County Director Rose Hayden-Smith has been named to aUSDA committee to work on anational gardening initiative.

This was a result of a secondvisit to Washington at the invi-tation of U.S. Department ofAgriculture in September towork on this important pro-posal.

The visit included a tour of theWhite House gardens by Assis-tant White House chef, SamKass, who is also actively pro-moting pieces of a nationalfood initiative.

Kass allowed the visitors tosample tomatoes from thegarden and view the varietiesof broccoli, lettuce, cabbage,herbs, sweet potatoes, and

other plants featured in theirwell-tended beds.

To sweeten the experiencehoney is collected from a beehive on the property.

The garden produces severalhundred pounds of food whichis used not only to feed the FirstFamily, but is served at officialfunctions and other events. Anyexcess is donated to local foodbanks.

Michelle Obama has been theprime mover behind the gardenwhich she feels is important notonly in providing fresh, betterquality food, but in serving as avital example and tool for edu-cating children and their familieson nutrition and healthy eating.

Rose Hayden-Smith Invited to theWhite House

UCCE and Hansen Trust to HostResearch SymposiumUCCE in conjunction with theHansen Trust in Santa Paula willhost the first annual VenturaCounty Research Symposium onTuesday, December 2.

The agenda includes presenta-tions by UC experts on topicsspecifically designed to addressVentura County agricultural is-sues and concerns.

U.C. COOPERATIVEEXTENSION/COUNTY OF

VENTURA FARMADVISOR

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Fall 2009

UC CooperativeExtension Report

Inside this issue:

Blueberries,A New County Crop

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Asian CitrusPsyllid

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TransplantingLandscape Plants

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Strawberry CrimeCase

5

Rain Gardens 6

UCCE WaterResearch Project

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Master GardenerUpdate

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4-H DecoratesWhite HouseChristmas Tree

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UCCE AdvisorLeaves for Rutgers

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Cool NewWebsites

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PublishedResearch

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Garden Share andOutreach

2

New CountyDirector

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Kids and VictoryGardens

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Staff Recognition 3

New County 4-HClub

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County Invasive Pest 3

Grants and Research 3

Michelle Obama at WhiteHouse garden

We’re the University of California Cooperative Extension...

We are proud to partner with the County of Ventura in tacking complex economic, environmental andsocial issues throughout the county.

We actively collaborate with farmers, fishermen, professional educators and service providers, communityleaders and non-profit organization to support a healthy and sustainable community in Ventura County.

Although the President and theFirst Lady were not at hand, therewas a sighting of the First Dog, Bo,on the south lawn.

Rose topped off her trip with avisit to the People’s Garden at theNational Mall, a meeting with staffat the Congressional HungerOffice, and delivered a leture atthe U.S. Botanic Gardens.

For Rose, it’s one more step in theright direction.

The symposium will be ofinterest for growers, policymakers, community leaders,educators, journalists and any-one who cares about the fu-ture of farming in the county.

For more information contactChris Webb at 805-645-1434or link on the calendar at:http://ceventura.ucdavis.edu/

Save the Date!

When: Tuesday, Dec. 2

Time: 8 am to Noon

Where:Oxnard Performing Artsand Convention Center,800 Hobson Way

Coffee and Refreshments willbe served

The Grow Food Party Crew, a volunteergroup, is providing free expertise to homegardeners.

In Ventura, a youth corps group, sometrained by UC staff and Master Gardeners,has planted at their building in sight of CityHall.

LEAN VC, which supports health and well-ness in the city and focuses on gardening andlocal food systems as part of their program,met at City Hall in September. Read theCity Manager’s blog about it at:

http://www.cityofventura.net/cmblog/2009/08/food-glorious-food-can-we-be-leaner-and.html

During World War I a victory garden wasplanted on the very site where Cabrillo Mid-dle School stands.

County Director and youth advisor, RoseHayden-Smith is passionate about the subjectand views it as an issue highly relevant to theimmediate future.

Through programs like Junior Master Gar-deners, 4-H and other educational outreachprograms county students are getting anenlightened perspective on food that goesbeyond dropping it into the cart at the gro-cery store.

