Farms and Agricultural Fields

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California producers: Climate change is real; we could use a little help

February 26, 2025
By Trina Kleist
How can farmers and ranchers continue to grow our food while facing challenges of a changing climate, increasingly scarce water, land use pressures and rising costs? UC and UC ANR scientists are using surveys and interviews with people in the state's agricultural sector to learn what folks need to stay…
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News from the Edible Demo Garden

What Edible Gardens Need | Best Choices for Marin | Preparing | Planting & Spacing | Edibles in Containers | Planting Calendar | Grow & Care Sheets | Tips & Techniques |  Maintenance | Top 20 Problems in Edible Gardens | Fruit Trees | Cover Crops & Soil Enhancements | Conserving…
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Threecornered alfalfa hopper degree day model

The threecornered alfalfa hopper (TCAH) is a vector of Grapevine red blotch virus that causes Grapevine red blotch disease in vineyards. A degree day model was developed to predict the ideal time frame for ground cover management to help reduce TCAH populations in vineyards.
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Central Sierra: Agriculture | Small Farms Information

ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas, is a trusted source of sustainable agriculture information and maintains a knowledge base of practical multimedia resources for farmers, ranchers, and educators.
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Central Sierra: Calendar

UC Central Sierra programming includes virtual and on-line training as well as in-person classes and workshops in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties.
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Rice Program

University of California Rice Project: http://ucanr.edu/sites/UCRiceProject/ UCCE Sutter-Yuba Rice Notes Newsletter: http://cesutter.ucanr.
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Wildfire & Disaster Information for Ranchers

Annual rangelands in the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Foothills are prone to fire. Download our After the Fire: Resources for Ranchers guide to get information about protecting your soil, restoring forage productivity, and preventing the establishment of weeds.
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Rice

Rice is one of the major crops grown in the Sacramento Valley of California. Approximately 500,000 acres are planted yearly.
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Livestock in Humboldt/Del Norte

Connect with Humboldt/Del Norte Livestock Advisor Jeff Stackhouse for information and support for local livestock and rangeland producers. Find resources on livestock, prescribed fire, drought, weeds, rangeland ecology, riparian, marketing, and more.
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Farm Day

Each spring Northern California ranchers, farmers, producers, and educators come together to engage scores of young children in hands-on learning opportunities about the source of some of their food at Marin County's annual Farm Day. This free event takes place from 9 - 11:30 a.m.
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