Yolo County

Upcoming Events

Join us for the AAEA Extension Section Webinar
May 16, 2012 at 2pm EDT (11am PDT)
Topic: Land Leases - Share, Cash, and Flexible
Arrangements in Changing Times
For the agenda and instructions to participate:
Land Leases Webinar Instructions

Yolo County Programs

4-H Youth Program

4-H helps young people discover and develop their potential. It provides a wide variety of educational and enrichment experiences.

Field Crops

The Field Crops program includes crops such as corn, wheat and safflower. Yearly trials provide important information about disease resistance and yield for more efficient production.

Fruit and Nuts

Up-to-date information and research regarding fruit and nut crops (excluding grapes).

Livestock and Range Management

Providing professional research and advice to support range livestock producers and rangeland managers.

Master Gardener Program

Master Gardener volunteers provide information, problem-solving expertise and educational opportunities about home gardening to Yolo County residents.

Norton Hall

Norton Hall is a meeting room available to University and County departments. The hall is only to be used for meetings that directly affect the wellfare of Yolo County and cannot be reserved for private functions.

Nutrition Education Program

The major goal of the University of California Nutrition Education Program is to improve the nutrition-related skills and behaviors of Yolo County youth and families.

Pest Management

The program covers Water Quality, Integrated Pest Management, Forage Crops (alfalfa, sudangrass, oat hay) and Dry Beans.

Vegetable Crops

Information for vegetable growers in Yolo, Solano and Sacramento counties with an emphasis on Processing Tomato Production.

Yolo County Blogs

Unripe cantaloupe? Could be, the electronic nose knows
Posted 5/14/2012 - You know how it works: You stand in the grocery aisle, surreptitiously sniffing the cantaloupes, hoping your nose will lead you to a nice, ripe selection. But when you slice it open in your kitchen, it’s just not as ripe as you had hoped....

Healthalicous cooking
Posted 5/8/2012 - UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers and educators continue to fight increases in childhood obesity rates. Childhood obesity is linked to many lifelong health problems. If left unchecked these problems have the potential to reverse life...

Addressing nutrition and poverty through horticulture
Posted 5/3/2012 - Nutrition, food security and sufficient family incomes are challenges in many parts of the world. Half the world’s people live in rural areas in developing countries. Because hunger and malnutrition are often linked to poverty, providing economic...

Contact Information

Yolo County
Cooperative Extension Yolo County
70 Cottonwood Street
Left Side Of Building
Woodland, CA 95695
Phone: (530) 666-8143
Fax: (530) 666-8736
e-mail: ceyolo@ucdavis.edu

Director:
Kent Brittan