Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UC ANR, discusses high winds and extreme fire weather conditions in SoCal. Visit bit.ly/3CbrH4Z to access his office hours and the latest information.
For a #wildfire pre-evacuation checklist from the UC ANR Fire Network, visit ucanr.edu/sites/fire/Safety/Evacuation
#PalisadesFire #CAwx #CAFire
Natalie Levy, soil health and organic materials management advisor at UC South Coast Research & Cooperative Extension of Orange County, shares three tips for the rapid or "hot" composting method. This method is best for community gardens and urban farm settings where more than one person is working the pile.
On this #VeteransDay we highlight how Master Gardener Program, UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County teams up with VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System to bring #gardening tools to our veterans in the heart of #LosAngelesCounty. The 15-acre Veterans Garden located on the West Los Angeles VA Campus is a source of healing and nutrition support. 🌻 #VeteransGardening #CommunityPartnerships
Discover the beauty of #DíadeMuertos.
Mexico’s #DayoftheDead is a celebration that honors loved ones who have passed and keeps their memory alive through colorful altars. Join us and UC ANR Español as we honor this celebration.
In-field ag robot demos underway at #FIRAUSA24. From planting to weeding. Robots that maximize your yield management!
As we wrap up #HispanicHeritageMonth, UC Master Gardener of Imperial County, Eliza Barajas, explains how the UC Master Gardener Program is an inclusive community and enhances her work with individuals with developmental disorders.#UCANR #UCMasterGardeners UCCE Master Gardeners of Imperial County
UC Master Gardener Program’s Kristian Salgado shares what makes the UCCE Master Gardeners of Imperial County program unique, in particular with the Latino community. #ImperialCounty#LatinxHeritgageMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth
Grant Johnson, UCCE urban agriculture technology advisor for Los Angeles & Orange counties, is researching the viability of a solar voltaic shade screen that can retract between two shipping containers. This structure, one of two in the world, is ideal for growers who need shade to grow plants outdoors and want to harness renewable energy to power their operation at the same time.
Irrigation efficiency using sprinklers at nurseries
Let's get technical with Gerry Spinelli, UCCE production horticulture advisor for San Diego County. Do you know how to ensure sprinklers are irrigating efficiently and uniformly? Watch the video to learn more!
Happy #FoodSafetyEducation Month!
Ahmed El-Moghazy, UC Cooperative Extension specialist for food safety at the University of California, Riverside, helps California farmers and food processing facilities enhance their food safety practices by training appropriate personnel and addressing food safety issues on their farms.
Currently, he is investigating the accuracy and applicability of small and lightweight point-of-use biosensor technology used to test contamination of liquids such as irrigation and washing water or solids like food samples.
#foodsafety #research
Elina Niño, associate professor of cooperative extension - apiculture, highlights how the UC California Master Beekeeper Program extends science-based information to Californians. cambp.ucdavis.edu/