San Luis Obispo

Dear Colleagues, The Strategic Growth Council's (SGC) Climate Change Research Program staff will be visiting institutions of higher education throughout the state hosting Research Roundtables and Listening Sessions.

We're now seeing the aftermath of this long rainy season. The heavier than normal rain has given us velvety green hills carpeted with an abundance of wildflowers. But we cannot overlook the other less pretty things that benefit from a wet winter lots of weeds and insects.

Canning Workshop By Sarah Arana UCCE Master Food Preserver My grandmother used to can everything but I never paid attention. Now I want to can some of the produce from my garden. Where do I start? Jane S.

A common springtime nuisance, whitefly populations have escalated this year in California Central Coast areas, reported Megan Healy on KSBY Channel 6 in San Luis Obispo. People are mistaking them for clouds of pollen or ash; some leaves look like they're coated with a thin layer of new-fallen snow.

Beetle borers. They are very small and they cause a lot of damage to trees, including death. These insects have not been found yet in our County but they are very close and we are especially concerned about the ISHB which can attack over 110 tree species.

Cheese And Yogurt Workshop By Michelle Stahnke UCCE Master Food Preserver Have you ever thought making cheese or yogurt was a complicated process requiring a lot of fancy equipment, hands-on time, and a big mess?

Vegetable Garden and Herb Workshop By Leslie E Stevens UCCE Master Gardener Now that our county's been blessed with winter rains, it's time to start planning our spring vegetable gardens.

We're moving north, and holding a training workshop with CalFire ongoldspotted oak borer and invasive shot hole borers May 9th, 2019 in San Luis Obispo! This workshop will address biology, identification, surveillance, and management of infested trees, downed wood. and firewood.

Western Innovator: Putting biologicals to work (Capital Press) Padma Nagappan, March 11 Early in life, Surendra Dara decided that no matter which field he chose, he needed to make an impact on it. Always interested in science, he chose agriculture and specialized in entomology.

UC Cooperative Extension plays an active and ongoing role in the effort to increase agricultural sustainability and minimize the industry's environmental impact, a role that was showcased at the third Ag Innovations Conference in March.