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In this issue: Atypical graduations for the West County and Desert; Master Gardener Milestones; new officers elected to the Advisory Boards; Interview with Platinum Badge Member, Ottillia Bier; Ottillia Bier shares a memorable letter received for her newspaper; Master Gardener volunteering with the...

The California Farm Directory Growing the Table USDA Organic Transition Funds...

While none of us could have predicted how our lives have changed since March 13th (the day our Master Gardener training class was canceled, followed by the rest of the classes for the year), nature has nicely filled in the gap and reassures us that life will go on.

Life cycle and monitoring guidelines for threecornered alfalfa hopper in vineyards.

The UCCE Rice Team is conducting a field survey to collect watergrass samples over the next few weeks. The samples will be used to develop chemical and non-chemical management plans for watergrass.

The recent identification of an Asian citrus psyllid infected with huanglongbing disease in a Riverside commercial citrus grove isn't surprising, said UC Cooperative Extension specialist Monique Rivera in an interview with Brian German of AgNetWest.

Water has always been a precious commodity in Imperial County. With rainfall averaging less than 3 inches per year, this arid desert region depends on irrigation water from the Colorado River to continue its production of over 100 different commodities on its deep, rich soil.

If that heavy growth of water hyacinth in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in central California alarms you, then you'll want to read a newly published research paper that provides the most thorough look at how salinity impacts the invasive plant and its biological control agent, the weevil Neocheti...

We've had many reports in the last two weeks from people asking what those big green, buzzing, beetles are. Green fruit beetles (Cotinis mutabilis) are members of the scarab beetle family and are sometimes known as fig beetles or figeater beetles. They are related to green June beetles (C.