After all, we all have to eat.

This journal will be availablesoon for online viewing at:

http://ceventura.ucdavis.edu/

Cabrillo Middle School students participated ina recent project that has its roots in the pastand its eye on the future… victory gardens.

The students wrote and contributed to“Victory Gardens Now and Then,” an informa-tional journal that features graphics and articlesgeared to spreading the word to the next gen-eration of home growers.

Dubbing themselves “The Garden Reporters,”the students were guided in this effort byUCCE and Hansen Farm staff and advisors andin the process learned about the history ofvictory gardens, nutrition and hands-on garden-ing techniques.

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Rose Hayden-Smith, who has been serving asActing County Director since July 2008, wasappointed County Director last spring.

Rose has been with the University of Califor-nia Extension in Ventura since 1992. Shebegan as a 4-H Youth Development Advisor,and has served as Master Gardener advisor,and Acting County Director several times inher tenure.

She serves on the Advisory Board for theUC Hansen Trust, Food and Society, theVentura Star Community Board, and is aKellogg policy fellow.

We heartily welcome and congratulateRose on a well-deserved appointment.

Representatives from the county’s food bank,“Food Share” met with UCCE to discuss acollaborative project to benefit the county’shungry. Food Share has developed an offshootprogram, “Garden Share,” that encourageshome gardeners to share excess produce.

We are also working with them in promotinggardening projects with the County Agency onAging to supplement senior nutrition efforts.

On another front in Camarillo, a Master Gar-dener has led the effort on a community gar-den.

In Oxnard, the Community Roots Garden,brings together farm workers and the commu-nity.

County Kids Get Involved with Victory Gardens

Rose Hayden-Smith Named County Director

Rose Hayden-Smith

Student Project

Garden Share and Community Outreach

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Don’t mistake Drosophila suzukii for a primoJapanese motorcycle. Drosophila suzukii,also known as cherry vinegar fly or spottedwing drosophila, is one of the newerInvasive pests to enter the county.

The fly is attracted to cherries, raspberries,strawberries, blueberries and blackberriesand lays its eggs (larvae) into fruit thathaven’t been harvested. The larvae subse-quently feeds inside the fruit before it exitsto the pupa stage. The larvae damage thenexposes the fruit to fungal and bacterialinfection.

This unique invasion of the fruit’s interiordistinguishes the cherry vinegar fly frommore ordinary fruit and vinegar flies andcan impact production for county growers.

Addressing an infestation can be challeng-ing. Fly development has four stages: egg,larva, pupa and adult. Conventional pest

management treatments are unfeasible atthe first three stages. This is com-pounded by the high breeding potentialof the fly which can populate an area soquickly they can be very difficult to re-duce once they’re established.

However, it’s not all bad news. Fruit flieshave been effectively managed in Hawaii,Florida and California with multi-dimensional programs that provide aframework toward addressing the cherryvinegar fly.

Some of the most likely treatments couldinclude the use of attractant bait spraysthat reduce fly populations, field sanita-tion which involves using the infestedfruit as a host for more flies and is thenisolated and destroyed apart from thehealthy fruit, and additional research intoother effective fruit and vinegar fly man-agement programs.

Should a grower find the cherryvinegar fly setting up household intheir fruit, experts advise modera-tion and discourage the use of un-warranted or over spraying untilmore is known about how to besthandle this pest.

Detrimental Fly in Ventura County

Drosophila suzukii, cherryvinegar fly

Two new 4-H chapters were recentlychartered at Point Mugu and PortHueneme Naval bases.

UCCE program representative SusanGloeckler trained staff and new 4-Hclub leaders in the basics of programmanagement.

They have participated in the followingprojects: The Power of Wind Youth Experiences in Science Arts and Crafts Junior Master Gardener Keeping Fit

They’ve also started gardens and will be fo-cusing on community service and leadershipdevelopment this coming year.

Welcome new chapters!

There’s a New 4-H inTown

Grants & Research Activities

Testing an herbicide for managementof yellow nutsedge, a major weed inproduction agriculture costing VenturaCounty growers thousands of dollarsannually to control.

