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Thanksgiving can be a time of celebration, gratitude and sharing.

In 2021, rice acreage in the Delta, south of the Yolo Bypass, was roughly 6,600 acres. Most of the Delta acreage is in San Joaquin County, with a few hundred acres in Sacramento County. Delta rice acreage has been steadily increasing over the last several years (Table 1).

Working in partnership with CALFIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer, sheriff's offices, and offices of emergency services in Placer, Nevada, and Yuba Counties, the livestock community established a 3-county Livestock Access Pass program for commercial livestock producers.

Cal OAK Network to build on, grow connections between UC and organic community After pioneering the organic movement in the 1970s, California now leads the nation in number of organic farms, total organic acreage and overall organic crop value.

We are finally entering the fall season! I love the summer, but also love to experience the changing of seasons, especially Fall... with the cool, crisp air and the opportunity to wear my favorite scarves that are beautiful shades of orange, red, yellow, and brown.

The Placer Resource Conservation District is hosting a horse property workshop in Auburn on December 4. Details attached! Thank you.

I have called California Home for the past 6 years since starting this position and the past two summers are unlike any I have experienced in the west.

Why did you decide to apply to the UCCE Master Gardener program in San Bernardino County? I decided to become a UCCE Master Gardener because I was interested in improving my knowledge in pesticide -free food production.

Most people would agree that science is a powerful tool to solve problems and offers much to bring about betterment in the material life of humanity generally speaking. However, my thesis here is that science is most effective when it is actively directed, rather than passively.

One potato, two potato, three potato...four... Well, make that "one potato bug, two potato bugs, three potato bugs...four." The potato bug, also known as a Jerusalem cricket, seems to be everywhere in the Bay Area after the heavy rains.