Agriculture

Please join us for two upcoming UC Field Days featuring small grain crops: Cool Season Cropping Systems in the San Joaquin Valley 4/18/2024 9:45 AM 12:30 PM Location: Westside Research and Extension Center 17353 W Oakland Ave, Five Points, CA 93624 CEU (available): CCA: 0.5 SWM, 0.5 IPM, & 1.

Please join us Thursday March 14, 2024 from 3:00-5:00pm via Zoom for the Fire Blight IPM Webinar - North Coast Region with Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, Professor & Plant Pathologist, Rachel Elkins, UCCE Pomology Advisor Emeritus Dr.

This event will provide continuing education hours. .5-hour Laws and 1.5-hour other California Dept. Pesticide Regulation. CE Units requested.

Evaluating Farm-to-School Funding Opportunities $10/person - Space is limited! Learn about new funding available to help farms and ranches develop Farm-to-School marketing opportunities! Register Here...

2024 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Meeting University of California Cooperative Extension San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced Counties In conjunction with The California Tomato Growers Association Annual Meeting & Exhibit Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, 8:00 - 11:00 A.M.

Fleas are small but mighty insects that are important medical and veterinary pests. They can vector pathogens and parasites, and their bites cause discomfort and irritation. In this webinar youll learn how to keep yourself and pets safe from fleas and flea-borne diseases. Register at https://ucanr.

Full course site: http://calnat.ucanr.edu/Take_a_class/ltcc/ EVS 110 California Naturalist Program, 4.5 units This interdisciplinary science course combines classroom and field learning, problem-solving, communication training, and service.

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Planning is essential for managing farm production, market, institutional, human, and financial risks.

What are all the essentials you need to know to be a successful vegetable gardener? We'll review the importance of selecting the planting site for sun/shade, improving and preparing your soil, watering, mulching, fertilizing, deciding what to plant, and keeping pests at an acceptable level.