Experimental testing on an organicmethod of soil disinfestations by creat-ing anaerobic conditions in strawberrybeds and monitoring effects on plantpathogen Verticillium dahliae. This partof ongoing efforts to find viable alter-natives to methyl bromide fumigantusage.

Establishing new research experimentsin commercial fields for managementof lygus, a significant insect pest. Initi-ated the introduction of a biocontrolagent for lygus.

Conducting four field trials thatevaluate management options forfour pests detrimental to the straw-berry industry.

Minimizing irrigation needs for straw-berries, which address economic andenvironmental issues.

Conducting studies on implementa-tion of the best management prac-tices to reduce agricultural TotalMaximum Daily Loads (TMDL) in theCalleguas Creek Watershed.

Performing disease managementstudies on strawberry plant collapseproblems in California.

The following is a sampling of recent research being doneout of UCCE Farm Advisor

Recognition Given to Volunteer CoordinatorLeah Haynes, our Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator, was recognized by the county Area Agency onAging in recognition of her commitment and dedication to the success of the Senior Nutrition Garden (seearticle on page 2).

This garden was planted at the Juvenile Justice Complex in Oxnard. In October they celebrated the harvestof their first crop of tomatoes at an appreciation event for their sponsors and contributors.

The plants were set in the soil at gradeand various depths below grade and willbe annually rated for quality, length,width, height, and weight to evaluatehow each level affects their growth.

The study is in its second year and willbe yielding preliminary results soon.

In the meantime, do as Monty Pythonwould and go out and get a shrubbery.

Blueberries Make Welcome Addition to County Crops

Landscape Plants — How Deep to Transplant?

opens a pathway for citrusgreening disease(Huanglongbing), a devastat-ing affliction that perma-nently stunts, maims andeventually kills citrus trees.

In 1998 the ACP pest wasfirst found in Florida. By2008, thirty-two counties inthe state were strugglingwith the infestation.

UCCE Advisor Dr. BenFaber visited Florida thisyear to assess the situation.As a result he feels stronglyabout spreading the word

and implementing measuresto prevent this viable threatto California’s large commu-nity of citrus growers.

He has been working withthe Agriculture Commis-sioner’s office to limit trans-port of lemons from othercounties by repacking tolessen the likelihood of im-porting the pest here.

Dr. Faber stresses the im-portance of declaring plantswhen crossing the borderand staying alert for signs ofACP.

The orange tree just doesn’tlook right. The fruit has abitter taste, twigs are dyingon the tree, the fruit is ab-normally small or deformed,and there’s not much of it.A waxy white sap dripsfrom the leaves.

It sounds like a citrus treethat’s been visited by theAsian Citrus Psyllid, (ACP),a pest found in warmer cli-mates that feeds on citrusand related ornamentals.

The most dangerous conse-quence of ACP is that it

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County agricultural produc-ers have planted about 500acres devoted to blueberrycultivation. The crop, tra-ditionally grown in coolerclimates, is being looked tofor its potential to be bothfinancially and productivelyfeasible.

Although it currently repre-sents a very small portion ofthe county’s agricu lturalyield, these crops are pro-viding a test ground for pos-sible expansion.

The emergence of a newervariety of blueberry, theSouthern Highbush, makes itmore feasible to plant incoastal California due to itsshorter chilling time.

One of the downsides is thatthese plants prefer a rich soilthat’s acidic. This kind ofgroundwork modification canbe an expensive propositionfor prospective growers inthese tough economic times.

Nandina Plant

How do newbie gardeners know howdeep to transplant a new acquisitionfor their garden?

Maren Mochizuki, a UCCE Staff Re-search Associate, is working withVentura UCCE Advisor Jim Downerand Los Angeles UCCE Advisor, DonHodel. in performing experiments onsix common landscape plants to de-termine where their tipping point isbefore damage occurs.

County grown blueberries

The upside for county resi-dents could be a less expen-sive berry availab le ingreater quantities.

