Ventura

2019 Junior Market Show Ventura County Fair Congrats to our 4-H'ers! Division 933: Jr. 4-H Market Steer Class 1 Market Steer 1000-1400 lbs. Isabella Jimenez 1 Ojai Juan F. Jimenez 2 Somis Pablo Ponce 3 Oak View Class 2 Market Steer 1000-1400 lbs.

From Fox Weather by way of CA Avocado Commission, hot weather is forecast for mid- to late- June This is a time to make sure that trees are adequately hydrated prior to the heat spell.

Big Dig Day, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and UCCE's independent statewide giving day, is tomorrow! Join us at midnight and be the first to give - or visit us anytime tomorrow as we highlight the impact of our programs.

How coronavirus is affecting the food supply (Spectrum News) Jennifer Rufer, May 15 Daniel Sumner, Executive Director of the University of California Agricultural Issues Center at UC Davis, tells Inside the Issues the meat shortage is a direct result of COVID-19.

Watch out for these insects! Invasive shot hole borers (ISHB) represent two related species of beetles (polyphagous and Kuroshio) in the genus Euwallacea.

On Friday June 5th, UCCE Ventura will launch a local campaign as part of UC ANR's statewide giving day, which we're calling Big Dig Day...a day to dig deep to support the UCCE programs that you care about in Ventura County.

In this weekly blog, Dr. Annemiek Schilder, Director, UCCE Ventura County and Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center, shares her observations about the natural world across the seasons. As she says: "Gently observing your surroundings with curiosity will teach you some amazing things.

Nearly two tons of fruit and vegetables grown at UC's Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC) in Santa Paula have been donated to Food Forward and the Ventura Unified School District, destined for children and families.

The Buzz about Hedgerows Hedgerows are an approved practice under California Department of Agriculture's Healthy Soils Grant Program. That means, growers are eligible to receive grant funding for planting hedgerows.

Here's news we hope you find useful, including food preservation resources, a new podcast, and a reading recommendation. The citrus IPM advisor will help fill the role of retiring UCCE citrus entomology specialist Beth Grafton-Cardwell and will be based at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center.