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First UCCE Tribal Extension Office opens at Middletown Rancheria

June 13, 2025
By Matthew Barnes, Michael Hsu
A historic agreement between the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California and UC ANR has created the first-ever UC Cooperative Extension Tribal Extension Office. Located on tribal land at the Middletown Rancheria headquarters, the office opened on June 2.
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Drone Camps to help teens’ interest in science take off

June 4, 2025
This July and August, teens ages 13 to 18 are invited to attend a free Youth Drone Camp at locations across the Bay Area and Northern California. The camps, organized by California 4-H, will be held July 7-11 in San Jose, July 21-25 in Napa and Aug. 4-8 in Redding.
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Community Education Specialist Highlight Series: Heather Montgomery

June 3, 2025
By Michael Jaquez
 Heather Montgomery has been a member of the Climate Smart Agriculture Team since January 2023 and serves the Sutter-Yuba counties. She was the first Community Education Specialist in her region and focused on growing clientele and community contacts in the area, with the goal of continually engaging…
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Community Education Specialist Highlight Series: Michael Jaquez

June 2, 2025
By Ana Resendiz
 Michael Jaquez has always been passionate about agriculture and education. He and his family own and operate a farm in Ramona, San Diego, where they sell their products at the farmers' market. Before taking on this role, Michael was a high school teacher. He believes that being a technical assistance…
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New - Avocado Research Reports

May 27, 2025
By Ben A Faber
The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) has created The Avocado Sustainability Center which has collected recent research papers from around the avocado world concerning such topics as tree water use, pesticide use, carbon capture and a range of other topics.  Check it out:https://sustainability.hassavocadoboard…
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Avocado Field Day - June 3

May 22, 2025
By Ben A Faber
June 3 (9AM - 1PM)Avocado Field Day Innovations and InsightsPresented by: California Avocado Society, California Association of Pest Control Advisors, Farm Bureau of Ventura County, and Limoneira Connect with fellow avocado growers for an enriching morning filled with insightful presentations in…
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Original Navel Orange in CA
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Navel Production Costs Increase

May 22, 2025
It costs $4,215 per acre to grow navel oranges in California in 2025, California Citrus Mutual (CCM) reported following a recent survey of production costs. That’s up from $3,300 in 2020 (a 35% increase), $2,712 in 2015 (a 75% increase), $2,099 in 2010 (a 125% increase) and $1,555 in 2005 (a 171% increase)…
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Agave Day

May 21, 2025
By Ben A Faber
The Agave Farm Field DayJune 4, 2025, 9am-3pm, CampoLearn about organic agave production, gather with farmers in your region and meet your local technical assistance providers! What to expect: farm tour, learn about organic practices for agave production, latest research on agave mite, overview of agave…
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Irrigation Improvement Grant for Ventura

May 21, 2025
By Ben A Faber
 AEWQA PROGRAM APPLICATION   AEWQA Program - INTRODUCTIONThe objective of AEWQA is to accelerate and incentivize the implementation of sediment, nutrient, and irrigation management practices on agricultural and equestrian operations in the three major watersheds …
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CRB Webinar Series

May 20, 2025
By Ben A Faber
  REGISTER TODAY!2025 CRB Citrus Growers Educational Webinar SeriesTakes Place June 10 and 17The Citrus Research Board (CRB) is excited to host the 2025 Citrus Growers Educational Webinar Series. CRB will be holding two one-hour webinars, scheduled for June 10 and 17, which will highlight…
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Community Education Specialist Highlight Series: Bailey Smith-Helman

May 20, 2025
By Ana Resendiz
Community Education Specialist Highlight Series: Bailey Smith-Helman After serving at the USDA Food and Nutrition Services in Washington, DC, Bailey took a break and traveled for a year in South America. That experience reminded her how much she enjoys working with producers and spending time in the…
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Microirrigation School
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Microirrigation School - 3 Days and Tours

May 14, 2025
By Daniele Zaccaria
Registration Now Open!The 2025 International Microirrigation School For Crop Production will be offered for the first time in California on October 13-17, 2025. It will involve three days of instruction at the University of California at Davis, and two days of field trips in the San Joaquin Valley and…
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The Program Assistant Experience

May 12, 2025
By Megna Nayar
Serving as a Program Assistant at the California 4-H State Leadership Conference is one of many opportunities to come back to 4-H as an alumni.
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Guide to Cover Cropping in CA - New Ideas?

May 12, 2025
By Ben A Faber
Cover Cropping in Water Scarce Environments.Sustainable Conservation and the California Alliance with Family Farmers, along with University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, California Department of Food & Agriculture, and other partners, have released a new guidance document — Cover…
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Citrus Agenda
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Citrus Meeting Lindcove May 29

May 1, 2025
7:30 – 8:00       Coffee etc.8:00 – 8:15       Welcome – Ashraf El-KereamyWelcome and introduction – Leonel Jimenez8:15 – 8:45       Ray Yokomi (pending approval from ARS) - update on the citrus and non-citrus host…
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Citrus Mealybug Workshop

April 28, 2025
Citrus Mealybug Field Day at Lindcove Sign up clicking on this link or email sangautam@ucanr.edu Instructors: Dr. Sandipa Gautam and David Haviland Course Objective: To teach PCAs about citrus mealybug, an emerging concern for citrus growers. The field day will focus on lectures on pest…
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