UC Cooperative Extension Monterey County has been part of the region’s agricultural community since 1918, providing research-based support to growers, industry, and youth. Advisors specialize in ...

The UCCE Master Food Preserver Program is part of a countrywide effort by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) to raise public awareness and promote safe food practices at home. The ...

OBJECTIVE: Create the most fire-resistant zone in the area immediately surrounding your home to avoid home ignition from blowing embers. Greatest hazard: plants against combustible siding and under or ...

This hands-on learning opportunity (March 30 to April 3) features UC experts. It is for a broad audience, including growers, crop consultants and irrigation practitioners. It means different things to ...

Join UC Master Gardener volunteers from across California for the 2026 UC Master Gardener Conference, a virtual statewide gathering designed to help volunteers learn, connect and grow. Over three days ...

January Avocados, macadamia nuts, strawberries, broccoli, kumquats, lemons, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, rhubarb, carrots, beets, tangerines, snow peas, sugar snaps ...

Oversupply of grapes, plummeting consumer demand and skyrocketing production costs have led the wine industry to a crisis point. “We have an economic downturn in the wine-grape market, and it is ...

This last year of unpredictable weather of up and down temps, hot and cold, some rain and dry weather, did not bode well for this gardener and maybe not for others. In my neck of the woods of the San ...

Serving slices of watermelon on the Fourth of July is a long-standing tradition at some facilities within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. But this July, there was ...

UC Cooperative Extension advisors are on the front line and get the most interesting questions from our community. Someone brought some wasps into our office, and was worried they were invading her ...

Fig 1: Rooting of a basil cutting in water, photo by Jim Farr Plant propagation is a rewarding practice that allows home gardeners to multiply their favorite plants, save money, and share beloved ...

As California agriculture faces both challenges and opportunities, a coalition of state, academic and agricultural industry partners is introducing the California Agricultural Research & Innovation ...