Plumas-Sierra

Springtime is strawberry time, and April is when an abundance of the berries begins to appear at farmers' markets and grocery stores. To get the most out of strawberries, wash them shortly before serving and eat them within a few days, as ripe berries are very perishable once picked.

The CalFresh Healthy Living-UC program in the Central Sierra is currently offering the USDA nutrition education curriculum Serving Up MyPlate online to qualified school sites. This curriculum offers three sections for students in Grades 1-6.

When California was part of the Wild West, it took a certain amount of guesswork to move cattle from their home range to summer pastures while making sure sufficient forage was left behind to hold the cattle over till fall rainfall spurred new growth.

Can you believe we are winding down week 5 of our remote work? Yet, I remain equivocal about my opinion of the work arrangement, despite not being as impacted as many.

If you're like me, you were probably surprised to look at the calendar this morning and realize that irrigation season begins in here in the Sierra foothills this week.

Re-posted with permission from the UC ANR Alfalfa & Forage News: I'll be back! And, they are, with a vengeance! Just like the Terminator, those pesky blue alfalfa aphids are once again wreaking havoc in alfalfa fields, including those just breaking dormancy in colder climates.

For the 2019-2020 field season, we have made some adjustments to the Healthy Soils Demonstration Project at the Sierra Foothills Research and Extension Center (to read about the background of this project, click here) in response to a spontaneous grass fire in June 2019.

I'll be back! And, they are, with a vengeance! Just like the Terminator, those pesky blue alfalfa aphids are once again wreaking havoc in alfalfa fields, including those just breaking dormancy in colder climates.

Editor's note: Master Gardeners are keeping busy in their own gardens during Napa County's Shelter in Place directive.

Reposted from the UCANR employee news Lynn Huntsinger, professor and Russell Rustici Chair in Rangeland Management at UC Berkeley, received the W.R. Chapline Research Award at the Society for Range Management's (SRM) 72nd Annual Meeting, Technical Training and Trade Show in Denver, Colo., Feb.