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ANR Employee News: Article

Celebration Corner

June 30, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Edna 4-H Club turns 100 Members of the Edna 4-H Club were recognized by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to celebrate the club’s 100-year anniversary. An event celebrating Edna 4-H’s 100th year will be held on July 6.UCCE San Diego County celebrates SPOT Award winners The…

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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Keeping Pollinators Around Year-Round

June 30, 2025

By Jennifer M Baumbach

Article by Patti BrantleyAs I stepped out to hang a hummingbird feeder earlier this year, during the last months of winter, I began to notice that the hummingbirds preferred the real flowers of my orange tree and then soon after my Apricot tree, and later I began to think about how our garden blooms and the…

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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Gardening to Attract Pollinators

June 30, 2025

By Jennifer M Baumbach

Article by Melinda NestlerodeThe world's pollinators are in trouble. Nearly all Earth’s ecosystems depend on the pollination of flowering plants for survival. Seventy to seventy-five percent of all flowering plants require pollination. Pollination is crucial to our food supply, as at least thirty-five…

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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Event

Walnut Field Day

Jul 18, 2025

🌳 Walnut Field Day – July 18, 2025 🌱Join us in Rio Oso for a hands-on look at Whole Orchard Recycling (WOR) and a Chandler rootstock trial! Learn about RX1, VX211, Vlach, and Grizzly rootstocks in a 5th leaf demo orchard, and hear from UCCE experts Brent Holtz, Clarissa Reyes, and Cliff Buemel.🗓 Friday, July…

Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties

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Under the Solano Sun: Article

You Can Grow Vanilla in Solano County?!

June 30, 2025

By Jennifer M Baumbach

Article by Vincent HughesDid you know that you could grow one of the world’s most valuable spices right here in Solano County? The spice I’m talking about is none other than vanilla, or Vanilla planifolia, and yes, you can grow it for yourself right here at home. V. planifolia is a vining orchid native…

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UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County: Event

Introduction to Hydroponics: Growing More in Less Space/TOL

Aug 7, 2025

Introduction to Hydroponics: Growing More in Less Space Discover the basics of hydroponic gardening in this 90 minute class designed for beginners with limited growing space. Learn about both commercial and DIY hydroponic systems, which plants thrive in soil-free environments, and simple maintenance…

UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County

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June 30, 2025

By Stephen Dampier

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People in a greenhouse filled with flowering plants in back. In front are pots with low growing straw-colored vegetation.

ANR Employee News: Article

Program Council tours Merced County programs

June 30, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

UC ANR’s Program Council toured Merced County on June 3-4, visiting the UC Cooperative Extension office and UC Merced to gain a better understanding of UCCE programs and projects and network with UCCE colleagues from Merced, Madera, Mariposa and Stanislaus counties. They also met with UC ANR partners at…

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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Article

It’s a bug’s world; we’re just gardening in it!

June 30, 2025

By Bonnie A Nielsen

UC Marin Master Gardeners (MMGs) are ready to welcome you to the fair in our new fairground location, new booth, new speaker location (it’s air-conditioned!), and new educational information. We can’t wait to see you!This year’s Marin County Fair theme is Bug-Tastic! - A theme made for Marin Master…

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Dotted paropsine leaf beetle adult and larvae on a leaf. Chris Shogren

Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle Threatens California’s Eucalyptus

June 30, 2025

By Christopher J Shogren

The dotted paropsine leaf beetle (Paropsis atomaria), an invasive pest native to Australia, was first discovered in California in 2022 and is rapidly spreading throughout Southern California targeting eucalyptus trees. Both adult beetles and their larvae feed on eucalyptus leaves, causing significant…

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