UOG Land Grant

🖥 Tune in for our next ANR Webinar this Wednesday!

Save Money with Home Food Production and Federal Urban Producer Programs
⏰ 6 p.m.
📆 Wednesday, May 13
📍Live on Zoom: https://url.uog.edu/anr-webinar
Meeting ID: 981 8410 7577
Passcode: 650188

Join our agricultural economist Dr. Bob Barber for this one-hour webinar and learn how growing some of your frequently purchased produce items in your own garden can impact your pocketbook. He'll also introduce growers to the USDA's EQIP program, which can help you start your urban food production system.

Hope you can join us!

In honor of May being , we'd like to share a bit of the science behind dry aging -- a way of processing beef that delivers a distinct texture and more intense flavor. 🥩

While it’s certainly not a new technique, dry-aging beef has resurged in popularity in recent decades and can commonly be found on menus in high-end steak restaurants and for sale at grocery stores, even here in Guam. So what’s so special about it?

Our meat scientist Dr. Jeng-Hung Liu explains in this week's UOG Horizons column.

Read more at 📰: https://url.uog.edu/horizons-may-10

Premiering today on our new UOG Land Grant YouTube channel!

https://youtu.be/qSwhBI5oleQ

Take a closer look with us at how creatures as seemingly insignificant as insects matter in a big way to a small island ecosystem like Guam's as well as the techniques that University of Guam faculty and students are using to preserve specimens for decades to come.

Why Insects Matter : Pinning and Point Mounting of Insects Why insects matter - 10:01What Insect Collections Matter - 01:04Pinning and Mounting - 03:30Photographing Insects - 06:41Preserving Insects - 09:02“Why Insec...

Tonight at 6 p.m. on Zoom!

ANR Webinar Wednesday: Fruit Tree Care for Guam 🌳🥭
With Jesse Bamba, M.S., Extension Horticulturist

This webinar will take a comprehensive look at caring for fruit trees in Guam — primarily mango, but also avocado, sweetsop, and others. Learn about propagation, planting, spacing, pruning, and harvesting as well as soil and fertilizer considerations and common pests you may encounter. We'll also address reasons for poor fruiting and general tips for maintaining your mango and other fruit trees after a storm.

🖥 Zoom link:
https://url.uog.edu/anr-webinar
Meeting ID: 981 8410 7577
Passcode: 650188

Hope you can join us!

Looking for ways to eat more nutritious foods while shopping on a budget? Look no further! 🛒🥦

If you are eligible for SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, or any other means-tested assistance program, you are invited to join SNAP-Ed Guam for a FREE Cooking Matters Grocery Store Tour. Come learn how to shop smart, read nutrition labels, and stretch your food budget — all in one hour!

Sign up for the date and location that works for you:
📆 Friday, May 15 | 11 a.m. - Noon | Yigo Pay-Less
📆 Friday, June 19 | 11 a.m. - Noon | Maite Pay-Less
📆 Friday, July 10 | 11 a.m. - Noon | Sumay Pay-Less
📆 Friday, Aug. 7 | 11 a.m. - Noon | Micro Mall Pay-Less
📆 Friday, Sept. 25 | 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. | Yigo Pay-Less

📝 Register at least 24 hours in advance at https://url.uog.edu/cooking-matters. Kids accompanied by an adult are welcome as well!

🎁 Free reusable bag + educational materials for all participants!

As we’ve seen with Typhoon Sinlaku, storms take a major toll on all types of plants — from agricultural crops to the trees in our yards. But beyond the immediate physical destruction, these storms quietly set the stage for plant diseases to develop and spread. 🍃🌪🌴

Our latest UOG Horizons column dives into what happens after a typhoon hits — when plants that seemed fine start to decline and hidden diseases take hold. Our extension plant pathologist, Dr. Bindu Poudel-Ward, points out some early warning signs and things you can do to combat the most common post-storm threats in plants, like fungal, bacterial, and soilborne diseases.

👉 Read the full column in the Guam Daily Post:
https://url.uog.edu/horizons-apr-26

If you're interested in developing better spending habits and building near- and long-term financial security, join us for this free five-session workshop!

Building Foundations for Financial Security Workshop
⏰ 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
📆 Tuesdays, May 5 - June 2 (participants encouraged to attend all 5 sessions)
📍 UOG Campus
📝 Free Registration!

Topics to be covered in the series include:
💰 analyzing personal spending patterns
💰 identifying unnecessary expenses
💰 building an emergency fund
💰 creating a workable plan for monthly spending
💰 automating savings
💰 beginning long‑term financial planning
💰 a basic introduction to retirement accounts and simple investment concepts

The workshop is free, and no prior financial knowledge is required. Participants are encouraged to attend all five sessions, as each week will build on the last.

Register at https://url.uog.edu/finance-workshop.

Have some typhoon-damaged trees that need saving? Then don't miss our ANR Webinar Wednesday tomorrow with our certified arborist, Roland Quitugua! 🖥✨🌳

He'll share some tips about how to recover storm-damaged trees on your property as well as some smart tree-planting tips and tricks for growing more storm-resilient trees in the future.

Post-Storm Tree Recovery & Storm-Resilient Tree Planting
⏰ 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
📆 Wednesday, April 29
📍 Online on Zoom
https://url.uog.edu/anr-webinar
Meeting ID: 981 8410 7577
Passcode: 650188

Hope you can join us!

Back by popular demand, it's another session of our Homemade Yogurt Workshop!🥛🥄🫐

Yogurt is a natural probiotic product that delivers a number of health benefits, including improved lactose digestion, improved gastrointestinal health, and enhanced immune system. But it can be relatively expensive in Guam due to importation.

Making yogurt at home is not only cheaper, but it produces a healthier alternative that is fresh, lower in sugar, and free from artificial ingredients.

Come learn from our UOG Land Grant food scientist and team how to use fermentation to create nutritious, probiotic-rich yogurt at home customized to your taste and texture preference!

⏰ 9 a.m. - Noon
📆 Saturday, May 9
📍 UOG Campus
📝 Registration fee: $15
Register at https://url.uog.edu/yogurt

For more information, please contact Gwindaleen Espulgar at (671) 735-2133 or [email protected].

Feeling like it's time for a change of habit? 🥗

Join our FREE 4-part nutrition workshop series: Eat, Hydrate, and Feel Great! Our nutrition educators are ready to help you build simple, healthy habits that last!

📅 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, May 4-18 and June 1
OR
📅 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, May 6-27
📍 UOG Agriculture & Life Sciences Building, Room 125

Learn how to meal plan, shop smart on a budget, build balanced meals, and more—all while enjoying delicious summer-inspired recipes! Plus, attend at least 3 sessions and receive FREE wellness items!

📝 Register at: https://url.uog.edu/snap-ed-may

For more information, please call (671) 735-2030/40.

After a wildfire makes its way through Guam’s grassy hills, the burning that took place in one day can change the soil for years in ways that are not immediately visible.

Our Land Grant soil scientist, Dr. Christianah Oladoye, explains more in this column about the impact of fire on the land as well as practical steps local landowners and growers can take to boost the soil's recovery after a fire.

📰 Read more at https://url.uog.edu/horizons-apr-12