Monterey

First, I want to say that I hope you and your families are staying safe and healthy during this challenging time. People in San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties are now sheltering in place.

When the world feels scary, I want to garden. Here's what to plant right now (LA Times) Jeanette Marantos, March 11 You can plant your tomatoes in late March too, says master gardener Yvonne Savio, creator of the comprehensive blog GardeninginLA.

Dear Colleagues, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for the Healthy Soils Program (HSP).

This is the fourth in a series featuring a few scientists whose work exemplifies UC ANR's public value for California. UC Cooperative Extension entomology advisor David Haviland has been recognized by his peers, his clientele, and extension directors who oversee programs in 14 western U.S. states.

In California, sudden oak death disease has killed more than 50 million of the state's iconic oaks and tanoak trees between Humboldt County and Monterey County, threatening survival of several tree species.

Julie Finzel and Rebecca Ozeran (UCCE Livestock Advisors in the Central Valley) and I are interested in developing a research project related to oaks and we want to make sure to the project will be valuable to our clientele.

CENTRAL COAST WINE GRAPE SEMINAR WHEN: Friday, March 6, 2020 WHERE: Monterey County Agricultural Center 1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA, 93901 TIME: Registration: 1:00 pm Meeting: 1:30 5:00 pm Agenda Trying to Understand the Spread and Control of Red Leaf in Vineyards Kent Daane, Entomology Specia...

At the recent CWSS meeting in Monterey there were a number of presentations on the impact of precision and robotic technology in weed management.

Rose Hayden-Smith, UC Cooperative Extension digital communications in food systems & extension educator, talked with Matthew Shapero about his work protecting California's natural resources.

The California Weed Science Society met two weeks ago in Monterey. As always, it was an excellent conference with numerous informative sessions across all aspects of weed management in the state.