Growth Control

Five guys stand around a spray drone on an equipment stand. Headshots of a woman and two men are on the left side.

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University of Georgia wins top honors at 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge

May 8th, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

A fully automated spraying drone platform took the grand prize – a $20,000 Innovation Award sponsored by Farm-ng and Western Growers – in the third annual Farm Robotics Challenge.

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Central Sierra: The 3 P's of Tomato & Pepper Growing: Planting- Pruning- Problems (EDC MG)

May 31 2025

Learn how to successfully grow two of the most popular garden vegetables: tomatoes and peppers. Topics covered will be how to plant seedlings in the garden, methods of pruning and training growing plants, and diagnosing and resolving problems including pests.

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Lettuce seedlings in a tray with white plastic identification tags for each seedling

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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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At Mendocino Grape Day event, Chris Chen engages with local growers

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Advisor Chen works for resilient future for viticulture in Northern California

April 14th, 2025

By Matthew Barnes

Christopher Chen, UC Cooperative Extension integrated vineyard systems advisor for Lake, Mendocino and Sonoma counties, works to ensure that the vineyards that produce the region’s world-renowned wines can thrive amid the challenges of climate change, wildfires and water scarcity.

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Central Sierra: Virtual Fencing On California Rangelands

What is Virtual Fencing? Virtual fencing (VF) is a precision agriculture tool gaining traction across Californias diverse rangelands. It uses GPS collars to contain livestock without physical fences.

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Central Sierra | Master Gardeners | February Gardening Tips

Above 2000 ft. : prune deciduous fruit trees, cane berries Below 2000 ft.: prune grapes, roses, crepe myrtle. Paint trunks of bare root and young fruit trees to prevent borers and protect from sunburn. Use interior white latex paint with equal amounts of water and apply generously.

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