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We hope you will join us on May 16-17 from noon to noon. Visit our UCCE donation page to make an online gift. Whether you contribute $5 or $500, your support helps fund our program. Calendar Event Name Date Thelma Hansen Symposium 5/14/2024 Field Day - Drip Irrigation for Strawberry Establishment 5/15/2024 Wild Bee Diversity - Decline & Conservation 5/18/2024 All About Argentine Ants 5/20/2024 Fumigants and Non-Fumigants Alternatives Meeting 5/23/2024 Central Coast Hub Field Day: Cover Crops in Action 5/28/2024 ESA Annual Meeting 2024 8/4/2024 Show More Steam Use in Greenhouse and Nursery Systems by Emma Volk and Dr. Steve Fennimore Steam has long been utilized to control soilborne pathogens, pests, and weeds. The question is not if steam can control pests and diseases, but if it can be efficient and cost-effective in agricultural settings. Click here to read full article UC Cooperative Extension & Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center Annual Report 2022-2023 Subscribe to the Ventura County Newsletter UCCE Ventura County- Blogs CA Red Scale From Sandipa Gautam in the Central Valley Hello everyone, Please find first California red scale memo for 2024 season. CRS degree days for four counties, Kern, Tulare, Fresno, and Madera are updated on the LREC website. Please visit link for biweekly... By Ben A Faber Author - Advisor Comments: 0 Brown Garden Snail Year! You see them here, you see them there, you see those brown garden snails everywhere in the avocado trees this year. A wet year. What do you expect? Lush, beautiful tree growth, yeah. And when you come to harvest the fruit, the leaves and fruit are... By Ben Faber Author - Advisor Comments: 0 NRCS Disaster Funds Available in Ventura Brooks Engelhardt of Natural Resources Conservation Service says: Greetings, We have an EQIP-Disaster (for recent storm damage) fund pool open for FSA declared disaster counties, which includes Ventura County. Application deadline is May 24,... By Ben A Faber Author - Advisor Comments: 0 Avocado Lace Bug Talk Growers Invited to Avocado Lace Bug Presentation On May 14 at 12:30 p.m., Paloma Dadlani — a graduate student under Dr. Mark Hoddle who has been spearheading avocado lace bug research funded by the California Avocado Commission — will... By Ben A Faber Author - Advisor Comments: 0 Show More Detection of HLB in VC establishes new quarantine area October 3, 2023 CDFA has declared a quarantine in Ventura County following the detection of the citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, in two citrus trees on one residential property in the city of Santa Paula. These detections are the first HLB-positive trees in Ventura County. CDFA is working with the USDA and the Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner on this cooperative project. The detection will require a mandatory five-mile-radius quarantine area around the find site to restrict the movement of citrus fruit, trees, and related plant material. The quarantine area is bordered on the north by Ojai Road; on the south by E Los Angeles Avenue; on the west by Wells Road; and on the east by Balcom Canyon Road. HLB quarantine maps for Ventura County are available online at: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/citrus/pests_diseases/hlb/regulation.html . Read the CDFA Press Release New beginnings for the Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Camarillo In December 2022, the University of California acquired a 114-acre farm property on the west side of Camarillo to become the new home of the Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center. The ultimate goal of the new Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center is to become a vibrant research and education hub that provides science-based solutions and is responsive to the needs of agricultural, rural and urban communities and the environment in Ventura County. Use this link to read the complete article: A New Home for HAREC Research and Extension Center System The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Division (UC ANR) operates nine Research and Extension Centers (RECs) throughout California. Each has unique ecological resources and connects research and extension activities to regional challenges and issues. Learn about all nine extensions here: RECs Brochure Accelerating Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for California Christopher Greer, UC IPM and Plant Pathology Advisor, discusses findings and makes recommendations about "Accelerating Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for California," a document resulting from 21 months of research by the Sustainable Pest Management (SPM) Work Group regarding California’s transition from high-risk pesticides to safer, more sustainable methods of pest control in both agricultural and urban settings. Read the full report: Accelerating Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for California UCCE Ventura County Welcomes Lindsey Torres Program Assistant Lindsey has lived in Ventura County for over 20 years. She is new to the University of California and is excited to be working for ANR and learning about the various programs CE Ventura has to offer. Join me in welcoming Lindsey to the UCCE Ventura County Team. Contact Lindsey Come Work With Us! Regional Operations Coordinator (Community Education Specialist 4) – Flexible Location in Region 2, Job ID 68704 (Internal to ANR employees only) NEW County Locations: Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Fresno County, Imperial County, Inyo County, Kings County, Los Angeles County, Madera County, Mariposa County, Merced County, Mono County, Monterey County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, San Francisco County, San Luis Obispo County, San Mateo County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, Tulare County, Ventura County Posted on May 7, 2024 AG Advisors Research and Diagnostics If you are a commercial grower and need advice or assistance on an agricultural issue, please contact one of our Cooperative Extension Advisors. If you wish to bring a sample to the UCCE office, please complete and print the Sample Submission Form and bring it...