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It's that time again! If you would like to submit seeds for herbicide resistance testing, many weed species will be maturing right about now.

Authors: Felix Ratcliff, Devii Rao, Sheila Barry, Luke Macaulay, Royce Larsen, Matthew Shapero, Shane Dewees, Max Moritz, Rowan Peterson, and Larry Forero The widespread and severe wildfires in California during the past several years highlight the importance of understanding how land management pra...

Susan is also a Permaculture Designer so she will provide many helpful hints on, for instance, use of gray water (water used for other household purposes that is still suitable to be used in the garden as opposed to black water), planning your land/plant placement (spend 100 hours thinking for ever...

In this issue, learn more about: Blue-green algae Toxic wildflowers FREE Emergency preparedness webinars, September 2 and September 9 - more information on the calendar: https://ucanr.

Carvalho named UCCE feedlot management specialist Pedro Carvalho joined UC ANR as a UC Cooperative Extension feedlot management specialist in the UC Davis Department of Animal Science, located in Imperial County, on Aug. 1, 2020.

I recently enjoyed taking a virtual garden walk with UCCE San Bernardino County Master Gardener Betty Richards (class of 2016) while chatting on a Zoom call with her. I came away from our meeting with the distinct impression that the gardening world is a better place with Betty in it.

What do honey bee colonies do when a raging wildfire heads straight toward their hives (bee boxes)? No, the bees do not abscond with their queen and relocate, says Norman Gary, emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis.

Have you ever wondered about this damage to garbanzo beans where there's a hole clipped in the pod and the seed is missing (see photo)? In this case, the damage is from pesky ground squirrels that were foraging in and around our garbanzo research plots at UC Davis this spring.