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The National School Lunch Program provides nutritionally balanced free and reduced price lunches to children of low income families in need. The summer time can be difficult for those families as children are not provided a healthy meal when school is out.

Redbuds in bloom are a most welcome harbinger of spring. Their dense clusters of magenta flowers bloom early, providing splashes of color against a winter landscape of browns and grays.

Direct marketing, for some farmers and ranchers, can be a way to capture more of the consumer dollar. By bypassing the middlemen - wholesalers, distributors, and retailers - direct marketing can allow a producer to receive retail value for his or her product.

Earlier work by Project 4-H20 teens found that average student water consumption at at John Swett High School in Contra Costa County was only 4.92 cups, less than the recommended 8 cups.

Two years ago, UCCE Placer/Nevada embarked on a study to evaluate pruning and mulching in five local mandarin orchards. In a blog posted in June 2017, I discussed the beginnings of the study, the specific treatments and what the study was hoping to accomplish in the coming years.

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Laurel wilt A threat to California's avocado industry Presented by: California Avocado Society, Inc., California Avocado Commission, University of California Cooperative Extension, and University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center.

A funny thing happened on the way to Bug Land. Well, many funny things.

Hello 4-H families, We have some exciting events coming up and changes to our 4-H program. I would like to share with the 4-H community. Enrollment fee changes. We voted at the council meeting on June 26, 2019 to increase the enrollment fees to help offset the additional cost of the program.

In this issue, you will find: Committee Help Needed Enrollment Nights, mark your calendars! Colusa County Fair Animal results! Colusa County Fair Still Exhibits results! and much, much more!...