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Please register for Nitrogen Management Plan Self-Certification Webinar on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 17/18, 2020 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST at: https://attendee.gototraining.

On November 11, we recognize Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day), the end of World War I, and the armed forces' contributions. The stories below profile UC Master Gardener Program projects in Northern and Southern California that make a difference to those in the veteran community.

A new study on the costs and returns of establishing and producing lemons in Ventura County has been released by UC Cooperative Extension in Southern California and UC Agricultural Issues Center, both part of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Are you interested in learning more about Nitrogen Management? Are you a Certified Crop Adviser seeking Continuing Education Units and/or preparing for the new California Nitrogen Specialty Exam? Has your grower clientele asked you if you are eligible to sign off on a Nitrogen Management Plan?

After many years of discussion and on the recommendation of the Hansen Advisory Board, UC ANR has decided to sell the 27-acre historic Faulkner Farm in Santa Paula, the home of the Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC) since 1997. The property went up for sale on Sept. 21, 2020.

The false chinch bug (FCB), Nysius raphanus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), is a pest of many plants. FCB is a generalist and has been found to be a problem in many cropping systems such as soybeans, quinoa, tobacco, cotton, broccoli and other Brassicaceae plants.

Proactive Management of the Avocado Seed Weevil, Heilipus lauri (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Mark S. Hoddle, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, CA 92521 mark.hoddle@ucr.

Subtropics Snapshot: The Mexican Date Industry No Ortiz-Uribe1, Ricardo Salomn-Torres1, Robert Krueger2 1Universidad Estatal de Sonora; 2USDA-ARS, Riverside, CA The crop practices used in commercial date production in Mexico are mostly the same as those used in the United States, since the main grow...

UCCE-UC IPM Biologics Educational Webinar Series Free Events Register here Nov 10 So many products, so much confusion Effective use of biostimulants in agriculture Patrick Brown, Plant Sciences, UC Davis 3 - 4:15, 1 CCA CEU Nov 18 Biological plant growth regulators: Experience, facts and future Mi...

That's a wrap! The virtual 2020 UC Master Gardener Mini-Conference was a LIVE stream success. All nine sessions streamed directly to the statewide Facebook and YouTube channels, which made for lively comments and instant access to recordings.