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Advances in Organic Weed Management Workshop

February 18th, 2025

By Margaret G Lloyd

March 4, 2025, 8 am 12:30 pm @ Woodland Community College Building 800 Community Room 2300 E. Gibson Road, Woodland 4 hours DPR CE credits requested 3.

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2025 Organic Seminar Series for Growers Highlights Hot Topics in Organic Ag Research

February 14th, 2025

By Meaghan Donovan

Interested in getting the inside scoop on current research relevant to organic growers? Join UC ANR's Small Farms and Urban Agriculture advisors for the 2025 Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers. The virtual, weekly, lunchtime series started January 14 and runs through March 10, 2025.

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Helping Small Farmers Improve Soil Health

February 6th, 2025

By Emily Kraus

Our Small Farms Fresno and Madera Team has been working with growers in the area since 2022 on a project to promote healthy soil practices. This project was initiated under the previous Small Farms Advisor Ruth-Dahlquist Willard.

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GO ORGANIC! Join us to learn about certified organic agriculture

January 17th, 2025

By Margaret G Lloyd

Friday, January 31, 2025 9:30 am-12:00 pm Lunch included **RSVP to reserve your lunch** Free Workshop @ UCCE 4145 Branch Center Rd, Sacramento Live interpretation Hmoob txhais lus hmoob Iu Mienh Traduccin al Espaol What is organic certification?

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Members of UCCE Marianna, Michael Yang, and Vong Moua enjoy the festivities. Photo Credit Irene Briseno

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Hmong New Year

January 17th, 2025

By Emily Kraus

Fresno's Hmong New Year Cultural Celebration is the largest Hmong- American New Year event in the United States. It was held at the Fresno Fair Grounds from December 28, 2024, through December 31, 2024, and celebrates cultural identity, unity & dignity.

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Fresno County Southeast Asian Farmers

December 19th, 2024

By Emily Kraus, Lilian Thaoxaochay

Fresno County is consistently one of the top producing agricultural counties in California and the United States. In 2023, 62,900 farm operations on 23.8m acres produced a total gross production value of $8.6b. This was an increase of $494m or 6.

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Workshop on agritourism regulations highlights good ideas, challenges across California

November 25th, 2024

By Olivia M Henry

Image: California Department of Fish & Wildlife, CC BY 2.0.

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New Pest in Fresno Lemongrass

September 20th, 2024

By Emily Kraus

There is a new pest in town affecting the small farms in Fresno County. In November of 2023, the Mexican Rice Borer (MRB)(Eoreuma loftini) was noted by Hmong lemongrass growers and brought to the attention of the previous Fresno Small Farms Advisor Dr. Ruth Dahlquist-Willard.

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There's a New Advisor in Town!

September 20th, 2024

By Emily Kraus

Hello Small Farms Community! My name is Emily Kraus and I am excited to announce that I have joined the UCCE Small Farms team in Fresno. Back in June (2024), I made the treck to Fresno from Florida. I had a little time to settle in before beginning my new role here in July.

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Agritourism Coordinator, Rachael Callahan, with AHSI staff and farmers, visiting a pineapple farm in Rizal.

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Taking Collaboration in Agritourism to the Next Level: Reflections on a Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Assignment in the Philippines

July 19th, 2023

By Rachael Callahan

This June, I had the opportunity to participate in a two-week USAID (United States Agency for International Development) Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignment in the Philippines. The program is a way for U.S.

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Exploring Camping-Based Agritourism: Q & A with Hipcamp

April 6th, 2023

By Rachael Callahan

There has been an increased interest in farm-based camping, accelerated during the pandemic, from both farmers and campers. For farmers and ranchers, offering camping can be a low-barrier, low-impact way to diversify income and start or expand an agritourism enterprise.

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Practical Training on Nitrogen Planning and Management in Organic Production

November 16th, 2022

Practical Training on Nitrogen Planning and Management in Organic Production Three Part Workshop (Nov. 29, Dec. 5, Dec.

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Hadwick Family Farm Pumpkin Patch Offers Modoc County More Than Just Pumpkins

October 26th, 2022

By Rachael Callahan

In 2016, Heather and Bryon Hadwick attended the Agritourism Intensive training, a signature course of the UC ANR Agritourism Program. Heather had been wanting to start a pumpkin patch, Bryon wasn't so sure.

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Workshop: Developing & Marketing Successful Farm Stand and U-Pick Operations

April 20th, 2022

Workshop: Developing & Marketing Successful Farm Stand and U-Pick Operations Tuesday May 3, 2022 9am-12pm Soul Food Farm, 6046 Peasants Valley Road, Vacaville REGISTER HERE For more details click HERE...

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Virtual Workshop: Management of Fusarium Wilt and Other Soilborne Fungal Diseases for Organic Growers

February 1st, 2022

Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 8:45-12:30PM *PLEASE REGISTER HERE * This Virtual Workshop is Free of Charge *3.25 Hours of DPR CE Credits Have Been Requested* Zoom Link: https://ucanr.zoom.

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Virtual Workshop: Managing Burrowing Rodents on the Organic Farm

December 8th, 2021

(Free)Virtual Workshop: Managing Burrowing Rodents on the Organic Farm Tuesday, December 14, 2021 (9-11:45 am) To register for this workshop, please click here: Workshop Registration To join the Zoom session, please click here: Join Zoom Workshop -Zoom Information - Meeting ID: 914 0977 0575 One tap...

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Farm Trails Organizations Harness Creativity and Partnerships to Get Their Members on the Map

September 30th, 2021

By Rachael Callahan

Many farmers and ranchers list marketing their agritourism operation as one of their biggest challenges.

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UC SAREP webinars help farmers, ranchers pivot to direct sales during pandemic

September 3rd, 2021

Partnering for California The COVID-19 pandemic hit farmers hard. Supply chains were disrupted and even non-traditional agritourism revenue streams such as hay mazes and on-farm events had to be canceled due to shelter-in-place mandates.

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This Summer Brings the Return of Open Farm Days & Fairs

June 11th, 2021

By Rachael Callahan

As summer weather approaches and schools across California end their spring sessions, farms will finally have the opportunity to begin returning their operations back to normal.

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Three job openings in the Yolo/Solano/Sac office to work with small-scale farms and organic farms

April 22nd, 2021

By Margaret G Lloyd

We have 3 unique positions open! All position work in Yolo/Solano/Sacramento counties. Please see below for more information.

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Small Farms Research and Extension

University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Small Farms Advisors and program staff serve as an information hub connecting small-scale farms to research and education resources of the University of California. We are a program within UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (UC SAREP).

We serve a diverse clientele including:

Small-scale and diversified family farms
Beginning, immigrant, and refugee farmers
Growers of specialty crops not covered by traditional commodity-based extension programs

Click on "Find an Advisor" to get in touch with the Small Farms staff nearest you!