County advisor Dr. BenFaber quipped, “We gotgrowers singing the bluesand loving it.”

In the meantime, localgrowers are watching to seeif blueberries will fulfill theirpotential as a marketablecounty crop.

Asian Citrus Psyllid Alert for County

Asian Citrus Psylliddamage from infestation

A streamed video on howto recognize this insect isavailable at:

http://news.ucanr.org/newsstorymain.cfm?story=1233

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Sometimes strawberry research can take onthe elements of a CSI mystery. Dr. OlegDaugovish’s and colleagues’ strawberry re-search findings that were recently published forthe Farm Bureau are a case in point.

The crime: During the last strawberryproduction season of 2007-2008 severalfields had extensive plant collapse.

The usual suspects: Soil-borne fungi Ver-ticillium and Phytophthora are commonlyresponsible for this kind of die-back dam-age. However, they were not found in anyof the plant samples tested. Next, anthrac-nose-causing fungus Colletotrichum acutatumwas checked since it may survive in plantresidue or travel to production fields unde-tected on transplants. This also was absent.

The main suspect: Digging further Dr.Daugovish identified Macrophomina(charcoal rot) and Fusarium in the dyingplants. These pathogens have rarely trou-bled growers in the past and relatively littlewas known about their potential inCalifornia strawberries.

In Spain, where strawberry productionsystems are similar to California and nomethyl bromide is allowed for soil fumiga-tion, Fusarium-related die-back was re-cently confirmed and reported for the firsttime in 2007.

The intrigue grows: To learn moreabout biology and management of thesepathogens in strawberries UCCE-farm advi-sors and UC-Davis Pathologists and SoilChemists evaluated effects of various fumi-gants and various rates, fungicide applica-tion programs and strawberry variety sus-ceptibility in five fields with a recent history

of die-back from Fusarium and Macro-phomina in both Ventura and Santa Bar-bara Counties. Additional laboratorystudy evaluated strawberry specific be-havior of these pathogens.

The findings for Macrophomina:

Isolates (thirteen so far) differ inaggressiveness in strawberry plants andstrawberry varieties demonstrate differ-ential susceptibility to crown infection(where plants stems meet the roots). Sofar the Seascape variety is the least af-fected.

None of the isolates had viable mi-crosclerotia which are resting structuresof the fungus similar to plant seeds, whenburied six inches deep and bed-fumigatedeither with methyl bromide, 1, 3D+chloropicrin or iodomethane.

No Macrophomina related die-backoccurred during the first 5 months afterplanting in October 2008. This is inagreement with previous observationsthat suggest that this pathogen is espe-cially troublesome for plants with heavyfruit loads and potentially other stressesduring the last two to three months ofproduction.

The findings on Fusarium:

In non-fumigated soil this funguskilled nearly 100% of plants within eightweeks after planting at one site and25-40% at another site. Additional re-plantings in non-fumigated soil causedrapid and complete plant collapse.

The Camarosa variety showed thegreatest susceptibility and levels ofdie-back, while the Ventana variety ex-hibited the most tolerance.

All tested fumigants and ratesprevented die-back similarly, however,plant mortality was slightly higher forthose plants that combined their treat-ment with 1,3 D+chloropicrin than withmethyl bromide+chloropicrin. A fungi-cide program with Thiophanate-methyldid not aid plant recovery.

It was noted that plant diseaseratings during the season may be differ-ent among treatments and are currentlyunder assessment.

The case remains open. TheCalifornia Strawberry Commission sup-ports Dr. Daugovish and colleagues’research. Investigation of these patho-gens and their control options will con-tinue during the upcoming seasons.

It’s Not Always the Usual Suspects — Minor Strawberry PathogensHave Major Consequences

Macrophomina phaseolina

Fusarium oxysopum

Hmm, it looks like the work ofMacrophomina and her fiendish

henchman, Fusarium. Get me thefungicide, STAT!

