Native to South America, Argentine ants were introduced to California in 1905. Today, 90% of Southern California and coastal orchards are infested with ants. Some trees experience up to 1 million ant ...

UC Cooperative Extension specialist Steve Fennimore has retired after 28 years with the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences ...

Research by the Nutrition Policy Institute’s CalFresh Healthy Living team highlights the importance of providing tailored resources and support for nutrition and physical activity in childcare ...

Sharing a link to an article posted by the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences recapping the 28 year career of Cooperative Extension Weed Scientist Dr. Steve Fennimore. As a colleague of Steve for ...

Emily Jane Freed began as UC Cooperative Extension area director for Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties in June.

Cooperative Extension was established in Placer and Nevada Counties in 1917. In the agreement, the county provides support staff and services in exchange for the university-paid programs and ...

Strike up the band!We greeted the first monarch of the year in our Vacaville pollinator garden today. The female arrived at 12: 45 p. m. and laid eggs on five milkweed plants. She sipped a little ...

Research-based landscape plant factors (PF) and turfgrass crop coefficients (Kc) have been established (Table 1) and can be used to adjust reference evapotranspiration (ETo) data and estimate the ...

Venue San Ramon City Center City Center Bishop Ranch, 6000 Bollinger Canyon Rd. San Ramon, CA 94583 United States ...

We share University of California, USDA , and Cooperative Extension research-based practices in the safe home food preservation of our local bounty in Solano and Yolo ...

Become Part of the 2026 Master Gardener ProgramNow that the Master Gardener Program is here in Kern County, we are looking for our first group of excited volunteers! The purpose of the UC Master ...