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The catastrophic wildfires and conflagrations in Southern California in January have raised concerns about water quality. To provide information, the California Institute for Water Resources has published a water testing website at https://ciwr.ucanr.edu/Tools/Drinking_Water/.

Imagine a California without fresh fruits, juicy oranges, crisp apples, or homegrown avocados; a future no one would want, and one we must work together to avoid. New threats to California's agriculture and backyard gardens have emerged, the Mediterranean fruit fly and the Oriental fruit fly.

Colleagues: As you may have seen in this morning's news, the Trump administration has rescinded the memo freezing federal funds. However, the White House has stated that it has not rescinded its pause on foreign aid; diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs; and some clean energy funding.

A recent study highlights how food insecurity may influence the effectiveness of school-based programs aimed at reducing childhood obesity by promoting water consumption and reduced sugar-sweetened beverage intake.

The Intermountain Research and Extension Center is soliciting proposals from researchers for new and continuing research projects in 2025-26. IREC is a 140-acre research facility located at 4,000 feet elevation near the Oregon border.

Growers and other San Joaquin Valley residents were invited to meet with UC ANR leadership and learn about the latest research at Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier and West Side REC in Five Points on Jan. 9.

In February, UC ANR will launch the third UC Agriculture & Natural Resources Administrative and Support Services Customer Satisfaction Survey to get your feedback on central ANR administrative and support services units' customer service performance.

Dejar atrs su amado Mxico fue una de las decisiones ms difciles que Lupita Quintero tuvo que tomar al mudarse a Watsonville, California. La nostalgia por su tierra natal la acompa durante aos, como un hilo invisible que la conectaba con sus races.

January 23, 2025 Cary Crum, longstanding CASI Workgroup member and consulting agronomist with Agritechnovation, out of Clovis, CA, recently spoke about his observations on increases in cover crop seed sales and acreage in the San Joaquin Valley. The recording is available below.

Checking in at bee hotels: trap-nesting occupancy and fitness of cavity-nesting bees in an urbanised biodiversity hotspot Kit S. Prendergast The design of bee hotels is critical - untreated wood, holes a range of diameters (I suggest 3-10 mm), lengths min 10 cm.