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Revised date for UC ANR telecommute and limited on-site operations status As you know, Governor Newsom's statewide stay-at-home order remains in effect with no defined end date. That said, there has been considerable statewide conversation regarding return-to-workplace timeline and protocols.

Note: This post was adapted from my Foothill Agrarian blog. I've read a number of Twitter threads over the last six weeks that have been focused on supporting local farmers and ranchers during the COVID-19 crisis.

University of California researchers and program staff are working to answer questions and provide information and resources relating to the food system and COVID-19.

If you are just planting a garden for the first time you will, no doubt, want to grow tomatoes. Once you tell someone you're putting in a new garden you likely will receive helpful(?) advice from friends and family. No matter where you live there are a lot of funny rules for planting tomatoes.

Thanks to the 800-plus registrants for the April 21 Romaine Calm & Carrot On! Activating Your Local Community Food & Resource Exchange webinar, we made a lot of new connections and generated some great ideas.

Mientras que la mayora de los californianos se estn quedando en casa para detener la propagacin del nuevo coronavirus, los granjeros, trabajadores del campo y otros profesionales agrcolas de California estn trabajando en los campos y empacadoras en la produccin de alimentos.

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy on Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation.

UC Cooperative Extension developed an online interactive map that allows Californians to see how close they live to citrus trees infected with huanglongbing disease, reported Jeanette Marantos in the Los Angeles Times.

Springtime is strawberry time, and April is when an abundance of the berries begins to appear at farmers' markets and grocery stores. To get the most out of strawberries, wash them shortly before serving and eat them within a few days, as ripe berries are very perishable once picked.

There In this issue: Rattlesnakes in California Orchards What's the Fuss Over Spotted Lantern Fly?