Farms and Agricultural Fields

Date Palm Trees
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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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Purple lupins
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Hopland Hikes - Wildflowers

Apr 12 2025

Join Dr. Jennifer Riddell, local biologist and Cathy Monroe of the California Native Plant Society (Sanhedrin Chapter) to visit the beautiful wildflowers at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center.The hike will be around 2-3 miles, at a wildflower pace (slow to take in what we discover). We expect to…
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Ranunculus flowers at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad
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Summit to showcase California agritourism best practices, May 14-15

April 11th, 2025
By Michael Hsu
The California Agritourism Summit, May 14-15 in San Diego County, will bring together agritourism stakeholders to share current initiatives and industry developments, gain practical tools to start or expand an agritourism business, develop strategic partnerships, and create a collective vision for the future…
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Ngodoo Atume with farmer
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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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2025 First Report-- April 2

April 2nd, 2025
By Patricia A Lazicki
General situation, thrips population developmentPlanting is in full swing. Temperatures and precipitation this spring are close to historic norms, and the thrips population predictions are very similar to those we saw last year. We’re currently at the peak of 1st-generation adults; they’ll be laying their…
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Photo Forest and Lake by Katie Musial on Unsplash
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2 RFPs - Vertebrate Pest Control Research and Forest Monitoring

March 27th, 2025
By Kendra T Rose
Dear Colleagues,1) California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Integrated Pest Control Branch is now accepting applications for the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Program (VPCRP). This funding opportunity is designed to support innovative research and education projects aimed at…
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Ocean water polluted with plastics and other pollutants
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Contaminantes de Preocupación Emergente (CECs), Medidas de Mitigación y Regulaciones en el Sur de California

March 27th, 2025
By Esther N Lofton, Daniel Gonzalez
Los Contaminantes de Preocupación Emergente (CECs) son sustancias que representan un riesgo para la salud y el medio ambiente, pero no se monitorean regularmente en el agua potable. Este artículo examina varios tipos de CECs, incluyendo PFAS, microplásticos, pesticidas, productos farmacéuticos y…
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