an exasperating experience. You go to the nursery, pick out a flowering plant, shrub, or tree and bring it home only to have some critter damage or destroy it within the first week. Pests cause damage and waste time and money.

When a tiger meets a Tithonia, or a Tithonia meets a tiger, Nature bursts forth in all its glory. Such was the case when we spotted a Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, foraging for nectar on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville garden.

Hello everyone, I'm the new UC IPM Entomology Advisor serving the communities of Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties. Born and raised in the Santa Clarita Valley, I'm excited to return to my home state of California.

California water-rights holders are required by state law to measure and report the water they divert from surface streams.

Dear 4-H families, It that time of year again. The 4-H team is selling San Benito fair t-shirts and sweatshirts. We are taking pre-orders now. The funds support your 4-H program. See the attached flyer and order form. We look forward to seeing you at fair with your new shirt and sweatshirt.

Avocado Sunblotch Viroid (ASBVd) Unlock the Secrets to Healthy Avocados: Learn about Avocado Sunblotch Viroid Presentations: Andrew Geering: Prevention, surveillance and control of avocado sunblotch in Australia Fatemeh Khodadadi: Understanding ASBVd: from discovery to diagnostic hurdles Peggy Mauk:...

Since the first reports of a new almond pest the carpophilus beetle (Carpophilus truncatus) came in during fall 2023, it has become clear that the beetle is widely dispersed across the San Joaquin Valley.

I'm a sucker for buying books at the airport, I think it's because so much free time beckons not only at the airport while waiting to board but then also in the airplane itself.