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By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County During this uncertain time, many of us have become more committed to growing our own vegetables.

Join us for our next webinar on Wednesday, June 17th at 1pm PDT, which will feature Dr. Tina Saitone, CE Specialist in Agricultural and Resource Economics, presenting "Can you Insure Against Drought? Information and Outcomes from the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance Program".

We would like to congratulate the 13 Imperial County farmers who received a total of $1,073,697.97 from CDFA's Healthy Soil Incentive Program.

All UC ANR colleagues are invited to a special staff meeting and recognition event at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 18.

I have to start out by saying how lucky I feel to have found the Master Gardener program and more and more the wonderful people that make up its heart, soul, and success.

Dear members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, June 16th, the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The meeting will be conducted by ZOOM. This will be password protected and each person will be in a waiting room before being accepted into the meeting.

In this issue: Scenes of respite Reader survey Great trees Q&A with Christine Casey of Honey Bee Haven BotLat feature Integrated Pest Management (IPM) UC Arboretum All-Star - Pink Phlomis Western Tent Caterpillars Hotline FAQ: Dividing Iris Check our websites for up to date information on our MG act...

You say "Herbs, I say "Erbs," but they all are fun and delicious! Please join our Stanislaus County Master Gardeners Rho Yare and Terry Pellegrini online for a fun evening learning about the wonderful world of culinary herbs, including: -Which herbs grow best in the Central Valley of California -How...

All California growers, ranchers, farm labor contractors and ag supervisors are invited to complete a short survey about their experiences addressing COVID-19? in the workplace. The survey is being conducted by the UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety.

A recent University of Florida-Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (UF-IFAS) blog has a review of the last 60 years of rootstock trials and the lessons learned from those trials. It also has links to the results of those trials and a summary of the results of those trials.