Ventura

Primary Image
euc and a bit of scrap
Article

Mulch and Avocado Root Rot and Gibberellic Acid Too!

January 18, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Jan 07, 2019 The California Avocado Society will host the first of its 2019 California Avocado Growers Seminar Series with workshops focused on mulch and Phytophthora. Dr. Ben Faber, Dr. Tim Spann and Dr. Carol Lovatt will deliver presentations at the seminars. Dr.
View Article
Primary Image
irrigATING CITRUS
Article

Better Soil, Better Water Workshop

January 17, 2019
By Ben A Faber
SWEEP and Healthy Soils Grants Opportunity Workshop February 14, 2018 Ventura, CA Co-sponsored by University of California Cooperative Extension Ventura County Farm Bureau Ventura Co.
View Article
Primary Image
HSP logo
Article

Healthy Soils and Water Efficiency Grant Programs

January 14, 2019
By Ben A Faber
The California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) is NOW accepting applications for the HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM! This program provides cost-share to farmers and ranchers to implement soil health practices, including compost application, cover cropping, prescribed grazing, and much, much more! The...
View Article
Primary Image
Wind Machine frost
Article

Frost and Rain?

January 9, 2019
By Ben A Faber
It is that time of year and we should be alert to threat of freezing weather and damage to trees. Last winter was one of the warmest on record, but there was still a sneak cold blast around December 25 that caused some problems in some areas.
View Article
Primary Image
Residents of fire-prone areas should remove flammable landscape plants. (Photo: Pxhere)
Article

Novel way to remove fire-prone plants

January 3, 2019
Residents in fire-prone areas should take a critical look at the plants around their homes and remove any that can fuel a wildfire, wrote a team that includes UC Master Gardener Jessica Craven Goldstein for VC Reporter.
View Article
Primary Image
President Janet Napolitano thanked Don Bransford and everyone who provided information to the UC ANR Advisory Committee. She announced she would be moving forward on the committee's recommendations.
Article

PAC discusses ANR Advisory Committee recommendations

December 21, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The UC ANR Advisory Committee, appointed by President Janet Napolitano to consider options for UC ANR's structure, governance and funding, submitted its recommendations to her, Don Bransford told the UC President's Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources (PAC), which met Dec.
View Article
Article

Resolution-ready

December 20, 2018
I suspect that many look forward with great alacrity to the winter break that is almost here. I don't know about others but I fully expect to see some winter weather though my destination is far less exciting than that of others (The Netherlands, India, Cancun, New Orleans, etc.).
View Article
Primary Image
Screen Shot 2018-12-17 at 2.38.53 PM
Article

Learning & Development

December 19, 2018
By Jodi L Azulai
WebANR Communicating Your Story: LinkedIn Date: Thursday January 3, 2019 Time: 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Zoom link: https://ucanr.zoom.
View Article
Primary Image
RPSevent
Article

Rock Paper Scissors Holiday!

December 18, 2018
I went to the 4-H Rock Paper Scissors Event at Hansen Agricultural Center. More than twenty kids attended the event! There were a lot of arts and crafts tables. We made the crafts to give as gifts to our family and friends.
View Article