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Dear Colleagues, USDA NIFA put out the following Competitive Grants Announcement: The Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program (RHSE) Improves the quality of life in rural communities by providing the essential knowledge necessary for successful programs of rural development.

Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.

Save-the-Date, #GivingTuesday is December 1. #GivingTuesday has become an important strategy to raise money to support your program and projects. Last year $29,398 was raised statewide across all UC Master Gardener counties to support the impactful work taking place across every day by volunteers.

UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors Rachael Long and Zheng Wang are collaborating with UC IPM to host a series of four 1-hour educational webinars on the use of biostimulants and plant growth regulators in crop production, with a focus on vegetable and field crops.

IN THIS ISSUE: Winter Cover Crop Performance in the Sacramento Valley Healthy Soils Demonstration Project Results: Winter Cover Crops in Annual Rotation Equipment to Manage Cover Crops in Annual Rotations...

Improved soil health, increased profitability, and reduced spread of wildfire are among the many benefits that arise from keeping livestock on the landscape. Efforts are underway in California and South Dakota to connect landowners with livestock managers for their mutual benefit.

With the limits placed on group size, social distancing, travel, and other personal safety restrictions holding in-person training for current and new UC Master Gardener volunteers is challenging. Many groups have overcome these challenges by hosting classes online, both live and recorded.

Edna Blackhurst Tulare and Kings Counties elblackhurst@ucanr.edu Edna Blackhurst has been with UCCE Tulare for more than 25 years.

Proactive Management of the Avocado Seed Weevil, Heilipus lauri (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Mark S. Hoddle, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, CA 92521 mark.hoddle@ucr.

To celebrate our 25th anniversary, UC Master Gardeners of Napa County asked the sole remaining member of the first class to share some garden tips. by John Chwistek When a subdivision is built, the builder brings in soil and existing top soil is moved around to grade the lots.