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Dear Colleagues, The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is pleased to announce $462,000 in available funding to decrease the impact of disasters through cooperative extension programming.

In Spring of 2016, after multiple years of drought, my husband and I decided it was time for a change in our front yard. Because of the watering restrictions, the lawn was brown, weed infested and basically dead. We were ready to remove the lawn and replace it with drought tolerant plants.

4-H Student Farm is an after-school program that has inspired students to engage in healthier eating habits and learn where their food comes from. The six week program also provides an opportunity for middle schoolers to acquaint themselves with agriculture.

I headed to North Carolina with members of the California Heartbeat Initiative (CHI) last month for formal training on using their eBee X - Sensefly's newest fixed wing drone capable of high-resolution 3D, multispectral and, recently, thermal mapping.

Welcome to the monthly installment of This Month In the Garden for April on the In The Garden with UC Master Gardeners radio show. UC Master Gardeners Teena Spindler and Katrina Kirkeby get together every month to discuss what you might want to consider working on or planning for in your garden.

There is still time to register for the April 11th SJV Weed Science Extension Day at the Westside Research and Extension Center in Five Points (17353 West Oakland Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624). The meeting at the Westside Center will focus on agronomic crops, ROWs, and tree and vine systems.

In the California agriculture industry, the climate change discussion is less about whether disruption is coming than it is about how farmers will adapt, reported John Cox in the Bakersfield Californian.

There is still time to register for the April 11th SJV Weed Science Extension Day at the Westside Research and Extension Center in Five Points (17353 West Oakland Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624). The meeting at the Westside Center will focus on agronomic crops, ROWs, and tree and vine systems.

California Monkey Flower By Leonard Cicerello UCCE Master Gardener California Monkey Flowers Mimulus aurantiacus (Diplacus aurantiacus) Growing areas: California Sunset zones 7-9 and 14-24 Size of plant: Up to 4 feet tall and wide Bloom description and season: Funnel-shaped, two-lipped flowers said...

An overflow crowd of master gardeners and interested members of the community gathered at the Community Garden on Sunday, March 24, 2019, to hear Alison Collin speak about herbs. Alison covered a wide range of topics, including growing needs of culinary herbs and aromatic varieties.