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Tulare County UC Cooperative Extension 4-H : Article

4-H'ers Speak July/August 2026

July 16, 2026
By Shelley Magana
EXTERNAL IMAGEThis newsletter shares timely updates, key deadlines, and opportunities to keep 4-H youth, volunteers, and families informed, celebrated, and ready for upcoming programs and events.Closing Out the 2025-26 4-H Program YearAs the 2025–2026 program year comes to a close, Tulare County 4-H…
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UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County: Event

Ditch the Grass! Create a Drought-Tolerant Landscape/Moorpark Library

Oct 10, 2026

Ditch the Grass! Create a Drought-Tolerant Landscape Learn how to safely remove your water-hungry lawn and replace it with a beautiful, drought-tolerant garden. This class covers turf removal techniques, soil preparation, plant selection for your climate, and installation methods that will save water,…
UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County
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Small piles of various herbs and spices next to a bowl of whole turmeric, garlic, and peppers.
UC Master Food Preservers of Solano and Yolo Counties: Event

Capture the Flavor - Yolo County

Aug 29, 2026

Discover the fascinating history and cultural significance of unique spices you may have never tried before and learn creative ways to add exciting new flavors to your everyday cooking.Learn how to safely dehydrate fresh herbs at home.Create your own custom spice blend to take home.Sample a variety of herbs…
UC Master Food Preservers of Solano and Yolo Counties
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Four syrphid flies around a poppy flower in a garden
UC Small Farms Network Blog: Article

What are “Good Bugs”?

July 16, 2026
By Lauren Fordyce-Pitner, Summer J Cortez, Shufang Tian
There are many types of “good bugs” that might be living on your farm right now! In integrated pest management (IPM) we refer to “good bugs” as “natural enemies” or “beneficial organisms”. Natural enemies can include insects, but also mites, pathogens, and vertebrates like birds and lizards. They can kill or…
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A dead honey bee in a showy milkweed on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Bees, The Trap, The End

July 16, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 "It's a trap, a floral trap."That's what we wrote in a 2020 Bug Squad blog."If you've never seen this, this is how it works: milkweed produces pollinia, a sticky structure or packet of pollen grains originating from a single anther (male part). During the flower's complex pollination process, the mass…
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Learn the basics of writing:Event press releaseNew-hire press release Op-edNews release basicsWhen it comes to creating “paragraphs” in your news releases, forget what you learned in high school English. Long paragraphs are harder to read, so try to keep them to one, two or three short sentences.Use…
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