Agriculture

BLP's in OC: Article

Need DPR CE Hours - Take the Air Blast Sprayer Online Course

September 28, 2020

By Tamara J Majcherek

Time to renew your DPR license? Take a new online course on air blast sprayer calibration Cheryl Reynolds, UC Statewide IPM Program We're excited to announce that a brand-new online course on air blast spray calibration is now available.

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News from UC ANR South Coast REC and Beyond: Article

Need DPR CE Hours - Take the Air Blast Sprayer Online Course

September 28, 2020

By Tamara J Majcherek

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Para proteger una casa de las brasas de un incendio forestal, mueva los objetos combustibles que se encuentran debajo de terrazas anexas o dentro de una distancia de cinco pies de la estructura, recomienda Yana Valachovic, asesora forestal de Extensión Cooperativa de UC.

Comunidades Saludables: Article

Preparación para ayudar a proteger las casas de los incendios forestales

September 28, 2020

By Basilisa M Rawleigh

In English Los recursos para combatir los incendios se estrechan cada vez ms debido a la cantidad de incendios forestales que arden en todo California, lo cual significa que puede suceder que las primeras autoridades en responder no estn inmediatamente disponibles para proteger su hogar.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Organic Farming Lessons on Line

September 28, 2020

By Ben A Faber

New online training is designed for beginning farmers and those or transitioning to organic practices. Photo courtesy of UC SAREP Farmers who want to learn organic production practices for California specialty crops can now get training at their convenience on their own computers.

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Compost will be evaluated for improving soil structure and fertility in alfalfa via a CDFA Healthy Soils grant.

Alfalfa & Forage News: Article

Evaluating compost benefits in alfalfa hay for improved soil structure and fertility

September 27, 2020

By Rachael Long

We all recognize human health as a goal, but healthy soils is a key goal for farming operations, since healthy soils frequently result in higher yields and economic returns over time.

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UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County: Article

Time to renew your DPR license? Take a new online course on air blast sprayer calibration

September 26, 2020

By Cheryl A Reynolds

We're excited to announce that a brand-new online course on air blast spray calibration is now available.

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Artist Lisa Rico painted this photo of lavender and bees for the Vacaville Fire Art Project she founded. It's titled "Making Honey" and was purchased by Andrea Hofmann-Miller. Among fire victims were beekeepers and Girl on the Hill Boutique Vineyard and Lavender.

Beekeepers Among Those Benefiting from Vacaville Fire Art Project

September 25, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Some lost everything: Their homes, their barns, their farm animals, their bees, their livelihoods. The recent wildfire that roared through rural Vacaville, reaching the outer edges of the city, seared the souls of the victims but what's happening now is warming their hearts.

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A field of red strawberries planted in plastic mulch.

Food Blog: Article

UC explores alternatives to fumigants for strawberries

September 25, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Strawberries, which generated $2.2 billion for California growers mainly on the coast in 2019, are sensitive to soilborne diseases. Strawberry plant roots infected by fungi are unable to take in nutrients and water, causing the leaves and stems to wilt.

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