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Join the UC Master Food Preservers at Celebrating Farm Life Day and get all your food preservation questions answered! Whether you’re curious about canning garden produce, freezing seasonal fruits, dehydrating herbs, or safely fermenting vegetables, our trained volunteers are ready to share trusted, research…

The 2025 UCCE Imperial County Livestock program's summer interns will be presenting their self-led projects that highlight things they have learned throughout the summer related to beef cattle production. Presentation topics: Cattle's role in health care, Global beef productions, Perceptions of the cattle…

Presenters: Dr. Sandipa Gautam, Cooperative Extension Area Citrus IPM Advisor, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources; Dr. Kris Godfrey, Project Scientist, Contained Research Facility, UC Davis; Dr. Daniel Carrillo, Assistant Professor, Entomology & Nematology Department, University of Florida; Tera Pitman…

Grazing in the Vineyard with Delfino FarmsA hands-on workshop about livestock grazing in vineyards. Our program includes: Basics of vineyard grazing and suitabilityReasons to graze your vineyardVineyard:Livestock:Forage relationshipHosted by UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources…

Mark you calendars and join the UCCE Imperial & Riverside advisers for a FREE, Field Day! Where you will learn about the benefits of different soil conservation practices including cover crop, compost and biochar use. Field day will be held in Thermal, CA on June 17, 2025. …

Update on Beginning Farmer Resources in a Changing WorldSpeakers:● Ann Baier from the National Center for Appropriate Technology● Dr. Maurice Pitesky from UC Davis Vet Med Extension  In this webinar, we will highlight current resources, opportunities, and support systems available to beginning…

Timing and Logistics in a Crop-Poultry Integrated SystemSpeakers:● Vegetable and cover crop insights from Dr. Ajay Nair - Iowa State University● Poultry insights from Dr. Maurice Pitesky - UC Davis Vet Med ExtensionIn this webinar, Dr. Ajay Nair will share insights on successfully timing and managing…

📣 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 📣The 2025 Rice Production Workshop originally scheduled for July 23, 2025, has been CANCELLED and rescheduled to March 2026.We appreciate your understanding and look forward to offering an even more robust and timely workshop next year. 🌾Stay tuned for updates! 

Do not miss this upcoming meeting hosted by The University of Arizona, Arizona Experiment Station and Emerging Viruses in Cucurbits Working Group (EVCWG) that is focused on the management of insect transmitted viruses in desert melon production. Two of our local UCCE Imperial County advisors, Ana Pastrana …

The Forest Stewardship and Post-fire Forest Resilience Programs are collaborating with CAL FIRE's Lewis A. Moran Reforestation Center to host a field trip to the nursery facility in Davis, CA. Join us as we discuss cone collection and processing; seed processing; propagation and seedling care; and how forest…