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Welcome
Welcome to the Desert Research and Extension Center, located in Holtville, California. We are committed to agricultural research and education in the Imperial Valley desert and specialize in vegetable crops, alfalfa, desert cattle feeding, irrigation and drainage management, and pest management. We develop programs to address current challenges in these areas. We invite you to use this site to propose research or to learn more about the Center.
DREC Blog
Farm Smart June 2020 Newsletter
Our June 2020 newsletter is now available! Click here to view the newsletter
Farm Smart April 2020 Newsletter
Our April 2020 Newsletter is out! Click here to view the newsletter
DREC/Farm Smart remain OPEN as resource for community
For most of us, our work, social, and academic lives look much different this month in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Desert Research and Extension Center – DREC is committed to continuing to work and available to assist our partners...
USDA Intern, Marian Gonzalez, reflects on Agricultural Outlook Forum Future Leaders in Agriculture Program
On Monday, February 17th, I flew from the San Diego airport to Washington D.C. to attend a rare opportunity. I was one of 20 undergraduate students selected to attend the 96th Annual USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum Future Leaders in Agriculture...
Local Teachers and Counselors participate in inaugural IV AG Tours for Teachers
Our inaugural IV Ag Tours for Teachers was a wonderful success. We can't say thank you enough to the Imperial Valley Community Foundation for the major support of this event and our wonderful ag community for opening their doors to the...
