Plumas-Sierra

VINE: Wisteria. There are three species of Wisteria commonly planted in our area. They are legumes and can fix nitrogen, so no nitrogen fertilizer is needed. The Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) was introduced into the US in 1830. It can grow to a height of 30 feet and has blue flowers.

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

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

Be sure to check out our upcoming webinars on cattle production and targeted grazing - we have a great line-up of speakers and topics! Tuesday, October 6 (6pm) - Introduction to Targeted Grazing This webinar will provide an overview of targeted grazing, including grazing management, picking the righ...

Over the last three days, we've had a stark reminder about our vulnerability to wildfire and public safety power shutoffs here in the Sierra foothills.

Three news articles over the last weekend shared comments from UC Agriculture and Natural Resource's experts about forest management practices that can help reduced the catastrophic wildfires being experiences in the West.

With over 7,600 wildfire incidents and 2.2 million acres of forestland burned in California as of early September, it is understandable how some private forest landowners might feel both paralyzed and spurred into forest management activity at the same time.

Reposted from UCANR news The massive die-off of conifers in the Sierra Nevada between 2012 and 2018 was predictable and unprecedented. Sadly, it is also likely to happen again, said UC Cooperative Extension forestry advisor Susie Kocher.

In 2018, as the Camp Fire was still burning in Butte County, a number of University of California colleagues, led by Area Dairy Advisor Betsy Karle, sampled irrigated pasture forage, hay, and corn silage from locations throughout Northern California (including several pastures here in Placer and Nev...

Reposted from the UCANR news Cattle can help reduce wildfire danger by grazing on fine fuels in rangeland and forest landscapes, reported Sierra Dawn McClain in Capital Press. The article also appeared in the Blue Mountain Eagle, the Westerner and the East Oregonian.