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An auburn colored Dexter cow fitted with a VF collar. Smoke from the Gann Fire in Calaveras County cast an orange haze during the site visit, reinforcing why vegetation management remains an ongoing concern for Central Sierra landowners.
UCCE Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Virtual Fencing Supports Fuel Management in Amador County

August 19, 2026
By Brian J Allen
Fuel reduction is an important part of making homes and properties in the Central Sierra region more fire resilient.          Common approaches include mastication, mowing, prescribed burning, and herbicide treatments, but these practices can require specialized equipment, expertise,…
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UC Master Gardeners of Merced County: Article

September Garden To-Dos

August 19, 2026
By Allison Plagenza
By Pat Shay, UC Master Gardener of Merced CountyIf you are thinking of making major changes to your landscape, now is the time. If you have perennials and trees that you want to move, now is the time. We want new plantings to go in now so that (HOPEFULLY) the rainy season will start as it should and these…
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An adult glassy-winged sharpshooter on a green stem of a plant

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter - An Invasive Threat to the Bay Area

August 18, 2026
By Judy Quan
What’s the Big Deal?  The invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca vitripennis, is a large (~0.5 inch long) leafhopper that feeds on plant fluids in the xylem, a plant’s water-conducting tissue. The glassy-winged sharpshooter was first found in California in 1990 after it was…
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An adult glassy-winged sharpshooter on a green stem of a plant

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter - An Invasive Threat to the Bay Area

August 18, 2026
By Judy Quan
What’s the Big Deal?  The invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca vitripennis, is a large (~0.5 inch long) leafhopper that feeds on plant fluids in the xylem, a plant’s water-conducting tissue. The glassy-winged sharpshooter was first found in California in 1990 after it was…
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An adult glassy-winged sharpshooter on a green stem of a plant

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter - An Invasive Threat to the Bay Area

August 18, 2026
By Judy Quan
What’s the Big Deal?  The invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca vitripennis, is a large (~0.5 inch long) leafhopper that feeds on plant fluids in the xylem, a plant’s water-conducting tissue. The glassy-winged sharpshooter was first found in California in 1990 after it was…
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Orb weaver constructing its web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Spider and the Bee

August 18, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 The spider and the bee...Or technically, an orb weaver and a honey bee. "Orb" is an old English word meaning "circular."  Thus, the word, in reference to an orb weaver, refers to the classic, round, wheel-shaped spiral webs that these spiders build.The orb weaver is skilled in web design and…
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Image of a young adult grabbing breakfast from the school cafeteria.
Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New research shows alternative breakfast models are associated with greater school breakfast participation

August 18, 2026
Nutrition Policy Institute researchers published a recent study showing that alternative breakfast models—such as breakfast served in the classroom and “second chance” breakfast served after the first school period—are associated with greater school breakfast participation among middle and high school…
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INSV negative lettuce leaves arranged side by side with brown spot symptoms on midribs.

Cause of lettuce midrib spotting symptoms is still inconclusive

August 18, 2026
By Nicholas E Clark, Yu-Chen Wang
  In early July, a pest control adviser (PCA) brought samples of romaine lettuce to the UC Cooperative Extension office of Monterey County in Salinas. The lettuce was from a couple of fields in Gonzales nearing harvest. The PCA was concerned about blemishes on the leaf midribs that appeared as…
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