![Cooperative Extension Ventura County](http://ucanr.edu/sb3/display/photos/19.jpg)
Latest News
Calendar
Event Name | Date |
---|---|
Field Day at Jackson Avocado Ranch | 6/25/2024 |
ESA Annual Meeting 2024 | 8/4/2024 |
CAC Field Day at Pine Tree Ranch | 8/22/2024 |
Steam Use in Greenhouse and Nursery Systems
by Emma Volk and Dr. Steve Fennimore
Steam has long been utilized to control soilborne pathogens, pests, and weeds. The question is not if steam can control pests and diseases, but if it can be efficient and cost-effective in agricultural settings.
Click here to read full article
UC Cooperative Extension &
Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center
UCCE Ventura County- Blogs
Dragon Fruit Workshop
We are happy to invite you to participate in the upcoming Dragon Fruit Workshop to be held at the Miami-Dade County Extension Service (Homestead, FL) during July 17-18, 2024. This is a free event, where lunch and light refreshments will be provided. This...
Avocado Workshop - June 25
California Avocado Growers Seminars Series 2024
Scheduled Topics
June 25 (9 AM - 12 PM)
Field Day at Jackson Avocado Ranch
11200 Berry Rd.Valley Center (Near Escondido)
Topics and Speakers
General Avocado Pruning...
Movento 24C renewed for Citrus in CA
Movento (spirotetramet) has been renewed for use on citrus Asian citrus psyllid in California. It's a foliar spray that is systemic especially moving to new tissue where ACP feeds. It also controls some other pests, such as thrips and...
ACP News
HLB Update - Ventura County Detections
There have been no new confirmed positive HLB detections in Ventura since early February, and no recent expansions to the 5-mile HLB quarantine in place in the Santa Paula area. To see a map of...
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
![NE view over strawberry field Beardsley Rd farm AS NE view over strawberry field Beardsley Rd farm AS](http://ucanr.edu/sites/ucceventura/files/380698display.jpg)
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
![Celery – celery variety trial (Photo Chris Greer – UC IPM) Celery – celery variety trial (Photo Chris Greer – UC IPM)](http://ucanr.edu/sites/ucceventura/files/381601display.jpg)
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
UCCE Ventura County Welcomes
![LT Photo LT Photo](http://ucanr.edu/sites/ucceventura/files/397511display.jpg)
Lindsey has lived in Ventura County for over 20 years. She is new to the University of California and is excited to be working for ANR and learning about the various programs CE Ventura has to offer. Join me in welcoming Lindsey to the UCCE Ventura County Team.
Come Work With Us!
4-H Youth Development Community Education Specialist – Ventura, CA, Job ID 70046
County Location: Ventura County
Posted on June 7, 2024
Lab Assistant 2 – Ventura, CA, Job ID 70042
County Location: Ventura County
Posted on June 7, 2024
Regional Operations Coordinator (Community Education Specialist 4) – Flexible Location in Region 2, Job ID 68704 (Internal to ANR employees only)
County Locations: Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Fresno County, Imperial County, Inyo County, Kings County, Los Angeles County, Madera County, Mariposa County, Merced County, Mono County, Monterey County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, San Francisco County, San Luis Obispo County, San Mateo County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, Tulare County, Ventura County
Posted on May 7, 2024
AG Advisors Research and Diagnostics
If you are a commercial grower and need advice or assistance on an agricultural issue, please contact one of our Cooperative Extension Advisors.
If you wish to bring a sample to the UCCE office, please complete and print the Sample Submission Form and bring it with your sample.
NEWSLETTERS NOW AVAILABLE
UC ANR Blogs
Applause for the Pollinators
![A Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, touches down on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) A Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, touches down on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad//blogfiles/107395small.jpg)
Bees, butterflies, beetles, birds and bats. What do they have in common? Skipping the alliteration...
UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County Has Moved!
![Map showing our new UCCE address and how to get there from the old one. Please call 831 763 8001 before you go. Map showing our new UCCE address and how to get there from the old one. Please call 831 763 8001 before you go.](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/strawberries_caneberries//blogfiles/107383small.jpg)
Just to let you all know we completed our move from our office we've been at for 56 years into a...