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UCCE in Kings County leverages community partnerships to increase preschoolers awareness about healthy foods Early childhood is critical to the development of lifelong healthy living.

In this issue: Alpaca Farm Day information Council Meeting & Summer Kick-off Social Ventura County Fair News & Info 4-H Futures Task Force Update...

Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is a newly selected Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a group of world-class scientists known for their scientific impact or outstanding contributions.

Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. For additional information see the attached flyer.

After more than 100 4-H members, UC Master Gardeners and others attended a Riverside Board of Supervisors' meeting in support of UC Cooperative Extension June 10, the panel voted 5-0 to restore UCCE's funding, reported Jeff Horseman and Matt Kristoffersen in the Riverside Press Enterprise.

There was a fascinating article in the New York Times on June 9th on corporate control of seeds for mass agribusiness production. The bottom line for the writer, Dan Barber, is the importance of developing more emphasis on seed diversity than uniformity, organic farming versus corporate production.

Odd that people from the Oakland office came to Davis Monday to cool off, citing that their homes in the Bay area don't have air conditioners and that it was actually cooler in Davis. That didn't last long.

Insects played a key role in the recent awards announced by the international Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Life and Human Sciences (ACE). Five entomology-related entries from UC Davis won awards.

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This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, UC Master Gardener and KUCI Staff Host Sally Richards will interview fellow MGs Debra Koskof and Deb Ringler to let you know ways to lure your kids away from the electronics and get them out into the garden! You can start planning now for fun summ...