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Emerald Ash Borer By Norman Smith UCCE Master Gardener Emerald Ash Borer has been devastating to a group of trees. Fortunately, about the only good news concerning this insect is that it has not been found in California - yet.

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Dear Colleagues, On behalf of your UC ANR Contracts and Grants team, I wish you a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! We are honored to assist you with identifying funding, developing proposals, and processing awards.

Dear Colleagues, The California Dry Bean Advisory Board is requesting applied research proposals for 2019. This commodity-based research request is sponsored by the California Dry Bean Marketing Order, under the guidance of CDFA (CA Dept Food & Ag).

Dear Colleagues, The California Pepper Commission is soliciting research proposals from pepper researchers for funding during our 2018-19 funding year.

Dear Colleagues, CalEPA is accepting applications for the 2019 Environmental Justice Grants Program.

What are mistletoes? Mistletoes (Arceuthobium spp. [dwarf mistletoes], Phoradendron spp. [American mistletoes], and Viscum album. [European mistletoe]) are evergreen, flowering plants that parasitize trees and shrubs to acquire water and nutrients.

If you get hurt on the job, your employer is required by law to pay for workers' compensation benefits. You could get hurt by a sudden accident at work or by exposure to chemicals, loud noise or doing the same motion over and over.

Agriculture is among the most hazardous industries in the United States. Many farmworkers fear contamination from agricultural chemicals and pesticides, but injuries from chemical exposure make up only 2 percent of the total.

Although employers are required to provide drinking water on the job, many workers don't drink enough of it. Some may feel their supervisor doesn't approve or they don't want to take time out when working at a piece rate. Others tend to wait until they feel thirsty.