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Bug Squad blog template. Bumble bee foraging on bull thistle.
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When the Bond Lab Went to Salt Lake City

April 3rd, 2025
 The Jason Bond lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, showcased its work at the annual meeting of the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America  (PBESA), held this week in Salt Lake City. PBESA encompasses 11 Western states, plus parts of Canada and Mexico, and U.S…
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Root for the Roaches, Cheer for the Maggots at UC Davis Picnic Day

April 2nd, 2025
 Bugs reign, especially at picnics.And especially at the campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day.What will be buzzing, racing or crawling at Briggs Hall during the 111th annual Picnic Day on Saturday, April 12?Bees, cockroaches and maggots.The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology encourages you to…
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Statewide team to assist small farms with SGMA

April 2nd, 2025
By Ngodoo Atume, Kristen Farrar
California relies on groundwater - water stored in underground aquifers and pumped through wells - for up to 41% of water supply in normal years and up to 60% during times of drought. In 2014, the California legislature signed into law the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) with the primary goal…
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Bumble Bee Researcher to Give UC Davis Seminar

April 1st, 2025
 Interested in bumble bees?Native bee researcher Hollis Woodard of UC Riverside will discuss "Adventures in Bumble Bee Research and Conservation" at a spring seminar hosted Monday, April 7 by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT).Woodard, an associate professor, will speak at 4:10 p…
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Creeping Sage flowering, Jeanette Alosi.
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Spring Blooming Natives

March 31st, 2025
Spring is here, and many native plants are coming into bloom. Orange California poppies color the roadside and hills. Redbuds burst with magenta flowers. Butterflies flutter among the blue dicks in grassy areas in upper Bidwell Park and along foothill roadsides. The good news is that many California native…
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In Support of the UC Davis Bee Haven

March 31st, 2025
 A buzzworthy item...The UC Davis Bee Haven, maintained by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is one of the beneficiaries of the UC Davis Give Day, now underway through 4:59 p.m., Saturday, Apri1 12. This is the ninth annual philanthropic event coinciding with the campuswide UC…
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Amy Rathbone is feeling lucky to collaborate with Mendocino forestland

March 28th, 2025
This interview concludes our Women’s History Month series- view three more interviews with women landowners on the blog home page! Every Forest Stewardship Workshop participant has their own, unique relationship with forests. For Amy Rathbone, purchasing a parcel of forestland with her husband meant…
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For Joy Jackman, restoring forestland is a decades-long dream come true

March 27th, 2025
By Grace N Dean
 This interview is part of our Women’s History Month series- check back this week for stories from female forest landowners to inspire your forest stewardship journey! Forests have been a part of Joy Jackman’s life since college, where she spent three summers as a US Forest Service forestry…
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Step by step, Julianna Olate is creating a healthier and more resilient forest

March 26th, 2025
By Grace N Dean
This interview is part of our Women’s History Month series- check back this week for more stories from female forest landowners to inspire your forest stewardship journey! Julianna Olate has stewarded forestland in Del Norte County since 2008, managing her own 80-acre parcel and her neighbor's 160-acre…
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Gain ideas for your own hardscaping by looking at how it is used in other countries, as in this example from Kyoto, Japan. J.C. Lawrence
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Planning Your Hardscape

March 24th, 2025
Hardscapes are the constructed features such as paths, patios and pergolas that make a landscape human-friendly.  Their permanent and relatively costly nature calls for careful planning before construction.  Here are some questions and suggestions to help in planning hardscape features for your yard.
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Desert marigold thriving in the Wildlife Habitat Garden at the Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden at Patrick Ranch. Laura Kling
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Wildlife-Friendly Garden

March 19th, 2025
At this time of year many gardeners reflect upon what worked in the garden over the past year, plan changes to implement in the coming months, and consider new plants to introduce. This Spring, why not begin planning a more wildlife-friendly garden?  You can encourage birds, butterflies, lizards, frogs and a…
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Lemon verbena, bee balm and echinacea growing together are a good example of companion planting. Joyce Hill.jpg
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Spring 2025 Upcoming Master Gardener Workshops

