San Joaquin

Are you fascinated by insects? Do you want to learn more about them but aren't sure how? The Stanislaus County UCCE Master Gardeners are offering a chance to help you get started.

CDFA awards grant for Proactive IPM program (Morning Ag Clips) April 30 The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded funding for one project in the initial funding cycle for the Proactive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Solutions grant program.

Thanks to the recent hot weather (already surpassing 90 degrees several days in a row), we are starting to see the lush green hills near Fresno transition into gold.

Reposted from UCANR News While scientific reports continue to mount confirming that global climate change is increasing temperatures, causing more frequent weather extremes and raising the sea level in California, UC Cooperative Extension is working to ensure the worst predictions are avoided and Ca...

Weather outlook The next 10 days will see consistent warm, dry weather in the San Joaquin Valley. Highs in the upper 70's to upper 80's and overnight lows in the mid to low 50's will allow steady thrips development, and we should see numbers starting to build up.

Weather outlook The next 10 days will see consistent warm, dry weather in the San Joaquin Valley. Highs in the upper 70's to high 80's and overnight lows in the mid to low 50's will allow steady thrips development, and we should see numbers starting to build up.

Weather outlook The next 10 days will see consistent warm, dry weather in the San Joaquin Valley. Highs in the upper 70's or low 80's and overnight lows in the mid to low 50's will allow steady thrips development, and we should see numbers starting to build up.

Weather outlook The next 10 days will see consistent warm, dry weather in the upper San Joaquin Valley. Highs in the upper 70's or low 80's and overnight lows in the mid to low 50's will allow steady thrips development, and we should see numbers starting to build up.

Weather outlook The next 10 days will see consistent warm, dry weather in the upper San Joaquin Valley. Highs in the upper 70's or low 80's and overnight lows in the mid to low 50's will allow steady thrips development, and we should see numbers starting to build up.

Tony Azevedo's father moved the family from Watsonville, where he operated a small dairy, to Stevenson in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley in 1958. Azevedo rented 15 acres of land that had become alkaline through irrigation with no drainage for many years.