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National Honey Bee Day 2018: Brush up on your knowledge of bee protection.

Added August 15, 2018

Celebrate National Honey Bee Day by brushing up on your knowledge of bee protection—check out the newly revised Best Management Practices to Protect Bees from Pesticides and Bee Precaution Pesticide Ratings from UC IPM. These resources will...
What's all the bzzz about?

Added August 14, 2018

Are you among the growing group that have taken up beekeeping? Whether you are a backyard hive enthusiast, or operate a large scale production, in honor of National Honey Bee Day 2018 this coming Saturday, August 18th, 2018, be sure to check out the...
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: 2018 CA AG in the Classroom Conference Scholarship

Added August 6, 2018

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE for the 2018 California AG in the Classroom Conference September 28-29 Palm Springs, CA Have you been interested in finding new and exciting ways to bring food, fiber, flowers, and fuel into your learning...
A Tale of Two Fires

Added August 1, 2018

Fire has a vitally important role in the California landscape and many fire-related studies have been conducted at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC) since 1951. The majority of these fires have been prescribed burns, well controlled to...
Celebrating Avocados

Added July 31, 2018

It's National Avocado Day - a fruit truly worth celebrating. Yes, it is often synonymous with guacamole, the Super Bowl of dips, but it is so much more. Read on for some interesting information from Nationaldaycalendar.com... NATIONAL AVOCADO DAY -...