Ventura

In this blog series, 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.

The California 4-H Mindfulness Retreat by Claire B., Santa Rosa Valley 4-H The California 4-H offers a Mindfulness Retreat each year in Cambria at Camp Ocean Pines. The goal of the retreat for members to develop their health and learn strategies to practice mindfulness.

The 2019-2020 winners of UC ANR's Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards were recognized and celebrated on June 18. The awards reward outstanding individual and team performances by staff. Individual Awards Zeva Cho, 4-H Youth Development Program, CE San Mateo/San Francisco.

Most of us expect that our cows will need some degree of supplementation to carry them through the dry season here on the Central Coast.

There are nearly 2.5 million acres of rangeland in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, of which approximately 800,000 are grazed by domestic livestock.

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.

Youth ages 9-12 will have an opportunity to learn what it means to be sustainable through fun activities in a virtual summer camp. The camp will be held July 20-24th, with campers meeting online daily from 10-11:30 a.m. The camp is free of charge, but pre-registration is required.

Small beetles are causing big problems in Southern California. Two closely related species, the polyphagous shot hole borer and the Kuroshio shot hole borer (collectively referred to as invasive shot hole borers), have been attacking more than 60 species of trees.

A recent University of Florida-Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (UF-IFAS) blog has a review of the last 60 years of rootstock trials and the lessons learned from those trials. It also has links to the results of those trials and a summary of the results of those trials.

Current fire activity in Ventura County reminds us that fire season is here. It's critical to be prepared. Here are some important resources to help you get ready and stay apprised of fire activity in Ventura County.