More information on rain gardens andother water conservation techniques canbe found at:

http://www.csgc.ucsd.edu/BOOKSTORE/

Rain Gardens Conserve Water

UCCE Participates in Statewide WaterResearch Project

Weather and local conditions affectevapotranspiration in plants and subse-quently, affect the amount of waterneeded to sustain a healthy plant.The same plant can have differentrequirements that are tied into thelocation where it is grown.

For two years the team has beenmeasuring clippings and rating theirappearance. The project is currentlyin its last year and preliminary resultsof collected data should be comingavailable soon.

The study has importance for waterchallenged Southern California holding

a population that loves its landscaping, butlacks the water resources, This researchcould help provide state residents and mu-nicipalities options that serve both a waterstarved state and landscaping aesthetics.

We look forward to seeing the final results.

UCCE Ventura Advisor Dr. JimDowner, staff researcher Maren Mochi-zuki, and UCCE Los Angeles AdvisorDon Hodel, have been working in con-junction with UCCE researchers acrossthe state on a project studying waterrequirements for a variety of ordinarylandscape plants.

The study is being conducted at theHansen Agricultural Center on ninecommon landscape species that arewatered at various levels less than dailylocal evapotranspiration measurements.Evapotranspiration is the loss of waterto the air from plants by evaporationand/or transpiration.

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A rain garden collects water by chan-neling rainfall through gutters, pipes,swails or curb openings to a depres-sion in the yard where it soaks intothe ground and waters vegetation.

This kind of garden can help home-owners and others conserve ashrinking resource and save on risingwater costs in an impacted county.

Dr. Myer and the Master Gardenersrecently gave an interview aboutconservation on local KCLU radio.An audio of the interview can befound at:

http://www.kclu.org/news/local/story.php?story_id=554

City Corps youth contribute raingarden to community

On a very hot day in August UCCE MasterGardener volunteers and twenty youth inthe Oxnard City Corps program installed arain garden at the Camarillo Ranch House.

The highly physical project involved diggingchannels, moving rocks and boulders, andtransferring an estimated 100 wheelbar-rows of dirt.

UCCE’s natural resources advisor, Dr.Monique Myer, Master Gardener waterconservation group leader, Ian Leslie, andMaster Gardener Diane Beeler were thedriving forces behind the project whichexpects to announce a grand opening soon.

Ventura County is subject to periodicdrought conditions and like many SouthernCalifornia counties finds that water demanddoes not meet the local supply.

Water Conservation

As water resources become more strained in a drought-prone state with an increasingpopulation, conservation of this vital resource is becoming more urgent. Our UCCEadvisors and staff have been participating in research projects that address this crucialissue for county residents. The following are a couple of related projects...

Agapanthus is one of theplants under study

On November 7 the MasterGardeners hosted a HomeGarden workshop at the Faulk-ner Farms/Hansen AgriculturalCenter in Santa Paula. Theseworkshops are specifically de-signed for Ventura CountyHome Gardeners and focus onseasonal garden tasks.

The event included a full-day ofinformative gardening educa-

tion with presentations byUniversity of California advi-sors and horticulture experts.

Self-guided garden and docent-guided house tours were avail-able and included access to

the Master Gardener PlantSale.

The Master Gardeners havealso been recruiting for their2010 class of volunteers.Thirty-three trainees havebeen selected for certifiedtraining that includes 80 hoursof class instruction.

The program emphasizes alearn by doing curriculum withhands-on demonstrations pro-viding real world experiencefor the volunteers.

Our Master Gardeners go onto contribute over 12,000

hours of volunteer time everyyear to gardening programs inthe county.

These volunteers also staff ahelp-line every Tuesday andThursday from 1:00 to 4:00that provides valuable garden-ing advice and expertise tocounty home growers.

If interested in learning moreabout this worthwhile pro-gram please visit the followingwebpage:

producing publishable scientificmanuscripts, making presenta-tions to growers, and present-ing results at scientific meet-ings.

Dr. Mangiafico grew up in Con-necticut where he earned hisPhD in soil science in 2005.His new position takes him tothe southern rural part of NewJersey where he will concen-trate on helping rivers and

Dr. Sal Mangiafico has left UCCEfor a position with Rutgers Uni-versity as the water resourcesadvisor for Salem County, NewJersey.

