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University of California staff are an integral part of a system with a high purpose.

About the ANR Communicating Your Story Tip Sheet Series: This is a series of monthly publications designed to provide communications tips to ANR academics and staff. The Tip Sheets are intended to augment the Communicating Your ANR Story (CYS) project.

Here is the January/February 4-H Spirit full of information on 4-H upcoming events in January and February and entries for Presentation/FavoriteFoods/Judging day and lots more.

Hours of Preparation Getting Holiday Spirit Wreath Workshop Success...

This piece was originally posted in late November, but see updated postscript concerning the identity of the pest at the bottom: Already giving away the punchline in the title, but I was approached yesterday by a grower experiencing an unusual problem on his strawberries.

During a tour yesterday with our new small fruit plant pathologist Akif Eskalen and Tom Gordon we happened into some blackberry canes hollowed out by sphecid wasps, most likely of the genus Pemphredon.

There have been issues over the years about the edibility of avocado seeds/pits/stones, which has also included whether leaves from Guatemalan type varieties might pose health issues for some animals. http://www.ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.

I enjoy sharing backyard citrus and produce as much as anyone.

What native California plants are best for attracting pollinators? That's a question often asked. Now for answers.

Thursday, January 10, 2019 8:30am - Noon/Lunch: Noon - 12:45pm Ag Building Meeting Room, 142 Garden Hwy, Yuba City Meeting Includes: Laws & Regs/Pest Management, Industry Updates and Rootstock and Nutrition Management Lunch will be served from 12:00pm to 12:45pm.