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Tell us a little about yourself and your background as a teacher. I have been in education for 28 years. Initially, I taught full time followed by a period of part-time employment and volunteering in schools while my boys were young.

Virtual Meeting Part 2: Using Crop ET Reports from a Soils Perspective Online through Zoom Tuesday, April 21st, 3:00-4:00pm -- Pre-registration required See attached for all the important details!...

Central Valley residents from Visalia to Sacramento look forward every year to the beginning of strawberry season in early April, when roadside strawberry stands operated by Hmong and Mien farmers open to the public.

Everybody should be involved in community service, says Gail Mason, UC Master Gardener volunteer in Marin County. Gail shares her commitment to community impact and passion for helping people with friend and fellow UC Master Gardener volunteer, Jessica Wasserman.

Citrus greening, also called Huanglongbing (HLB), is devastating the citrus industry. Florida alone has experienced a 50 to 75 percent reduction in citrus production. There are no resistant varieties of citrus available and limited disease control measures.

,Thinning Fruit will Result in Larger Fruit If you want larger fruit you will want to thin immature fruit in the early spring. Apple, Asian and European pear, apricot, peach, plum, kiwifruit, table olives and persimmon all benefit from fruit thinning.

Editor's note: Master Gardeners are keeping busy in their own gardens during Napa County's Shelter in Place directive.

Do you know your planting zone? Selecting plants is not a one-plant-fits-all approach. Trees, shrubs, plants, vegetables, etc., all have their own climate requirement to grow and produce at their best.

Nutrition Policy Institute associate researcher, Lauren Au, is the honored recipient of the 2020 Tufts University Friedman Rising Star Award for making significant contributions to the nutrition field and demonstrating a continued commitment to effect change.

The Wollemia nobilis of Australia have been saved from the raging fires of Australia by special fire crews and air dropped fire retardant in a Top Secret operation.