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2025 California Date Palm Workshop

Apr 23 2025

Join us for the upcoming 2025 California Date Palm Workshop event where you will learn about date production. There will be presentations on irrigation, nutrients, disease, pests, and regulations. “The workshop brings together researchers, growers and stakeholders to discuss recent research…
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Composting: what is it and how to do it!

Mar 27 2025

Composting is a natural way to reduce trash, help address climate change, and convert your yard waste and food scraps into a free, high-quality soil amendment. It requires minimal effort, equipment, and expense, and it makes you feel good. Learn how to set up and maintain your backyard composting, from start…
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Enhance Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency for Controlled Environment Agriculture

May 7th, 2025
By Amrita Mukherjee, Esther N Lofton, Grant E Johnson
 UC Davis and UCANR are conducting a research study to enhance water and nutrient use efficiency in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) facilities, focusing greenhouses and indoor vertical farms. This initiative, supported by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), will…
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New video series to help new California vegetable growers

May 5th, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
To train new people to work with California specialty crops and update the skills of current workers, educators from UC Davis and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fresno State, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Chico State and five California community colleges are producing educational videos.
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Reminder: May 8th UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa Field Day

April 30th, 2025
  Thursday, May 8th, UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa Field Day7:30 AM - 1:30 PM at UC Davis and 2:00PM – 4:00PM in Woodland at the California Wheat CommissionBrief Agenda:1) Morning: Field visit on breeding and agronomy (8:00 am - 12:00 pm)2) Free lunch, supported by…
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Survey on AI Chatbots in Farming

April 11th, 2025
This short survey aims to gather your valuable insights on how a specialized agricultural chatbot could assist with your day-to-day farming operations. You can either test our prototype and compare it with ChatGPT, or simply share which features would be most beneficial for your specific farming context.The…
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Upcoming Field Days Featuring California Small Grain Cropping Systems

April 7th, 2025
By Mark E Lundy
 Save the dates!There are two upcoming opportunities to attend field days and learn about current work related to small grain crops in California:Thursday, April 10, 10AM – 12PM, Fresno State Center for Irrigation TechnologyFresno State will be hosting a Field Day this coming Thursday, 4/10 in…
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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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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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