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Ventura, CA 93003
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Sheep Shearing School 2024 | 4/22/2024 |
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UCCE Ventura County- Blogs
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Worms?
This is a common expression to describe the larval stage of Lepidoptera. But they are only "worms" in the sense of their Proto Indo-European word origin meaning to "to twist" of "turn", snake or dragon like. Anyway, they aren't earthworms and...
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Red Scale Alert
California red scale season has started in the SJV Sandipa Gautam - Citrus IPM Advisor Based on traps placed at LREC citrus blocks, California red scale season began with Biofix on March 10. Pest Control Advisors in Kern, Tulare, and Fresno County...
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HOW to IRRIGATE in ONE text
Microirrigation for Crop Production: Design, Operation, and Management, Second Edition is the latest release in this go-to foundational resource for the basics of engineering and the science of the design and operation of micoirrigation systems. This new...
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Staying Up to Date on Fruit Flies
Invasive Fruit Flies California is currently experiencing an unusually high?number?of invasive fruit fly?detections, resulting in quarantines being established across numerous California counties, including Ventura County. These invasive fruit fly...
CDFA has declared a quarantine in Ventura County following the detection of the citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, in two citrus trees on one residential property in the city of Santa Paula. These detections are the first HLB-positive trees in Ventura County. CDFA is working with the USDA and the Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner on this cooperative project.
The detection will require a mandatory five-mile-radius quarantine area around the find site to restrict the movement of citrus fruit, trees, and related plant material. The quarantine area is bordered on the north by Ojai Road; on the south by E Los Angeles Avenue; on the west by Wells Road; and on the east by Balcom Canyon Road. HLB quarantine maps for Ventura County are available online at:
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/citrus/pests_diseases/hlb/regulation.html.
New beginnings for the Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Camarillo
In December 2022, the University of California acquired a 114-acre farm property on the west side of Camarillo to become the new home of the Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center. The ultimate goal of the new Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center is to become a vibrant research and education hub that provides science-based solutions and is responsive to the needs of agricultural, rural and urban communities and the environment in Ventura County. Use this link to read the complete article: A New Home for HAREC
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Division (UC ANR) operates nine Research and Extension Centers (RECs) throughout California. Each has unique ecological resources and connects research and extension activities to regional challenges and issues. Learn about all nine extensions here:
RECs Brochure
Accelerating Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for California
Christopher Greer, UC IPM and Plant Pathology Advisor, discusses findings and makes recommendations about "Accelerating Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for California," a document resulting from 21 months of research by the Sustainable Pest Management (SPM) Work Group regarding California's transition from high-risk pesticides to safer, more sustainable methods of pest control in both agricultural and urban settings. Read the full report: Accelerating Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for California
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Agricultural Best Practices Educator – Ventura, CA, Job ID 64162
County Location: Ventura County
Posted on February 1, 2024
Program / Office Assistant – Ventura, CA, Job ID 64008
County Location: Ventura County
Posted on January 23, 2024
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UC ANR Blogs
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Water risks to agriculture: Too little and too much
Water is among the most precious resources on the planet. Some areas don't get enough; some get...
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Invasive plant time bombs: A hidden ecological threat
Non-native species can wait decades or centuries before spreading Invasive plants can stay...