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SAVE THE DATE Healthy Soils Field Day and Equipment Showcase November 6, 2019 | 9:00 am - 11:00 am (Registration begins at 8:30am) Meridian, CA More details coming soon! If you have any questions, please contact Sarah selight@ucanr.edu or 530-822-7515.

SAVE THE DATE! Healthy Soils Field Day and Equipment Showcase Farm Call Summary 2019 Weed highlight: Branched broomrape Differentiating wilt and crown rot diseases in field SAVE THE DATE South Sacramento Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting...

When we moved into our home in Vacaville quite a few years ago, we discovered that the previous owner had done some amazing things with the landscaping. There were beautiful mature fruit trees, a gorgeous palm tree, and some lovely areas of the yard that had their own separate gardening areas.

It's a strikingly beautiful insect. But in its larval stage, the alfalfa butterfly, Colias eurytheme--also known as the orange sulphur butterfly--is a pest. If you grow alfalfa, you're not a fan of this butterfly, and rightfully so.

If you are a license or certificate holder from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and your last name begins with the letters M through Z, this is your year to renew your license.

Last week the strategic planning team for the communications units (Publications and Strategic Communications) met for the first time. As an ice-breaker, Nilofar asked each participant to share what they like most about autumn. Nothing too surprising emerged.

If you're looking for a worthy cause to support during the giving season (and as a bonus, receive a tax deduction), think tardigrades, aka water bears. Or more specifically, think "sculpture in front of the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis.

Nurseries and garden centers often sell a wide range of plants for use in gardens and landscapes.

Noble Orchards in Paradise, California is the last remaining apple orchard in Butte County.

Cinderella has quite a selection of pumpkin coaches in my yard right now. The pumpkin, Rouge vif d'Etampes,' is also known as the Cinderella' pumpkin because it is believed that artists used the pumpkin as the model for Cinderella's fairy tale coach.