March 16th, 2025
By UC Master Gardeners of Butte County The Master Gardeners Spring Workshop Series is in full swing! The series began in February, but worry not -- there are plenty of topics still to be covered from now into June: fifteen workshops to be exact, seven of them on all-new subjects and eight on tried-and…
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Olive growers, enthusiasts invited to UC olive webinar April 4

March 14th, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Growers and others interested in growing table olives or olives for making olive oil are invited to a California Statewide Olive Seminar on Friday, April 4. The online seminar, a series of presentations from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., is sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension and UC…
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Dianthus, the “Divine Flower”

March 12th, 2025
References to the plant genus Dianthus go back as far as the Greek botanist Theophrastus.  He named these plants from the Caryophyllaceae family “divine flower” (dios = divine plus anthos = flower). 
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Brown chickens peck at bugs in the grass at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Bird flu's impact on egg and milk markets varies

March 12th, 2025
By Ria DeBiase
 Egg prices soar while dairy prices remain stable as H5N1 spreads through CaliforniaConsumers have faced reduced egg supplies and high egg prices. A recent article by University of California, Davis agricultural economists explore the reasons for reduced egg supplies and high egg prices and assess what…
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Rod Stiefvater speaks at a Department of Plant Sciences seminar
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Gift extends UC Davis pistachio research on new scions, rootstocks

March 6th, 2025
By Emily C. Dooley
The University of California, Davis, is enhancing and expanding its Pistachio Breeding Program after a generous gift from philanthropist and pistachio farmer Rod Stiefvater, who is donating more than $335,000 over three years to develop new rootstocks that thrive under changing climate conditions.
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Date production workshop set for April 23 in Palm Desert

March 5th, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The 2025 California Date Palm Workshop will be held on April 23 in Palm Desert at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Center. Anyone who is interested in growing dates is welcome to attend. "This workshop brings together researchers, growers and stakeholders to discuss recent research data on the ‘state of the…
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Welcome to UCCE Sutter-Yuba

4-H Youth Development Program

The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program engages youth in reaching their fullest potential by focusing on the development of citizenship, leadership, and life skills, such as decision-making, communication, responsibility and teamwork.

Climate Smart Agriculture Program

The UC ANR Climate Smart Agriculture program provides assistance to growers to receive funding and implement carbon sequestration, water efficiency, and methane reduction projects.

Master Gardeners

Sutter-Yuba Master Gardeners are trained representatives of the University of California Cooperative Extension, assisting the gardening community by providing research based home gardening information. 

Master Food Preservers

Sutter-Yuba Master Food Preservers are trained agents of the University of California Cooperative Extension, assisting the home food preservation.  

Orchard Crops

Prunes, almonds, pears, apple, cherry, olive, plum and pomegranate

Tree Crops

Walnuts, peaches, kiwifruit, pecan, grape, nectarine, pistachio, persimmon, chestnut, apricots, fuelwood.

Field Crops

Alfalfa/Hay, Beans, Wheat, Grains, Corn, Sorghum, Barley, Sunflower, Safflower, Oil Seed (soybean, Canola), Pseudo-cereal (buckwheat, chia, quinoa, amaranth)

Rice Program

Rice, Wild Rice

Vegetable Crops

Cucurbits (squash, pumpkin, melons), Tomatoes, Sugar Beets, Vegetables, Strawberries

Nutrition Education Program

Provides nutrition curricula to qualifying schools and community organizations to encourage a healthy lifestyle and food choices.

Livestock & Natural Resources

Ranch economics and business management, drought resilience, predator-livestock coexistence and irrigated pasture management.

Living With Fire

Prevention of loss of homes during a wildfire, how to landscape and construct homes for improved safety.

 

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University of California Cooperative Extension
Sutter-Yuba Counties
 
142A Garden Highway
Yuba City, CA 95991
 
Office: (530) 822-7515
Fax: (530) 673-5368
 

 

Area Director/Academic Program Manager: 

Teghpreet Ahluwalia tkahluwalia@ucanr.edu 

 

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Upcoming Events

May 1 2025

4-H County Council Meeting

All Club representatives, volunteers and youth are welcome and encouraged to attend meeting Minutes and agendas are available online at http://ucanr.edu/council.
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