Yolo County
Upcoming Events
Farm/Ranch Succession Planning Meeting
Friday, February 10, 2012
9:30am-3pm
Norton Hall, 70 Cottonwood St. Woodland
For more information, please click here.
UCCE Yolo/RCD Pollinators Workshop
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
9am-11am
Norton Hall, 70 Cottonwood St. Woodland
Pollinators Workshop Flyer
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.
Calendar
| Event Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Grape Pruning Workshop | 2/18/2012 |
| UCCE/Yolo RDC Pollinator Workshop | 2/21/2012 |
| Oak Woodland Stewardship in Solano County | 3/21/2012 |
| California Grazing Academy | 4/27/2012 |
Yolo County Blogs
Survey identifies 19 produce candidates for a farm-to-WIC program
Posted 2/9/2012 -
A new federal voucher that gives low-income women access to a range of fruits and vegetables could provide unique new marketing opportunities for California growers.
In 2009, the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and...
Feeding a hungry planet
Posted 2/7/2012 -
Agricultural innovation and technological advances have been harvested from UC Davis over the last century. As advances are achieved, our growing global population applies pressure for researchers to achieve more. California is a top world-wide producer...
Healthy snacks, healthy communities
Posted 1/31/2012 -
A Food Blog post last week highlighted the great work of UC CalFresh, the UC Cooperative Extension nutrition education program that reaches more than 220,000 people a year, helping low-income families make healthy food choices, stretch food dollars and...
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