[This story was updated July 5 to add Jennifer Henkens, 4-H community educator for UCCE Sacramento County, to the list of 4-H eLearning team members. Her name was inadvertently omitted in the original announcement.
Nitrogen (N) fertilizers are widely used in California's agricultural systems to enhance efficiency and crop production, yet there is also growing concern around nitrogen losses from irrigated crop lands that have the potential to impact water quality.
In English Las babosas, caracoles, hormigas, afidios y caros araas y un clima inclemente conspiran en contra de los productores de fresas que desean cosechar las frutas perfectas para su venta. . El cultivo es un trabajo pesado, seal Fam Lee, mientras sacaba malezas de entre las plantas de fresas.
Slugs, snails, ants, aphids, spider mites and inclement weather conspire against strawberry growers harvesting perfect red berries to sell. Farming is hard work, said Fam Lee, as she pulled a weed from a row of strawberry plants.
Bojuwon named NFCS advisor for Kern County Hawau Bojuwon joined UC ANR on March 26, 2018, as a UCCE area nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor in Kern County.
EcoFarm Conference - part 2 Visitas a ranchos e instalaciones de empaque de alimentos fueron algunas de las actividades que como parte del aprendizaje realizaron maestros, estudiantes, e investigadores universitarios.
Although it's not quite time to plant yet, it is definitely time to get your garden plan together. Luckily, your local Master Gardeners have several upcoming events where you can not only learn all about gardening, but can buy all your seedlings as well.
Advice from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: We moved into a house that has a large yard (1 acre). It's 20 years old and could use some updating. The sprinkler system is not efficient and we have too much grass. ($1200 water bills.
