Dear Colleagues & Community Partners, The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE Sonoma) team is proud to present our 2023 Annual Report, highlighting the department's accomplishments through our innovative programs in Sonoma County.
Dear Colleagues & Community Partners, The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE Sonoma) team is proud to present our 2022 Annual Report, highlighting the department's accomplishments through our innovative programs in Sonoma County.
This article was published in June 2022 Edition of Sonoma Marin Farm News By Sashi Sabaratnam, UCCE Division Manager for Vegetation Management & Jason Majors, Director of Security and Fire Services for Jackson Family Wines Here in Sonoma County, we are ground zero for the concurrent crises many arou...
Dear Colleagues & Community Partners, The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE Sonoma) team is proud to present our 2021 Annual Report, highlighting the department's accomplishments through our innovative programs in Sonoma County.
In Sonoma County and across the west, fires have grown larger and more destructive. In the past five years alone, fire has consumed about 25% of the county's landscape, destroying 7,500 structures and killing dozens of residents.
A summer of smoke and ash in many parts of California has raised questions about the safety of produce growing on farms and in the garden, eggs laid by chickens who peck around in ash-laden areas, and remediation needed to safely and effectively grow food in the future.
When the Detwiler Fire broke out near his family's ranch in 2017, Tony Toso was home to take defensive action to protect his family and animals. The Mariposa County rancher feels fortunate that he was on site. We were on the front end of the fire damage and it started on a Sunday, recalled Toso.