Dr. Mangiafico worked withUCCE’s floriculture and nurserycrop advisor, Julie Newman, fortwo and a half years evaluatingmanagement practices for effec-tiveness in reducing runoff andloss of nutrients due to leaching,

waterways meet Environ-mental Protection AgencyTotal Maximum Daily Load(TMDL) requirements.

We here at UCCE office inVentura sorely miss Sal’s hu-mor, informative presenta-tions and contributions tomaking this county a betterplace to live. Good luck andbest wishes from all of us, Sal!

Master Gardener Workshop and New Class Recruitment

Dr. Sal Mangiafico Joins Rutgers as Advisor

County Represents on White House Christmas Tree

The bulbs are large, aboutseventeen inches in circumfer-ence and the theme this yearis “Landmarks.”

County 4H-er’s submitted avariety of images from locallandmarks (the Ventura pier)to those in Hawaii and otherparts of the country.

UCCE 4-H program repre-sentatives, Susan Gloecklerand Tisha Fisher organizedthe project. The activity wasgreeted with enthusiasm bythe participants who were

proud to contribute to thisWhite House tradition.

This year’s tree is a Doug-las fir chosen by contestthrough the NationalChristmas Tree Associationand is usually around eight-een feet tall. It is scheduledto be set up on November27 and decorated later inthe day.

Excited 4-H members lookforward to their ornamentsbeing enjoyed by the FirstFamily.

Ventura County 4-H memberswere chosen to participate in aproject to decorate ornamentsfor the White House Christ-mas tree.

4-H groups from all over thecounty contributed twentydecoupage ornaments whichwill be displayed in the BlueRoom of the White House.More than sixty communityorganizations throughout thecountry received the 800 foambulbs given out by the WhiteHouse for this annual event.

Olivas Adobe ornamentfor White HouseChristmas Tree

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Dr. Sal Mangiafico

http://groups.ucanr.org/VCMG/index.cfm

Blogging the MessageThe UCCE/Farm Advisor department recently added a blogsection to our website that includes three links to blogscovering our UCCE office here in Ventura, the Agricultureand Natural Resources (ANR) world outside our office andVictoryGrower, a collection of observations about partici-pating in this popular gardening movement.

The site features a search option and topic related links onareas of specific study or interest to our readers. Informa-tion on gardening programs, plants, fire-safe landscapes, inva-sive pests, youth programs and other agricultural issues canbe found easily here.

Check out our blogs at:http://ceventura.ucdavis.edu/Blogs_and_News/Blogs.htm

WEBSURFING

Take a side trip on the informationhighway….

Fire Information Resource onUCCE Website

Sea Grant ResourceA cooperative effort between California Sea Grant, Universityof California Agriculture and Natural Resources, and UCCEhas resulted in a website focused on climate change informa-tion in California.

The website features streamed video interviews with re-searchers, interview transcripts, audio files, links to climatechange websites, and a section where other scientists can addapplicable research. Monique Myers, our coastal communitydevelopment advisor, was one of the site’s key developers.

This website can be found at:http://groups.ucanr.org/CAClimateChangeExt/

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UCCE Farm Advisor Enters theBlogosphere

UC Breaks Ground with NewWebsite

The UC Link to GardeningUC Davis has launched a new website that should be of inter-est to home gardeners. This site draws on the University ofCalifornia’s comprehensive wealth of research-based informa-tion on gardening, landscapes and lawns with a focus on sus-tainable gardening practices.

The site, which is updated weekly, was designed by the UCStatewide Master Gardener program staff and includes sea-sonal gardening tips, blogs, and links to other UC web garden-ing resources. Links to UC IPM, The California Oak Founda-tion, the California Backyard Orchard are among the sitesaccessed.

This wonderful new resources can be found at:http://cagardenweb.ucdavis.edu/

Climate Change WebsiteLaunched

County Fire PreventionSouthern California’s dry climate and beautiful weather comewith a higher risk of fire for county residents. With this inmind our UCCE website has added an valuable resource forthose seeking plant related fire prevention information.

