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Colusa County: Article

April 2026 - Rice Briefs Newsletter

April 14, 2026
By Sarah Marsh Janish
April 2026 Rice Briefs is the spring newsletter for the UCCE Colusa & Yolo Rice Program. This newsletter contains the following articles in the attached document: Upcoming Events Looking for Collaborators for Field Trials! Where can you reduce fertilizer input costs? Effects of azoxystrobin when…
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UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog: Article

Volunteers Reimagined Garden Education in Butte County. Now It Reaches Thousands.

April 14, 2026
By Barbra Braaten
 In classrooms across Butte County, UC Master Gardener volunteers were helping students plant seeds, dig in the soil and ask questions about the world around them. The work was meaningful, but it also revealed a challenge: There was not enough time to reach every student in a lasting way.At the same…
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Thriving Forward: Article

Cultivating Emotionally Healthy Beyond Ready Skills

April 14, 2026
By Matthew R Rodriguez
IntroductionWe all have feelings. And they matter. Feelings help us learn about ourselves and others. Despite their benefit, many of us have a hard time identifying feelings. In his book, Permission To Feel, Dr. Marc Brackett encourages us to lean in to our feelings. By doing so, we can lead more healthy and…
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Forestry Research and Outreach: Page

Reforestation Workshops

 The scale of reforestation needed across California in the wake of wildfires requires an all hands, all lands approach.  As more organizations join in the effort to tackle this issue, UC Cooperative Extension is proud to facilitate reforestation workshops across the state in collaboration with…
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IWP Training: Page

IWP Archive

Archiving Documents and Pages IT has pushed out the IWP Archive and it is now available for all IWP users. As part of this release, we have proactively archived every document (Word files, PDFs, etc.) stored in IWP. Below you’ll find a quick guide on how the archive works.Where to Find the ArchiveThe…
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April showers bring...ruined berries and heartbreak

April 14, 2026
By Mark P Bolda
The Salinas Watsonville growing region was beset by significant amounts of rain this past weekend, so it was time to go out and have a look.  It's tough to see this, since while the crews are out picking as they have been for about a month, the fruit is being thrown away rather than put into clamshells…
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lavender and purple bearded iris
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Bearded Iris-Harbingers of Spring

April 14, 2026
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Nanelle Jones-Sullivan  Bearded iris (Iris germanica) should be a perfect perennial here. Drought-tolerant, with instructions like “let the tubers bake in the sun”; yes, please! The flowers can be beautifully complex with the beard acting as a landing pad for pollinators, three upright…
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