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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
Local High School Students Visit FARM SMART
Holtville, CA – Nearly 250 local high school students from Calexico, Imperial, Southwest, Holtville and Central Union high schools visited UC FARM SMART the first week of November over five separate days. The program was a collaboration...
UC FARM SMART visits Julian for Food Day Event
Julian, CA - UC FARM SMART staff visited Julian Elementary School recently for the school's celebration of Food Day. FARM SMART staff joined other presenters in highlighting foods from all over the world. FARM SMART demonstrated the many uses...
FARM SMART hosts FFA event
Sep. 19 - FARM SMART hosted 125 beginning agriculture science and FFA students from all over the Imperial Valley as part of the Imperial Section FFA Greehand Conference, designed to foster an interest in agriculture, science, and leadership....
Part 2: Sustainability Camp Planning
4-H members, FARM SMART and DREC staff, and CalFresh staff met again today to further discuss next summer's "Sustainable You!" camp to be held at DREC. 4-H members elected officers to take on responsibilities of the camp and further their...
Bring the Outside In
The kids are out of school, and most likely the summer heat has not zapped the energy and excitement that is naturally present in the summer. It might persuade them not to go outside much though. This means that parents may have no choice but...
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