The site offers calculators for tree, vine, avocado and citrustree loss due to fire, tips on living with fire, links to the SAFElandscapes project, the UC Center for Fire Research andOutreach, fire departments in Ventura and Santa Barbaracounties, and a list of fire related publications.

Find this resource at:http://ceventura.ucdavis.edu/Fire_Information/

UCCE Ventura County academic, research and program staff publishes the results of the wide-range of research that UCCEconducts, so that it may benefit others and increase the body of knowledge available on topics vital to the sustainability ofagriculture. This is an area in which Ventura County staff excels. Below are some recent publications produced by membersof our staff.

The Univ ersity of Cal ifornia prohib its discrim ination or harassm ent of any person on the basis of rac e, color, national origin, re lig ion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy (includingchildbirth, and m edic al conditions related to pregnancy or c hildbirth), phys ical or m ental d isability, medic al condition (canc er-related or genetic characteristics), anc estry, marita lstatus, age, sex ual orientation, c itizens hip, or serv ice in the uniformed servic es (as defined by the Uniformed Servic es Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994:service in the uniform ed s ervices includes m embers hip, application for mem bership, performanc e of serv ice, applic ation for servic e, or obligation for servic e in the uniformedservices) in any of its programs or activities.

Univers ity pol icy also prohibits reprisa l or retal iation against any person in any of its progr ams or activities for making a com pla int of discrim ination or sex ual harassm ent or forusing or participating in the investigation or resolution pr ocess of any such com pla int.

Univers ity policy is intended to be cons istent with the prov isions of appl icable State and Federal laws.

Inquiries regar ding the Univers ity’s nondiscrimination pol icies may be dir ected to the Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Dir ector, University of Califor nia, Agric ulture andNatural Resourc es, 1111 Frank lin Street, 6th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607, (510) 987-0096

Published Research

Plant a garden!

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James Downer. Mulches. Western Arborist Magazine.

James Downer, Maren Mochizuki. Two manuscripts accepted to Hort-Technology on Pruning Landscape Palms and Diseases of Palms.

James Downer. The Date Bug pest. Southwest Trees and Turf Maga-zine.

Ben Faber, Julie Newman, et al. 2009. Re-evaluation of the Roles ofHoneybees and Wind on Pollination in Avocado. Journal of Horticul-tural Science and Biotechnology. (84)3:255-260.

Ben Faber. 2009. Cherry Vinegar Fly in Ventura County. VenturaCounty Farm Bureau Newsletter 41(7): 2-3.

Rose Hayden-Smith, et al. Proceedings of the Chicago Urban Agricul-ture Symposium. http://www.chicagobotanic.org/wed/index/php

Monique Myers, et al. Differences in Benthic Cover Insideand Outside Marine Protected Areas on the Great BarrierReef: Influence of Protection or Disturbance History? Aquatic Conser-vation magazine andhttp://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/84503925/issue

Julie Newman. Article. Greenhouse Management & Production.

Awards:Monique Myers and Sabrina Drill. 2009. Award of Merit. Ecology Awardsfor Quagga Mussel manual.

“Education is a social process. Education is growth.Education is, not a preparation for life; education islife itself.” John Dewey

Our mission is to serve the people of California through the creation,

development and application of knowledge in agricultural, natural and

human resources.

U.C. COOPERATIVEEXTENSION/

COUNTY OF VENTURAFARM ADVISOR

669 COUNTYSQUARE DR., #100

VENTURA, CA 93003

Cross County Advisors:

Carl Bell

Sabrina Drill

Program Representatives:

Susana Bruzzone-Miller*

Susan Gloeckler

Leah Haynes*

County Director:

Rose Hayden-Smith

County Advisors:

Carrie Culver

Oleg Daugovish

Jim Downer

Ben Faber

Monique Myers

Julie Newman

Research Staff:

Maren Mochizuki

Marjie Bartels

IT Technician:

Steve Griffin

Support Staff:

Tisha Fisher

Cris Johnson

Chris Webb

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*UC Hansen Agricultural Center