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Kratt Elementary students in Ms. Vasquez's class learned about different garden-based nutrition education topics like how to start seeds in a greenhouse. We look forward to the new school year! 😃#healthyfresnocounty #fresnounified #ucce #ucanr #calfreshhealthyliving

Madera High School teen parent club & teen parent students attended a garden workshop CFHL, UCCE hosted & were able to plant black corn, squash & kale. Students were given a garden planting guide & seeds to start growing their own vegetables. #healthymaderacounty #maderaunified

Article alert!📢 Biochar impacts on soil moisture retention and respiration in a coarse-textured soil under dry conditions doi.org/10.1002/saj2.2… #OpenAccess study by Thao & colleagues Agricultural Research Service UC Merced UCCE Fresno County

The latest issue of the California Agriculture Journal Journal is out. New research shows that prescribed burns in young forests can mitigate wildfires’ impacts, and pre-fire treatments as part of a pyro silviculture regime can facilitate prescribed burning in young stands. bit.ly/4dFVdgL

Through the last school year, the James Madison Garden Club took care and explored the garden. Sixth graders in the club also taught 3rd graders how to properly water plants and showed other members in the club how to weed and plant seeds.🌱☀️😀🪱

Sequoia Middle School students in Mrs. Hardy's class learned about different garden-based nutrition education topics including how to start seeds in a greenhouse & how to tell the difference between pests or pals in the garden. We look forward to using the updated garden space.

A heat advisory remains in effect throughout California! Temperatures of more than 100 degrees are expected. CDFA reminds the agricultural community to protect workers from heat illness as high temperatures are forecast across the state through Friday. dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2024/2…

California investment in farm-to-school programs allows more kids to eat locally grown fruits & vegetables, plus small farms benefit, finds report by Berkeley Food Institute, Ag&Natural Resources, Food Insight Group & Dept. of Agriculture. See story by HavenBourque🇺🇦 bit.ly/4ddmGoY

Monitoring tree stem water potential requires someone to be in the orchard from 1-3 PM. Isaya Kisekka has been looking into the accuracy of commercially available sensors that will collect the data passively, listen to find out what he says about them: growingthevalleypodcast.com/podcastfeed/20…

September is #RethinkYourDrink month! RYD is an initiative across CA to encourage people to drink fewer sugary drinks and choose healthier options like water. For more tips visit: uncoverhealthyhabits.com #HealthyChoices #SugarAwareness #RethinkYourDrink #ReThinkYourDrink2024

White House Summit, attended by UC SAREP interim director Ruth Dahlquist-Willard, explores impact of extreme heat and ways to adapt. Read about UC ANR Small Farms Network's work to support small-scale and underserved farmers impacted by extreme heat. ucanr.edu/News/?routeNam…

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The UC ANR Fire Network has assembled a website with fire preparedness resources. Visit ucanr.edu/sites/fire/Pre… #CAwx #LAwx

This week on Growing the Valley, I talk with Doug Amaral about his work updating nitrogen uptake curves for Golden and Lost Hills pistachio cultivars. Listen to find out more: growingthevalleypodcast.com/podcastfeed/20…

Announcing the UC SAREP Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Small Grants Program request for proposals for 2025-26. Application deadline January 14, 2025. For more information and to apply: sarep.ucanr.edu/grantsFY25-26

UCCE Fresno Small Farms Team IN THE NEWS: Small Farmers and UCCE Fresno Extension Work Together to Combat Emerging Agricultural Pests entomologytoday.org/2024/10/15/sma…

Our team had the opportunity to participate in the UCSF HEaL Conference at Sunnyside High School. We discussed the amount of added sugar in common drinks with the community and gave an overview of the MyPlate to middle school Junior Doctors Academy students. #HealthyFresnoCounty

3 aphid-resistant long bean lines & 1 bush-type nematode-resistant line were developed using modern techniques for pest resistance. They aim to improve yield for farmers in CA doi.org/10.1002/plr2.2… Congrats B. Huynh & team! UC Riverside UC Riverside CNAS UCCE Fresno County Legume Systems Research Innovation Lab Bao Lam Huynh

Last month we wrapped up our first cooking class in collaboration with Fort Miller Middle School in Fresno! Thank you so much to our wonderful partners Xee and Beatrice for making this class possible and to our Fresno & Madera UCCE CalFresh Healthy Living team for their support.