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"Bird Nerds" Win at 4-H Avian Bowl State Qualifier

February 25, 2019
On February 23, I went to the State Avian Bowl Qualifier in Fresno with my team to represent Ventura County. Our team name was the Bird Nerds. Our team included Scarlet James, our Captain, Olivia Willoughby, and myself, Sammy Belik.
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Nitrogen Management Plans to Meet Water Quality Standards

February 19, 2019
We are now just over halfway through the third term of the Conditional Waiver, adopted in April 2016 and set to expire in April 2021. Each new term builds upon the last, and adds new requirements aimed at improving water quality and advancing progress towards meeting regulatory standards.
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California’s Top Counties for Agriculture

February 12, 2019
By Ben A Faber
California agriculture saw significant gains in 2017, with the state's counties experiencing a 5.1% jump in total production value. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) says combined sales, excluding timber, totaled $59.57 billion.
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Dining Through the Decades at the 4-H Food Faire!

February 7, 2019
The 2019 Ventura County 4-H Food Faire was held on Saturday, February 2nd at Will Rogers Elementary School in Ventura. Nineteen members participated from three clubs: Conejo-Simi, Loma Vista, and Somis. There were three food categories to enter: main dish, appetizer, and dessert.
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UC Cooperative Extension ramps up its climate change response

February 1, 2019
Return to UC Cooperative Extension | Agricultural Experiment Station 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 ens...
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ACP and HLB News

January 25, 2019
By Ben A Faber
News from the Ventura County ACP-HLB Task Force Winter 2019 area-wide treatment cycle has begun This is a reminder that the Winter 2019 area-wide management (AWM) treatment window opened Jan.7.
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Upcoming Meetings - February 2019

January 21, 2019
1. 2019 California Plant and Soil Conference February 5-6, 2019 DoubleTree Hotel & Fresno Convention Center 2233 Ventura Street, Fresno, CA 93721 Tel: 559-268-1000. http://calasa.ucdavis.
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