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Welcome to the University of California Cooperative Extension - Santa Cruz County website. We hope you find this information useful and beneficial for your business practices and home use.
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The University of California Cooperative Extension is dedicated to protecting and improving the resources and quality of life in Santa Cruz County by providing research-generated knowledge and techniques related to agriculture, natural resources and youth development.
Mark Bolda's Berry Blog
A Brief Catalogue of Early Season Transplant Disorders
A few things that growers and field people might being seeing this time of year in strawberry plants.Salt Toxicity: By far the biggest issue so far in 2012 has been salt damage. This issue is well described in the January 6 post, but a photo is included...
The Postscript to Last Week’s Blog Article about Salt Damage
As a postscript to last week’s post regarding salt and ammonium damage to area strawberry plantings, I will outline the results of the soil samples taken from a field demonstrating the symptoms described in that article. Steve Koike and I collected soil...
Current 4-H Green Sheet
The Green Sheets Newsletter provides current information for volunteers and families enrolled in the Santa Cruz County 4-H YDP. ***THIS NEWSLETTER IS ONLY FOR CURRENTLY ENROLLED 4-H MEMBERS***
| Issue | Articles | Type | Date Added |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOAL Career Day | Santa Cruz County 4-H All-Stars Present GOAL Day! February 4th, 2012 Go Out And Learn is a community partnership to promote career awareness and gain learning experience with careers youth are interested in for their professional lives. Please view the flyer on the Newsletter website. |
1/19/12 | |
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Current Farm Bureau Newsletter Article
What herbicides exist for vegetation control along roadsides or other areas where low impact management is needed?
Herbicides for Vegetation Control on Roadsides - January 2012
Calendar
| Event Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 4-H LCORT Conference | 1/27/2012 |
| Boulder Creek 4-H Club Meeting | 2/1/2012 |
| Felton 4-H Club Meeting | 2/1/2012 |
| 2012 Annual Central Coast Strawberry Meeting | 2/2/2012 |
| PlacerGROWN Food & Farm Conference | 2/4/2012 |
Current News
LBAM Presentation December 6, 2011 Tjosvold
New Publication available - Organic Vegetable Production Manual. It is available here at the office for $25 plus tax or you can go to the publication web site and order a copy. Use promotion code PRCRU44 when ordering on-line and you will receive 10% off.
Powerpoints from 2011 Panel Discussion of Entomology in Strawberries and Caneberries
Sample Costs to Produce Wrapped Iceberg Lettuce 2010 (Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties)
Recent Publications and Resources
Contact Information
Santa Cruz County
Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz County
1432 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076-2796
Phone: (831) 763-8040
Fax: (831) 763-8006
Director:
Laura Tourte
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. for lunch)
Fridays: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. open and 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. by appointment
We will be closed for the holiday on Monday, January 16 and for furlough on Friday, January 27.
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