National Agriculture Week is Monday, March 16th through Sunday, March 22nd. Friday, March 20th is California Agriculture Day.

The Zamora Hills Sheep Dog Trials are Friday, March 20th through Sunday, March 22nd. Limited parking is available.

The Orland Black Butte Sheep Dog Trial will be Friday, April 24th through Sunday, April 26th. For information call Virginia Daines at (530) 823-7430.

The Fresno County Blossom Trail runs through March. Take a 62-mile, self-guided tour past flowering orchards and vineyards. Call toll-free (800) 788-0836 for information.

Do you enjoy fine wines, cultural activities and . . . mustard? The Napa Valley Mustard Festival runs through March 28th. For details call (707) 938-1133.

The Fallbrook Avocado Festival is Sunday, April 19th. This free event features fun for the whole family. Call (760) 728-5845.

If it is Asparaberry Shortcake Ice Cream, Asparaburrito and Asparagus Pasta it has to be time for the Stockton Asparagus Festival happening Friday, April 24th through Sunday, April 26th. Call toll-free (800) 350-1987 for details.

It's shriveled grapes galore! The Selma Raisin Festival will be on Saturday, May 2nd. Call (209) 896-3315 for more information.

The Pacific Coast Junior National Livestock Show in Bakersfield will be Wednesday, April 1st through Sunday, April 5th. Juniors ages 9 to 20 compete in a variety of events. For details call the 15th District Agricultural Association at (805) 833-4934.

Celebrate a Vacaville landmark with "The Nut Tree Remembered." Recreations of the original fruitstand, videos, photographs and artifacts detail this historical icon through May 24th. Call (707) 447-4513 for details and directions.

We hope you enjoy celebrating the agricultural bounty of our heartland. For more information on these and other agricultural activities in our state, visit the California Department of Food and Agriculture at www.gocalif.ca.gov/calendar/

Or call Kristi Gordon at California Heartland at (916) 923-7474, ext. 6203.