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Wildfire Preparedness Strategies for Farm and Ranches Webinar Series

May 28 2024

May 21 and 28 Agricultural infrastructure has inherent vulnerabilities to wildfire. However, buildings and infrastructures can be hardened and maintained to reduce their vulnerability to fire and fire-related damage to agricultural resources.

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Last Wednesday Meeting: Food Safety on Your Farm Understanding FSMA Produce Safety Rule

Oct 30 2024

The Last Wednesday Meeting Presentation by Ahmed El-Moghazy UCCE Food Safety Specialist, UC Riverside October 30, 2024 Farm Bureau Conference Room 420 S Broadway, Escondido 92025 7:30-8:30 AM FREE BREAKFAST! Starts at 7:00 AM Please sign up HERE so we know how much food to order.

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Wildfire Preparedness Strategies for Farm and Ranches Webinar Series

May 21 2024

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South American Palm Weevil Workshop

Oct 22 2024

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 8:00am12:00pm Located at the Sweetwater Summit House 3218 Summit Meadow Road, Bonita, CA 91902 The South American Palm Weevil is a highly damaging invasive pest that has attacked palm trees throughout much of San Diego county.

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Olivehain Community BBQ And Wildfire Preparedness Fair

May 18 2024

Saturday, May 18 - 11 AM to 2 PM Olivehain Meeting Hall 423 Rancho Sante Fe Road Meet UC ANR Fire Advisor Luca Carmignani, based at the South Coast Research and Extension Center in Irvine. He will be at this event representing UCCE San Diego and Southern California wildfire safety.

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Dotted paropsine leaf beetle adult and larvae on a leaf. Chris Shogren

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Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle Threatens California’s Eucalyptus

June 30, 2025

By Christopher J Shogren

The dotted paropsine leaf beetle (Paropsis atomaria), an invasive pest native to Australia, was first discovered in California in 2022 and is rapidly spreading throughout Southern California targeting eucalyptus trees. Both adult beetles and their larvae feed on eucalyptus leaves, causing significant…

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A person displays a goldspotted oak borer specimen.

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Invasive beetles are killing oak trees; UC ANR community scientists are fighting back

June 12, 2025

By Caroline D Champlin

The invasive goldspotted oak borer has spread across SoCal, leaving boneyards of dead trees behind. This June, UC ANR and community partners launched an effort to track this pest.

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Community Education Specialist Highlight Series: Michael Jaquez

June 2, 2025

By Ana Resendiz

Michael Jaquez has always been passionate about agriculture and education. He and his family own and operate a farm in Ramona, San Diego, where they sell their products at the farmers' market. Before taking on this role, Michael was a high school teacher. He believes that being a technical assistance…

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View over the tops of avocado trees from a tower with scientific instruments

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UCCE advisor provides first-of-its-kind avocado irrigation data

May 15, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Crop coefficients are numbers used to calculate the amount of water a particular crop needs. In an unprecedented study, Ali Montazar, UC Cooperative Extension irrigation and water management advisor, set out to develop more reliable crop coefficients for avocado based on real-world data.

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Volunteers needed for “blitz” to stop oak-killing beetle

May 14, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

To save oak trees, UC Cooperative Extension is organizing a GSOB Blitz, a community-powered effort to detect and map goldspotted oak borer infestations, in June.

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