Agriculture

Central Sierra Livestock & Natural Resources: Event

Goat Health and Management Workshop

Mar 29, 2025

Join UCCE for a hands-on goat health and management workshop at the Carlson Ranch in Mokelumne Hill on Saturday, March 29, from 9am 12pm. Well be joined by our UCCE Sheep and Goat Extension Veterinarian, Dr.
Central Sierra Livestock & Natural Resources
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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Planning & Preparing Your Vegetable Garden - ONLINE

Mar 20, 2025

Ready to start your FIRST vegetable garden? Or IMPROVE upon your previous efforts? Join us for our . . . NEW Vegetable Gardening Class Series giving less experienced vegetable growers the information they need to succeed.
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties
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Rod Stiefvater speaks at a Department of Plant Sciences seminar
Food Blog: Article

Gift extends UC Davis pistachio research on new scions, rootstocks

March 6, 2025
By Emily C. Dooley
The University of California, Davis, is enhancing and expanding its Pistachio Breeding Program after a generous gift from philanthropist and pistachio farmer Rod Stiefvater, who is donating more than $335,000 over three years to develop new rootstocks that thrive under changing climate conditions.
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Rows of date palms
Food Blog: Article

Date production workshop set for April 23 in Palm Desert

March 5, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The 2025 California Date Palm Workshop will be held on April 23 in Palm Desert at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Center. Anyone who is interested in growing dates is welcome to attend. "This workshop brings together researchers, growers and stakeholders to discuss recent research data on the ‘state of the…
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A shepherd and dog move sheep across a field
Food Blog: Article

California producers: Climate change is real; we could use a little help

February 26, 2025
By Trina Kleist
How can farmers and ranchers continue to grow our food while facing challenges of a changing climate, increasingly scarce water, land use pressures and rising costs? UC and UC ANR scientists are using surveys and interviews with people in the state's agricultural sector to learn what folks need to stay…
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field map of the hedgerow and control plot area
UC Rice Blog: Article

Hedgerows in Rice Update

February 26, 2025
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest, Taiyu Guan, Sarah E Light, Consuelo B Baez Vega
Incorporating hedgerows in rice could provide growers with an alternative method for managing field margins without relying on pesticide applications to control the pests along the edges of rice fields.
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Harvesters in a field
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Rice

Rice is one of the major crops grown in the Sacramento Valley of California. Approximately 500,000 acres are planted yearly.
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Equine Herpesvirus

Equine Herpesvirus Equine herpesvirus is a common virus of horses worldwide, and can cause respiratory disease, abortions, and less commonly neurologic signs as it has in these cases. This page includes precautions and resources.
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