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One of the nicest Christmas gifts I've received was a plate of homemade membrillo and (purchased) Manchego cheese.

In This Issue: 2024 Post-Season Thoughts on Almond Insect Pests Is Your Field Suitable for Groundwater Recharge?

Modoc County, home to 8,500 people and tucked in the remote northeastern corner of California, has been a leader in advancing organic agriculture through its significant ranching and agronomic crop production, namely of potatoes and hay.

It's hard to quantify the effect this summer's heat has had on rice yields so far.

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Colleagues, After an extensive open search, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Bethanie Brown as Executive Director Human Resources for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, effective December 1, 2024.

Good news on the monarch front. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species "with species-specific protections and flexibilities to encourage conservation" under Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

2025 Proficiency Day Registration Jan. 4, 2025 REGISTRATION LINK Livestock Proficiency Day is a one-day, clinic-style event that tests species knowledge. Members will need to be present for the showmanship and judging clinics to pass, so plan to stay through lunch.

The most recent discovery of invasive shothole borer-pathogen complex in Santa Cruz County has been identified as a different species of beetle and symbiotic fungi than the two complexes previously known in California.