Greetings from Imperial County!

2025 Guidelines...COMING SOON

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Guidelines To Production Costs and Practices Imperial County

2025 Field and Vegetable Crops

If you are interested in obtaining a copy and want to be notified once the circulars are ready for purchase, email Andrea Ramirez (aiestrada@ucanr.edu) for notification.

New JOB Posting

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Master Gardener Coordinator - Holtville, CA Job ID 72033

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Master Gardener Coordinator Job Posting

Celebration Corner

Philip Waisen - Root Leachate Treatment Increased Melon Plant Growth in Low Desert Growing Conditions - Published Photo Winner (2024)

“Academic success depends on research and publications.” Philip Zimbardo

Philip Waisen, UCCE Vegetable Crops Advisor for Imperial & Riverside counties recently won the West Regional (California) published photo award for “Root Leachate Treatment Increased Melon Plant Growth in Low Desert Growing Conditions” during the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) 2024 Annual Meeting/Professional Improvement Conference held in July.

The picture is of a field trial that was conducted to examine with and without tomato root leachate treatments on melon in Coachella Valley, Riverside, CA. Root leachate treatment significantly increased canopy cover by 4%. The published photo shows visual differences in melon plants as affected by root leachate treatment; the left row was treated with root leachate and the right row was not treated.

All of us at UCCE Imperial County are so proud to have such an amazing professional on our team. Congratulations on this award and here is too many more!

Oli Bachie, UCCE Agronomy and Weed Management Advisor for Imperial, Riverside and San Diego counties and County Director for Imperial County, for being recognized as the winner of the California Distinguished Service Award during The National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) 2024 Annual Meeting/Professional Improvement Conference in July in Dallas, Texas. Only Extension professionals with more than 10 years of service are eligible for this award.

All of us at UCCE Imperial County hope you're as happy as we are about this success! This award is an incredible milestone and you deserve the spotlight to celebrate the moment.

2023 GUIDELINES

Home Garden Planting Calendars

2020 Vegetable Planting Calendar (Rev. - February 2020)

2020 Plant Flower Seeds (Rev. - February 2020)

4 Tips To Stay Healthy with CalFresh Healthy Living - UCCE Imperial County

Check out our latest youtube video!!!

https://youtu.be/akinZTd-PeA

Kids R Us Preschool

Great video in Spanish. Wonderful job that CalFresh is doing in our preschools.

https://youtu.be/uaJM_9vhBx4

Insights: Water and Drought Online Seminar Series

The latest research-based advice on weathering a drought is now available free online. The UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources is working to help farmers cope with the unwelcome outcome of historically low rainfall the last three years. UC scientists, with support from the California Department of Water Resources, have recorded video presentations on high-priority drought webpages.

Each presentation is about one half hour in length and are available at the link below:

Click here to visit the Online Seminar Series

Drought Information

The University of California has been extensively involved in research and implementation of water conservation/management strategies throughout the state. A lot is knows about when and how to most effectively use limited water supplies. The links below contain a brief introduction. Additional information is available at UC ANR drought website. http://ciwr.ucanr.edu/California_Drought_Expertise/

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Make a Gift UCCE Imperial County 4-H Fund

JOB POSTING - NEW

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CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL) UC Program - COMMUNITY EDUCATION SUPERVISOR 2

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Calendar

Event Name	Date
Southern California Small Ruminant FAMACHA Workshop	11/15/2024
November 2024 Growers & PCA Meeting at UCCE Imperial County	11/20/2024
Fall Big Event	12/4/2024

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Contact Information

UC Cooperative Extension

Imperial County

1050 East Holton Road
Holtville, CA 92250-9615

Phone: (442) 265-7700
Fax: (442) 265-7723

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM